So there was once this greedy Raja who made his servants work like crazy. The servants were told to grow rice but most of that rice was confiscated from them and kept in a storehouse for emergencies on the Raja’s orders. One year, the rice harvest was not as bountiful as in the past andContinue reading “Let Me Show You Some Magic…”
My Trip to Albuquerque New Mexico…
Our school got selected to play in the National Orchestra Festival that was held from March 7th to March 10th this year at Albuquerque, New Mexico. In order to be able to play at such a high level performing festival, we had to do a lot of work. Last year, our Advanced Orchestra sent anContinue reading “My Trip to Albuquerque New Mexico…”
The Other Big Risk…
Volatility is one risk we cannot escape from when deploying our savings into the capital markets. And that’s a risk we have learned to accept because barring the stupid us and our behavior, the probability of messing up our finances with a decently diversified portfolio over a long-term is virtually nil. So that’s that butContinue reading “The Other Big Risk…”
My Experience with Adidas Customer Service…
Last year in May of 2018, I bought a pair of shoes (Adidas swift run) from the Adidas store. Let me just say, they were the most comfortable shoes and most expensive shoes I ever bought. I wore them everyday to school but there was a slight issue. By November of 2018, just a fewContinue reading “My Experience with Adidas Customer Service…”
Our Trip to Bear Valley…
On December 22, 2018, our family left for Bear Valley, a small ski town in California. We try to do a ski trip at least once each year because I just love skiing. We stayed about a 30 minutes drive from the ski resort in a cute little town called Arnold, CA. And this isContinue reading “Our Trip to Bear Valley…”
Digging Deep, Mining Data & Designing Sound Portfolios…
Finance theory tells us that in order to eliminate any company specific risk, all you need to own is a basket of stocks in 20 to 30 companies representing a broad spectrum of an economy. That is what the Dow Jones Industrial Average with its 30 components does by acting as a barometer for the U.S. economy.Continue reading “Digging Deep, Mining Data & Designing Sound Portfolios…”