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Generational wealth or a university degree?

Darcy Paterson

Sep 7, 2023  
Advice, Education

My best friend and I were drinking beers the other night. He told me about saving for his kids university tuition. His wife and him […]

Netflix

Imagine buying Netflix in 2004

Darcy Paterson

May 1, 2023  
Advice, Compounding, Education

I don’t have to because I did. It’s true. I bought Netflix in 2004. However, this isn’t my “rags to riches” story. Why? Because I […]

Woman at the beach between two paths

Essentially there’s two roads to take with investing.

Darcy Paterson

Apr 22, 2023  
Advice, Compounding, Education

I’ve been investing for myself for awhile and one thing I’ve learned is that there’s essentially two paths you can take. The first path is […]

Stocks to Avoid: Beware the Next Something

Darcy Paterson

Jan 4, 2023  
Education, Stocks to Avoid

In One Up on Wall Street, there’s a chapter dedicated to six types of Stocks to Avoid. One of them is “Beware the Next Something.” […]

Tesla 1-year price chart.

Stocks to Avoid

Darcy Paterson

Jan 4, 2023  
Education, Stocks to Avoid

In Chapter 9 of One Up on Wall Street, Lynch talks about stocks he’d avoid. There are six altogether. Pssst… Check this out!Personally, I’ve done […]

Chipotle Mexican Grill 10-year chart

How I got scared out of a great turnaround stock

Darcy Paterson

Apr 26, 2022  
Advice, Education, Turnarounds

Anyone who has lived in the western world in the last 20 years has heard of Chipotle Mexican Grill. The restaurant chain with 3000 locations […]

Lynch’s thoughts on inflation

As I’m writing this people are concerned about inflation. Inflation is that event that makes everything more expensive. Businesses don’t like inflation because it chews […]

Balancing life with investing

Darcy Paterson

Dec 20, 2021  
Advice, Education

When Lynch said, “invest in what you know” I think he meant it as a suggestion for how to front-run the typical Wall Street analyst. […]

Ignore predictions of the future

Darcy Paterson

Sep 2, 2021  
Advice, Education

People are always trying to predict the future. Wall Street professionals love sharing their predictions. You’ll hear Wall Street professionals and economists make predictions about […]

Stocks you know make great investments

Darcy Paterson

Sep 1, 2021  
Advice, Education

If you’re like me you probably don’t have a lot of extra time to spend researching stocks. There are thousands of stocks to choose from. […]

Nick Sleep letters – Chapter 4

The next chapter in the Nick Sleep letters, he talks about investing in Weetabix and Lucent. However, there are some interesting points he makes before […]

Nick Sleep letters – Chapter 3

There are some excellent insights in the third chapter of Sleep’s letters. Sleep talks about investing in Stagecoach and Costco. With Stagecoach he highlights how […]

I’m an amateur but I still make money investing

Darcy Paterson

Jul 17, 2021  
Advice, Books, Education

The idea that a person with no background in economics, business or finance can make money investing seems crazy. However, I am proof that it […]

How is investing different from gambling?

Darcy Paterson

Jul 13, 2021  
Advice, Education

I had a friend of mine ask this question. It’s a great question because when you start to think about it, it forces you to […]

Nick Sleep letters – Chapter Two

The second chapter of the Nick Sleep letters is good. In it he discusses two investments, Monsanto and Xerox. He also gives us a book […]

S&P 500 40 year chart

How to get rich with $150

Darcy Paterson

Jul 10, 2021  
Advice, Compounding, Education

It’s a pretty sensational headline – I know. However, I want to get you thinking about a simple formula for wealth creation called compounding. I’m […]

My portfolio is down $15,000 today

Darcy Paterson

Jul 10, 2021  
2-Minute Drill, Advice, Education

Yeah, it happens. For some investors that amount would seem insignificant but for guys like me, it’s a lot of money. One of the hardest […]

Nick Sleep letters – Chapter One

It’s interesting to see how successful investors like Nick Sleep think through their analysis for investing. At the very outset, he states his higher-level rules […]

Arc Resources

How to invest in cyclicals

Darcy Paterson

Jul 8, 2021  
Cyclicals, Education

If you’re interested in making money in the stock market, investing in cyclicals can be a great way to do it. Last year when the […]

Basic Accounting

Darcy Paterson

May 21, 2021  
Accounting, Advice, Education

It really blows my mind how we don’t learn about accounting in school. I grew up in Canada where we have a pretty good education […]