In 2011, a few months after signing the sale and purchase agreement (S&P) for my new home, I remember watching the film “Company Men”. The film was about a shipping company going through a downsizing exercise and how it affected the employees. One of the lead characters in the film played by Ben Affleck was […]
For me, stock picking is hard. I do not have the time, patience, temperament, strategy, and required skills to value a business. Below are some of the common questions asked by investors while valuing a company. 1. Do I understand the business/company/industry? 2. Is the stock price cheap? 3. Even though it is cheap, is […]
Short Background In the mid-90s, my parents bought their first residential property. They both owned the property equally, a 50-50 split ownership. Then somewhere during the early 2010s, my father had a stroke and passed away. A few weeks after the funeral, my mother and we siblings (my brother, sister and I) sat down […]
So, the new year or the new decade started with a bang! On January 3rd, 2020, U.S. conducted a drone strike near Baghdad International Airport killing Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Forces. Six days after, the tension between the US and Iran continues to rise, threatening a full-blown war between both nations. […]