Archive for month: November, 2010

Impossible to fail

30 November, 2010 (17:28) | Journal | By: Colin McGinley

I just wanted to highlight some interesting reading material I’ve come across this week. First up is a book called Wake Up and Live! by Dorothea Brande that was referenced on the Financial Philosopher blog.
The book focuses on a single action item that can be used to propel you to action: act as [...]

Millipede numbers

15 November, 2010 (16:33) | Journal | By: Colin McGinley

I’ve been trading using the millipede method for just over two months. During that time I’ve been recording my trades in a spreadsheet and I thought it might be time to record them here. The data below is compiled from trading a live account from September 7 through November 13.
I pretty much decided [...]

Fractional reserves

11 November, 2010 (14:44) | Journal | By: Colin McGinley

Sometimes I get a bit behind on reading The Economist. Such was the case this week as I found myself still flicking through a copy from last month which contained the article King plays God, which stated that Mervyn King, the head cheese at the Bank of England, was suggesting the abolition of fractional [...]