Lessons from Investment Gurus

The Most Important Thing

 Successful investing requires thoughtful attention to many separate aspects, all at the same time. 
Omit any one and the result is likely to be less than satisfactory.

The idea of the most important things—each is a brick in a solid wall, and none is dispensable. 

Drought related disruptions on Europes waterway the Rhine may knock half a percentage point off Germany’s growth this year. I’m wondering how it will impact the stock market. 



Chris Nheu

On Friday, EU countries agreed to cap the price of Russian crude at $60/barrel. The cap sets a max purchasing price on Russian oil to hurt the Kremlin’s income, which is fueling its war on Ukraine. As of today, the EU will also ban seaborne imports of Russian oil (though pipelines will keep flowing). The cap might not be very effective, though, since China and India, the biggest buyers of Russian oil, don’t seem inclined to support it. Meanwhile, Russia has said it won’t sell oil to countries who implement a cap. That could exacerbate the winter energy crunch.

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