Bruce Currran was a private portfolio manager for 20 years in Asia, having lived 10 years in Hong Kong as a Director of the Swire Group (Cathay Pacific),and subsequently for 10 years in The Philippines because of its much more laid-back lifestyle. Bruce was a columnist for Business World for 3 years, has written articles and interview profiles for The Philippine Tatler, Mabuhay magazine, Action Asia and others, and has even been quoted in TIME magazine on stock market activities in New York (but is not sure if that is a good thing!). He has authored seven (7) books and has more in the pipeline.
‘Blow Ur Horn’ is Bruce Curran’s book about his motorcycle trips and experiences through 16 countries with his Norton Commando 750cc bought in 1971 …. Which is now yellow and parked up in his front yard in the Philippines in 2014. “Travel is THE True Education …We all live within our own ‘comfort zone’ where the…
Pomp and ceremony, class and top brass were all the rage with the titanic rise of the Louis Vuitton brand of products well into the 20th century. Today there is a new skeleton, banging and contesting for pride of place within the very large Louis Vuitton cupboard…
The good news about the 2008 crunch, crash, confusion, and fall is that there are a number of “new kids on the block”. Sophisticated investments that are unrelated to equities, non-correlated, have bounced into view for the private investor. There are several unrelated structures that have sprung into view. One in particular has caught a lot of attention …
Recession and falling Markets are a wonderful thing…at least for those lining up to start a regular savings plan. This year is the perfect time to start this Profitable Discipline. Low prices mean lots and lots of cheap shares, and this brings into play the magic of ‘DOLLAR-COST AVERAGING’.
Are you aware of the miracle of ‘compound interest’ and the Golden Rule of 72? Einstein described the miracle of compounding as “the greatest mathematical discovery of all time” and as “the eighth wonder of the world”. He definitely knew a thing or two about how the universe ticks…
When investing your money,there is a constant bombardment, a million sources, and an endless stream on what’s best to buy yesterday, today and tomorrow. Little wonder there is widespread confusion, suspicion, and resistance to placing money with one of hundreds of choices. At the end of the day, we all crave for that safe ‘quick fix’ and a guaranteed instant fat profit…
WARNING – take the plunge … dive into the best stock markets of the World. Buy stocks and shares …it is inevitable that they will definitively affect your wealth. This is all very well, but where to begin?
Every time we cross the road there is risk, and it deepens the wider the divide between now and reaching the other side. A brightly lit side street is a breeze, but crossing the south super highway at 10 am on a hot sticky day is no mean task. It is no different when interpolating the chances of making an investment…