Personal Finance Blog | FlipSide Invest

In the last article I introduced the concept of Make Money in the Stock Market : Zero Sum Game part I and who is really making money with your finances. There are two sides to every story. In investing, there is the buy side and the sell side. My discussion shall start with the sell side, which is a label given to investment banks. Read more »

I will never forget my first investments class in business school. After finally completing core classes, I was so excited to learn about how to make money in the stock market. Of course, the first words my teacher said were, “Ok class quiet down… Welcome to Investments 301. Let me start by saying we will not be learning how to make money this semester because I honestly couldn’t tell you.”

Reality sets in these days as I now realize why he had such a futile perspective. But if we aren’t making money, who is? What are our failures offset by?

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This article was originally written February 2007, unfortunately blog issues caused me to restart the blog. The content has not been changed and is still relevant. I thought it was pretty eerie how it resonates in these volatile times. It quickly outlines two tips on investing both for beginners and savvy expert investors alike.

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