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My Rants

“You’re Unlucky AND You’re Fired.” How Not To Run Your Company.

On Dec 7 2021, Vishal Garg, CEO, Better.com fired 900 employees over a zoom call. While some of the criticism is deserved, I believe that all of them may not be justified....

December 17, 2021
Investing

Amazon For The Win… For Now Anyway.

In my last blog I talked about a wager I had with my friend about which stock will perform better after Q3 Earnings Call, Amazon or Alibaba. In this blog I resolve the wager. Hint: I won. ...

November 24, 2021
Investing

Loss Aversion: Buy, Sell or Hold?

When you make an investment or divestment decision do you say, "Wow, look at all the money I can make", or do you say, "look at all the money I can lose"? Loss Aversion and Risk Aversion are 2 delicate issues to balance in investing. ...

September 2, 2021
Investing

Why & How To Start Investing?

This is an index of some of my blogs. I hope this serves as a learning guide for you on your new path of saving and investing to realize your financial freedom...

July 14, 2021
Investing

How I Picked A SAAS Stock

In this blog, I compare Salesforce, Microsoft, Adobe, Autodesk and Atlassian to decide which is a good stock to invest in. If you are interested in SAAS or CRM stocks, I you will get a quick walk through on how to analyze these stocks using financial statements, growth and profitability metrics....

June 10, 2021
Investing

How I Picked A Cyber Security Growth Stock

In this blog, I talk about how I compare stocks and ETF's before picking one to invest in. In this case I am looking at Cybersecurity stocks and ETFS. ...

May 24, 2021
Investing

When It’s Bad To Set It And Forget It.

You're a long term investor. You have Diamond Hands and you will Hold an investment forever. Me too. But it doesn't pay to be complacent. I lost 57% of an investment thinking I was being smart to Hold and Not Fold. ...

April 26, 2021
Investing My Rants

A Short Story About Underwear, 3 Slides And A Swiss Army Knife

This is a story about how I landed a great job despite literally leaving my unmentionables in a posh cafe during the interview with the help of 3 slides and a Swiss Army knife....

April 8, 2021
Investing

Women And Wealth

Do you have a favorite woman in your life? Have you thought about your relationship to money and wealth, especially as a woman? Are you leaving your wealth management to your spouse or father or son? If so, you need to read this. ...

March 24, 2021
Investing

Should You Invest In High Yield Dividend ETF’s?

Certain high yield dividend ETF's have been doing very well in Q1 of 2021 whereas the S&P500 has not fared as well. So should you buy Dividend ETFs?...

March 3, 2021
Business In A Box Investing

How To Start Your Business?

You've been dreaming about starting your own business or side-hustle. Here's a quick guide on how to get started. Stop procrastinating, let's go!...

February 18, 2021
Investing

How To Buy Bitcoin Safely

Elon Musk and Tesla invested $1.5 Billion in Bitcoin. Now you have major FOMO and want to buy Bitcoin or BTC safely. Here's How....

February 11, 2021
Investing

What To Do When The Market Is Volatile?

Enjoying all the memes about the reddit group Wall Street Bets and Hedge Funds or have you been biting your nails at the market throwing a hissy fit?...

January 28, 2021
My Rants

Empathy: Let It Be The Word of 2021

I recently started a twitter campaign in Dubai for malls to bring back benches for people, especially the elderly to rest in between shopping. Unfortunately, malls have not done much although twitter support has been amazing. ...

January 20, 2021
Investing

Annual Review 2020: Investing For The Common Folk

Looking back to Look forward. I wrote 25 Blogs in 2020, mostly about investing for the common folk. In this blog, I lay them out as 14 lessons you can review to start 2021 on a great path to wealth creation. ...

January 6, 2021
Investing

Why Investors Say No To Your Startup?

Why do investors say no to your startup? You have a great idea and now you are feeling dejected because you cannot take any more rejections. Well, here I give you examples from my investing experience on why I say yes or no to startups....

December 2, 2020
Investing

Are You Chasing Luck, Or Is Luck Chasing You?

Have you wondered if you are chasing luck or if luck is chasing you? Is "Luck" just a polite way of saying privilege? Is it really better to be lucky than good? A lot of reflect for 2020 survivors like us. ...

December 1, 2020
Investing

Is AirBNB The Hottest IPO of 2020?

I've been looking forward to the AirBNB IPO. After reading 200+ pages of the S1, I summarize what the strengths and risks of AirBNB are. ...

November 25, 2020
Investing

Which Cloud Computing Stock Should We Buy

Everyone is talking about Cloud Computing and how companies providing cloud services are booming both in numbers and in revenue. Which Cloud Computing Stock should we buy?...

November 11, 2020
Investing

The Name’s Bond, Fixed Income That Is

Corporations are issuing Bonds as if they were giving away Halloween Candy. Should we consider investing in Bonds? What are Bonds and Bond ETFs?...

October 23, 2020
Investing

2 G’s Of Success: Gratitude & Generosity

I recently took my first flight on a luxurious Private Jet. I got lucky because people love my father. A most magnanimous friend sent his jet for my father. I believe my father's Gratitude & Generosity is what makes him successful. ...

October 14, 2020
Investing

4 Steps To Multiply Your Wealth

We built a simple retirement calculator to help you figure out how to save and invest for retirement so that you can set a goal of $1 Million or more when you retire....

September 15, 2020
Investing

Death And Taxes

As I invest in US stock market, I wanted to understand my tax obligations while I'm alive and when I die. Here are my findings on US taxes for Foreign Investors....

September 8, 2020
Investing

Comparing Brokerage / Trading Platforms – Part 2

In this blog I compare and contrast 9 brokerage or trading platforms. I recommend the ones I believe are good for investors and not professional traders....

August 25, 2020
Investing My Rants

How I Saved 32% Of My Income

I was able to save over 30% of my income in my 20's. I did this by living a modest but happy, and comfortable life. I want to show you how you can do it too....

August 18, 2020
Investing

10 Questions To Ask Your Broker – Part 1

Are you feeling FOMO for not jumping on the Robinhood investing bandwagon and making a killing? In this blog I advice caution and 10 questions to ask your broker before you decide to start trading or investing on a platform....

August 11, 2020
Investing

Why Apple’s Stock-Split Is a Smart Move?

I've loved Apple products since I laid eyes on my first Mac Computer. In this blog I discuss the US Congress Antitrust hearings, Apple's Stock-Split and its historical performance....

August 4, 2020
Investing

How To Choose Islamic Funds?

Don’t Listen To Me, But Please, Hear Me Out: # 14 Published July 28 2020; Updated on Aug 4 2020 Many of you have requested me to help you with Islamic Investing. I am not an expert in Sharia compliant funds, but I researched 11......

July 28, 2020
Investing

4 Tricks To Read A Cashflow Statement

In this blog, I will show you how to quickly read a Cashflow statement and look at Free Cashflow or FCF....

July 21, 2020
Investing

3 Tricks to Read A Balance Sheet

In this blog, I'll show you 3 items to look at in a balance sheet so you can quickly assess a company's financial health. ...

July 14, 2020