The Bed of Procrustes
Those of you have enjoyed reading Nassim Taleb’s books, The Black Swan and Fooled by Randomness, should enjoy reading his latest book, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms. The book is a collection of sayings, aphorism, and thoughts that will help stretch your brain. It is an easy read with only 128 pages, [...]
My Lesson Learned – Aqua America Sold
Back in October last year, I announced the purchase of Aqua America (WTR:US), a water and wastewater services company that has over 3 million customers across 14 states. At the time, I was pretty pleased with my purchase. Why? o Aqua America provides what everyone needs; clean, safe, reliable water.o Theyve been a dividend payer [...]
My Own Advisor interview with Derek Foster – Part 2
Unlike a Larry King interview, I wanted my chat with Derek Foster to be real, not staged. Sorry Larry. I had a bunch of questions lined up for Derek a few weeks back but as you may have read from Part 1 of my interview with “Canada’s Youngest Retiree” the interview was much more conversational. Thanks again Derek [...]