On the other hand, investing is a unique kind of casino — one where you cannot lose in the end, so long as you play only by the rules that put the odds squarely in your favour.” Benjamin Graham , The Intelligent Investor Each investor has their own approach and methodology as to how they pick shares. I thought it was time that I shared mine. I intend to write this over several weeks*. I started my investment journey in the hills of the double-dip that took place back in 2011. We'd had the most horrible crash in the Stock Market in 2008-2009. I was very lucky as I went from a place professionally where I could have lost my job (the US business I worked for was planning to close down my office) to being part of a management buy-out that saw a premature promotion to a senior position and relative job security. However the rosy glow of the initial optimism of 2009-2010 was now in the rear view mirror. 2011was brutal as we nearly wobbled back into full recession and some stocks had ta
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