Throughout history, equity investors have benefitted from maintaining a long-term view and an optimistic outlook on humanity's ability to prevail in the face of adversity. This might once again be the case, meaning that the biggest risk might be not having exposure to the highest quality earni...
I was often very sarcastic about the music the band members wanted to play, and Doug had to come to my rescue a couple of times when Roger and I nearly came to blows over the musical direction of the group. I kept pushing because I felt that if we didn’t change we’d never appear...
I think I linked to this piece to 1) highlight my history with Buick in that the first family car I remember and the first car I ever drove was a 1956 Century and 2) to point out the sad truth that Buick no longer manufactures anything except SUVs. Again, in the middle of many m...
Dear IBM Investor: I am happy to report to you on a very strong year for our company. In my letter last year, I said that we believed we had positioned ourselves to capture the most attractive growth and profit opportunities in our industry. In 2006 we did just that, setting new ...
2012 IBM Annual Report A Letter from the Chairman 1 Dear IBM Investor: I am pleased to report that in 2012, IBM achieved record operating earnings per share, record free cash flow and record profit margins, with revenues that were flat at constant currency. Operating earnings per share were ...
While “Up-North Gal” Laura may have grown up all over the west, her family is deeply rooted in their Yankee heritage, dating back to the 1620s in Massachusetts! As a married woman, Laura has lived as far south as the Florida panhandle and only recently moved to the Missouri Ozarks. ...
I will just pay them for when they do their chores. Nope. Not happening in my household either. For me, children have 2 jobs in their lives up until the age of 18 that I expect them to do without getting any money: Contribute as a member of the family by doing chores f...
Fun dayTo celebrate the Year of the Snake Organized by Lam Tin Youth Centre and Kwun Tong High schoolDate:2 February 2013Time:10 am – 5 pmPlace:Kwn Tong PlaygroundFee: $ 20 (buy three get one free)Programmes:drama, lion dance, magic show and ballet perf
Many of us who voted for Hillary did so despite the fact that she represented all of the political ills of our times — for example, that she used her political connections to enrich herself and her family — and we voted for her as a protest of Trump. As for that Democratic party, ...
Today, being married and with much lower interest rates, we would have zero tax benefit Labor I once spent a 3-day weekend of 12 hour work days installing 6 yards of cedar mulch with a wheel barrow and rake. Staining the deck began with 2 weeks of evenings and weekends spent sanding. ...