In my previous post I wrote about the basic principles for responsible investing in the share market: how to diverse the investments and lower the risks. In this post I will try to give give my thoughts about the common questions when to buy and sell shares, which I think is really a question about … Continue reading Basic portfolio management
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Very large and very small numbers
Dealing with very large or very small can easily be confusing and it can be hard to appreciate e.g. how much larger an (american) billion is than a million. One way is to think in time: One million seconds (1e6 s) equals about 11.6 days, whereas one billion seconds (1e9 s) equals just over 31 … Continue reading Very large and very small numbers
Company valuation: the price/earnings ratio
The Price per Earnings ratio or P/E value gives a rough indication of how highly a share of a certain company is priced compared wot other companies. The P/E value basically tells you how much you will have to pay to own a certain share of the earnings of the company; earnings that in some … Continue reading Company valuation: the price/earnings ratio
Basic principles for investing on the share market
In short, if you are unsure how to start investing, invest regularly over time in one or two index funds with low fees. My background I did my first small investments in some mutual fund and shares 1999 and have been following the financial markets ever since. I have pursued an academic career as a … Continue reading Basic principles for investing on the share market