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If you don’t know the jewellery…
By Eight percent per annum  •  December 4, 2009
[caption id="attachment_3900" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Photo by Catherinette Rings Steampunk"]Photo by Catherinette Rings Steampunk[/caption] Buffett lives by a few simple rules throughout his life. He has acquired them over the years and found them to be useful rules to live by. He and his partner Charlie Munger believes in such simple logic. Charlie Munger used to say that there are really just a few big ideas in life. There are no secrets to become rich, or to be successful, or to be whatever you want to be. The so-called secrets are simply ideas/rules that we know so well but we fail to apply them. Or our emotions overrule our logic and deter us from applying them rationally. The simple rules are like these listed below: 1. Early bird catches the worm 2. Live within your means 3. Bang for your buck, value for money, go for bargain 4. Keep things simple stupid 5. Be fearful when others are greedy So today, we look at a similar one that Buffett came up with: “If you don’t know the jewellery, at least know the jeweller”. The idea behind is really simple. You must know that the management of the company is good and trust them to do the right thing. You may not know whether you are really buying a real gem or a useless piece of rock at the jewellery store, but if you know that the jeweller is honest, wants to help you whole-heartedly, (unfortunately no such retailer exist in Singapore, ALL retailers are out to screw the customer), well then perhaps you can trust him to select a good gem for you. Read more...
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8% Value Investhink is a value investing / critical thinking knowledge platform with the goal to share knowledge, help understand investing and finance, and help develop critical thinking skills. One important objective would be to help others understand the concept of value and avoid overpaying, especially for property.
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