Value investing is defined as an investment opportunity having a low price relative to recent profits and/or future profit potential, or relative to the book value of the assets of the target investment. This approach dates back to the 1930’s, and has been more recently popularized by Warren Buffett. However, owing to the nature of […]
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The Trojan War has been the subject of substantial scrutiny over the many centuries since it took place during the Bronze Age. Scholars have generally dismissed the accounts provided by Homer in the Iliad and the Odyssey as largely fiction, but some support for the existence of the event has arisen since the 1870’s when
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Much is known about marketing to the millennial generation with their attachment to their cell phones, their pastime with computer games, and their social habits. This has helped to create the enormous cell phone industry with all it’s various communications methods and applications. But what does all this mean to millennials when it comes to
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Like any other innovation, for Green technology to succeed in our society copious amounts of venture capital would be required. In many respects Green technology is still unproven and not ready for major influxes of capital. For many investors the long wait until returns are achieved provides a huge barrier to entry. Nonetheless, in 2019
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The world’s oceans are beleaguered by fishing, mining, drilling for oil, and other man-driven activities. Only seven percent of the world’s oceans have any type of protection from these activities or from the dumping of trash and waste. Only about one third of that protected ocean has a high enough level of protection for marine
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In spite of the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic, there’s good news and bad news regarding the U.S. economy. The good news is, the economy grew by an annualized rate of 33% in the third quarter of 2020. That bad news is, that’s still about 3.5% smaller than it was at the end of 2019. Most
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On the morning of April 15, 1912, RMS Titanic on her maiden voyage sank after striking an ice berg, killing over 1,500 passengers and crew members. It has been generally accepted that the ship was traveling too fast for the conditions, and the captain ignored numerous warnings of icebergs in the vicinity. Further, the ship
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Chairman Xi Jinping is combining open market economic methods with traditional Communist Party control to remake the Chinese economy. This points to the firm grip that the Communist Party in China has over the economy coupled with the firm grip that Mr. Xi has over the Communist Party. Critics at home and abroad say that
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Dividends make up a large part of many investors’ portfolios as regular returns offset the growing need for yield. In my case, I rely heavily on dividends to augment my retirement-based income. History: Dividends date back to the early days of joint-stock companies in the 17th and 18th centuries. The “joint-stock” company came about as
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The thirteenth day of the month falls on a Friday at least once and up to three times per year. On each Friday the 13th, superstitions rise up that the day will be full of bad luck for everyone. But does Friday the 13th really bring bad luck, or is it just universal imagination. To
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