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One of our readers was asking the other day if I could profile the difference in investment approach between Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch. So here are some of the things I’ve managed to come up with:
Portfolio Size
1. Warren Buffett is a “Focused Investor” investing only in companies which he considers outstanding. His portfolio consists [...]

In my previous post I described the story of Anne Scheiber, an unsung hero in the investment world. Scheiber owned a portfolio of stocks worth US$22 million when she died.
Notably she made lots of money by investing and holding on to a pharmaceutical stock called Schering Plough. From what I read, she has never sold [...]

Recently in my Church Cell I was reminded of how we should always be humble. I’ve never really associated humility with stock market investment but after reflecting on it, I must say it is extremely relevant.
All this while, I’ve been wandering in the dark thinking that I know it all.
The truth is well put by Peter [...]

In his book “One Up on Wall Street” Peter Lynch mentioned that he puts his stocks into one of 6 categories. I find that this is quite a useful list but I don’t think it’s meant to be exhaustive. Let’s look at what they are:
1. Slow Growers
Slow growers are usually large and aging companies that [...]

Stock market investment has been a passion of mine since as far back as I can remember. On this blog I’ve tried to share some ideas which are my own, but many ideas I got from some of great books below:
The Warren Buffett Way (by Robert Hagstrom)
“Great investment opportunities come around when excellent companies are [...]