tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post3323503650002179138..comments2024-03-28T12:38:11.434+08:00Comments on Singapore Man of Leisure: Have you noticed great investors are superb writers too?Singapore Man of Leisurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-77157027907218738162014-01-26T09:40:55.376+08:002014-01-26T09:40:55.376+08:00SMOL,
Ha! Ha!
That's why he is a gem-not damag...SMOL,<br />Ha! Ha!<br />That's why he is a gem-not damaged by knowledge and experience like you said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-57160120652786466242014-01-26T09:05:16.197+08:002014-01-26T09:05:16.197+08:00temperament,
Where got? I sayang him until not fa...temperament,<br /><br />Where got? I sayang him until not fast enough! That's what "friends" do; we poke each.<br /><br />Of course, we know when he is very free, when he is busy, and when he has gone off the rails! <br /><br />I still can't fathom - 63 trades in a day!? <br /><br />And making 40% plus in less than a week punting B.A.L.??? That's impressive!!! <br /><br />Being a veteran, he still can perform a newbie - not knowing what cannot be done trade? How does he do it?<br /><br />I am so damaged by knowledge and experience. I cannot go back to punting penny shares once I've realised what I am doing :(Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-83883401755971001782014-01-26T06:31:08.973+08:002014-01-26T06:31:08.973+08:00Oh yes!
If Market heading South, he will be too bu...Oh yes!<br />If Market heading South, he will be too busy too talk to us. He will be horsing (shorting) all the way to "South of the border, near Mexico town."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-14559890497421559082014-01-26T06:28:24.933+08:002014-01-26T06:28:24.933+08:00SMOL,
when i read "Am i doing a coconut!?,
...SMOL, <br />when i read "Am i doing a coconut!?, <br />i can't help laughing. Hey! don't be mean to him,O. K.. <br />He is a brilliance in his own way. He's quite original, direct(no phoney) and yet quite fun to try check into his brain what actually he is trying to say to us. Something new, something we will never think off. <br />i like him not only for his different ways of looking at things but most important for his sincerity and conviction.<br />In shot, he is a gem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-33193134817826998702014-01-25T21:13:46.368+08:002014-01-25T21:13:46.368+08:00CW,
Oh my sky (direct translation from Chinese)!
...CW,<br /><br />Oh my sky (direct translation from Chinese)!<br /><br />I meant to say in my previous comment above: "I like your post on being prepared"<br /><br />I've no clue how those words appeared so differently from what's on my mind. <br /><br />Eh? Can dyslexia be transmitted via internet? <br /><br />Am I doing a coconut!? <br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-21907305072970506442014-01-25T11:14:27.012+08:002014-01-25T11:14:27.012+08:00Hmmm...
Remember got a post mentioning Yin and Ya...Hmmm...<br /><br />Remember got a post mentioning Yin and Yang. <br /><br />Wah!<br /><br />That was in Apr 2009.<br /><br /><br />Read? <a href="http://createwealth8888.blogspot.sg/2009/04/wise-words-series-part-3_25.html" rel="nofollow"> Wise Words Series - Part 3 </a><br /><br /><br />"So we need to balance up with the other energy, the "yang" (white).<br /><br />Coming next ..."<br /><br />Why no Part 4???<br /><br />Nobody sponsored kopi-O???<br /><br />So no Yang to write Part 4.<br /><br />LOL!<br /><br /><br /><br />CreateWealth8888https://www.blogger.com/profile/04870750974362417154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-57120759749179777592014-01-25T10:52:40.575+08:002014-01-25T10:52:40.575+08:00CW,
Your like you post on being prepared:
http:/...CW,<br /><br />Your like you post on being prepared:<br /><br />http://createwealth8888.blogspot.sg/2014/01/you-cant-predict-you-can-prepare.html<br /><br />Not bad huh? To think it came about from us poking each other on Goal Settings ;)<br /><br />I like the Tao symbol - there is Ying in Yang, and there is Yang in Ying.<br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-54902041234307720112014-01-25T10:38:57.873+08:002014-01-25T10:38:57.873+08:00Waiting for your post to inspire me to counter-pos...Waiting for your post to inspire me to counter-post. LOL!<br /><br />All ready to read? hee hee<br />CreateWealth8888https://www.blogger.com/profile/04870750974362417154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-72022307577282512662014-01-25T10:13:29.023+08:002014-01-25T10:13:29.023+08:00temperament,
Your definition is more precise. Thi...temperament,<br /><br />Your definition is more precise. This is what I had in mind when I said we need 10 years or more to know whether we have "it" or not in investing - having gone through at least 1 bull/bear cycle; 2 would be better! <br /><br />A rising tide lifts all boats ;)<br /><br /><br />I think you have given an inspiration to write a post on shorting for people who are "adverse" to it ;)Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-21469292570856174512014-01-25T09:59:47.090+08:002014-01-25T09:59:47.090+08:00SMOL,
My take is not sure of the period of time bu...SMOL,<br />My take is not sure of the period of time but if you can survive from 1st 2 Big Bear Markets and is still passionate about investing or trading, then i say you can be in the Market for life until .......???<br />At least, i can always dream about what Goldman Sac does in a Bear Market, can't i?<br />Fat Tail coming? Is there a short for STI ETF In the SGX as a financial product itself?<br /><br />Now DOW has dropped a few hundred points within a week, it seems a good time for shortists to do a "pyramid down" (Short & long all the way down). So far i can only watch from the sidelines. My brain doesn't allow me to do that though Goldman Sac has been doing it successfully for so long already. Look like i can't have the best of both worlds (Bear & Bull markets). Only professionals can?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-4117961089874361642014-01-25T09:07:57.793+08:002014-01-25T09:07:57.793+08:00Musicwhiz,
Welcome back! It's been quite whil...Musicwhiz,<br /><br />Welcome back! It's been quite while since we have exchanged pointers on music and songs :)<br /><br />Very good read!!! I've saved the PDF.<br /><br />1. The low feeling is it's too late to hard-wire my brain to do more left-brained stuffs :(<br /><br /><br />2. The euphoria is that I just remembered I have another edge. In the course of my career, I've learned to partner with people with skill-sets that complement mine.<br /><br />I guess that's why I enjoy bantering with some bloggers who are so different from me and my outlook on life. <br /><br />Perhaps that's why we enjoy poking and pushing each other to expand our limits and test our convictions?<br /><br />Interesting...<br /><br /><br /><br />P.S. Readers, I highly recommend you download and read the link from Musicwhiz. <br /><br />No, it won't help you make money or be a better investor. But it may jolt you to know more about yourself. And some thinking!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-27269190047263747592014-01-25T08:48:03.301+08:002014-01-25T08:48:03.301+08:00CW,
Good to know!
The trouble with "investi...CW,<br /><br />Good to know!<br /><br />The trouble with "investing" is we need to wait 10 years or more to find out whether we are compounding at 10% or more, and whether we have it or not?<br /><br />In trading, we know within 2 years whether we have it or not ;) <br /><br />What is this "it"? <br /><br />We all have to discover it for ourselves ;)Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-49184983214936293672014-01-24T22:50:27.233+08:002014-01-24T22:50:27.233+08:00Good news!
We can be above average to compound at...Good news!<br /><br />We can be above average to compound at 10%.<br /><br />LOL!<br />CreateWealth8888https://www.blogger.com/profile/04870750974362417154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-12801523994080108172014-01-24T21:28:50.053+08:002014-01-24T21:28:50.053+08:00Hi SMOL,
Nice blog you got here. Your post resona...Hi SMOL,<br /><br />Nice blog you got here. Your post resonated with me because Mark Sellers said this some time back.<br /><br />Have a read, please.<br /><br />http://csinvesting.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/So_You_Want_To_Be_The_Next_Warren_Buffett_Hows_Your_Writing_Mark_Sellers.pdf<br /><br />Regards.Musicwhizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950754156386935254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-24227606443707855592014-01-24T13:14:02.416+08:002014-01-24T13:14:02.416+08:00Small Time Investor,
The ability to transmit what...Small Time Investor,<br /><br />The ability to transmit what we are thinking into a coherent message that others can comprehend is what makes the difference between:<br /><br />1) A teacher from an educator<br /><br />2) A top salesman from a struggling peddler<br /><br />3) A best selling author from a wordsmith<br /><br />I am forever grateful to Tsai Chih Chung (蔡志忠) for his translation of complex Chinese classics into comics - a form that I can comprehend.<br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-60970785456883522912014-01-24T11:43:27.820+08:002014-01-24T11:43:27.820+08:00Hi SMOL
I read from somewhere , if you can't...Hi SMOL <br /><br />I read from somewhere , if you can't think well , you most probably can't write well .<br />The definition of " well " to me will be the context and logic of the article/story , paragraphing , flow and understanding. <br /><br />Coming to understanding which is subjective to individual , i suppose to read what you can understand ( etc : i had great difficulty understanding the concept by Martin J Whitman " Value Investing : A Balance Approach "...It is a great book ( introduced me to the term OPMI ( Outside Passive Minority Investor ) , just that my grasp of understanding is still not there yet hahaha)<br /><br />Just my 0.01cents worth :P<br /> Small Time Investorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278163226576640383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-1739457284006477382014-01-24T10:50:51.058+08:002014-01-24T10:50:51.058+08:00CW,
You powerpoints rock what!?CW,<br /><br />You powerpoints rock what!?Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-29547880518137833952014-01-24T10:39:18.184+08:002014-01-24T10:39:18.184+08:00sillyinvestor,
Let's not get trapped by seman...sillyinvestor,<br /><br />Let's not get trapped by semantics ;)<br /><br />Would it be better if I changed the title to story-tellers instead of writers?<br /><br />Some people are just better at spotting nuances in words (comes in useful in reading Fed statements); while some are better at spotting patterns in numbers (great for spotting lies in financial statements).<br /><br />It's not about which is better - but he who utilises both sides of his brain has an edge over others.<br /><br />I know my edge; I know my weakness. I think that by itself is an edge?Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-90565127033141713922014-01-24T10:28:59.806+08:002014-01-24T10:28:59.806+08:00CW,
Ghost writers. Proof-readers. Dyslexia is a b...CW,<br /><br />Ghost writers. Proof-readers. Dyslexia is a barrier that Lao Lee overcame.<br /><br />It's OK provided you put in proper accreditation. For eg, Peter Lynch's best seller Beating the Street was written with John Rothchild.<br /><br />Another case of seeing what we want to see ;)<br /><br />And also how easy it is to miss the "fine print".<br /><br />Spotting the "fine print". Now is that left or right-brained bias?<br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-17540874664891533572014-01-24T07:35:51.122+08:002014-01-24T07:35:51.122+08:00I have seen one local "Guru" who is auth...I have seen one local "Guru" who is author of one of the "best" selling "Guru" books. <br /><br />At his seminar, he couldn't spell quite a number of words correctly while trying to explain and illustrate on the whiteboard his magical secrets. <br /><br />How did he write well?<br /><br />CreateWealth8888https://www.blogger.com/profile/04870750974362417154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-5487587372474983892014-01-24T06:38:36.455+08:002014-01-24T06:38:36.455+08:00huh....
I never like friction lei... Although I t...huh....<br /><br />I never like friction lei... Although I took Chinese literature in university and enjoy it. But I never like it till I want to bring it home, or go library and get it.<br /><br />Good investors are also most likely good writers, I agree with Warren, Benjamin Graham, Peterlynch.. But I also found some to write better than they think.<br /><br />Remember the "2 fathers", rich free businessman and a slogging but well earning father? I am not a hugh fan of writer of motivational books.<br /><br />I like history though. Huh? That is non-friction? er... that statement is a friction. History is friction, literature base on human interpretation of events that most probably had happened which pander to the existing era of mainstream thoughts Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-74677396556411263082014-01-23T23:29:43.625+08:002014-01-23T23:29:43.625+08:00:-(
:-(<br /><br />CreateWealth8888https://www.blogger.com/profile/04870750974362417154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-18328321519237602032014-01-23T22:07:51.337+08:002014-01-23T22:07:51.337+08:00Endrene,
Anytime!
And I need to learn my times ...Endrene,<br /><br />Anytime! <br /><br />And I need to learn my times tables and start doing more mental calculations instead of relying on my phone's calculator function :(<br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-6443618638561544982014-01-23T20:37:23.340+08:002014-01-23T20:37:23.340+08:00Hi SMOL,
I better polish up my England and practi...Hi SMOL,<br /><br />I better polish up my England and practice writing every day! Thank you for pointing the way hor!EYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07808509235536260830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-58663876561406486122014-01-23T15:54:12.624+08:002014-01-23T15:54:12.624+08:00temperament,
The operative word is BOTH.
And tha...temperament,<br /><br />The operative word is BOTH.<br /><br />And that's why in this blog, you don't see me trumpeting monthly or annual returns in absolute numbers or in percentages :(<br /><br />I survive on luck, occasional sparks of brilliance (there goes modesty out the door), and mostly on a glib tongue ;)<br /><br />No prizes on what I enjoy and what I am good at. <br /><br />Talk male-chicken and pointing out people with no clothes on?Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.com