Will Iraq derail Asia's current account balance?

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Warren Buffet's views on diversification
Warren Buffet's message to investors is certainly of a great essence. His verses and ideas convey an important learning from them. In of the letter to shareholders, Warren Buffet said - "We try to avoid buying a little of this or that when we are only lukewarm about the business or its price. When we are convinced as to attractiveness, we believe in buying worthwhile amounts." An article on Motley fool, discusses about Warren Buffet's ideas on diversification and what safety measures should investors take while diversifying the assets. Read on to know more about the same. (Fool)

Grantham's lessons as a novice investor
The co-founder of GMO, Jeremy Grantham is among highly knowledgeable investors. Grantham started one of the world's first index funds in the early 1970s. But even Grantham has seen various failures, and has learned some insightful lessons in his long investing career. Read on the article on Business Insider, to discover about Grantham's failures and leanings from them. (business Insider)

What habits do really wealthy people follow?
Let's just forget about accumulating wealth from stock markets and cast the net wider. In other words, wealthy people from all walks of life have certain traits which are common among them. Please click on the link to see a wonderful info graphic that highlights the so called habits that rich people follow. (Visual Capitalist)

To be or not to be greedy?
Hardly anyone ever escapes it. And yet everyone deplores it. So much so that it is seen as a taboo. We're talking about greed. Should investors be greedy? Well, it seems greed may not be bad if it exists at the right time in the right proportion. Here is an article that gives an interesting perspective on this very topic in the investing context. Read on... (Gurufocus)

Will Iraq derail Asia's current account balance?
Most countries in the Asian region have concerns with regard to their current account balance. Further, Asian economies, India, China and South Korea in particular, are heavily dependent on Iraq for crude oil imports. Therefore the deteriorating security situation in Iraq poses serious threat to oil prices for these economies. Will crude imports therefore derail Asia's current account balance? Read on to find out. The Wall Street Journal)