Short Takes: Harry Markowitz Interview and more

Preet Banerjee brings us some short videos of interviews with Harry Markowitz. The topics are somewhat advanced and are quite interesting. My favourite part is Markowitz’s assertion that you can’t borrow unlimited amounts at the risk-free rate. This has been my criticism of many investing strategies that have the built-in assumption of borrowing at the risk-free rate.

The Blunt Bean Counter gives us the benefit of his experience to explain who is likely to be audited by CRA.

Financial Highway says that free checking accounts are becoming scarce in the U.S.

Big Cajun Man gets a good rant going about the idea of good debt. I’ll allow that it makes sense to take on certain types of debt, but once you have debt you’re better off working toward getting rid of it.

Million Dollar Journey gives a rundown of the top Canadian stock screeners.

Money Smarts explains how to do a background check on a Canadian financial advisor.

Comments

  1. Big Cajun ManFebruary 18, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    Thanks for the mention, have a safe and not so icy weekend.

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  2. The Blunt Bean CounterFebruary 18, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    Hi Michael

    Thanks for the mention.I enjoy your site, I have it as a favourite on my blog roll. I think you are far to understated when you bill yourself as "An amateur's clear explanations of personal finance and investing", your comments seem pretty sophisticated to me.

    Mark

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  3. Mike HolmanFebruary 18, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    Thanks for the link - enjoy your family day weekend.

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  4. Michael JamesFebruary 18, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    @Mark: Thanks for the kind words. My knowledge has definitely been growing over the years I have been blogging. I think my strength is an ability to draw correct conclusions from information. What I'm still learning is the "information" part -- exactly how financial products and transactions work. Of course, these things evolve over time; so, the learning process never stops.

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  5. larry macdonaldFebruary 18, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    Mike
    Thanks for link. I agree with Mark. You should upgrade your byline to something without the word "amateur" in it.

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  6. CanadianInvestorFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    good links. Those Markowitz interviews show that being a fast glib talker, or the opposite, as he seems to be, is a foolproof way to assess intelligence!

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