Still in India, but I have access to a computer ever now and then so it thought I would keep writing! Unfortunately, Fiona has been a bit ill  - I think we both got a bit of food-poisoning, but it's …

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Here's another interesting tidbit: 3Com had spun off the division responsible for the once popular Palm Pilots during the tech bubble. The price of Palm was so high that for a short time it was …

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Hindsight is 20/20 of course, but when looking back on the tech bubble you have to wonder just how far out of wack things got. Case in point: Cisco Systems. At its peak, Cisco was the largest company …

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I forgot to mention that I've already left for India! Posts will be sporadic, but I may decide to sit down later this weekend and write up some short posts to publish over the next couple of weeks. I …

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As discussed yesterday, there are actually many variants of fundamental indexation out there and most are based on single metrics. For example, Jeremy Siegel of "Stocks For The Long Run" fame has …

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FTSE RAFI: Pronounced "Footsie Raffy". FTSE FTSE got its name because it was a collaboration between the Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange. It is best known for being an index data …

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