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Tussz vu jies vjev :(

Apgusvapevimz vjev't katv vji pevasi ug opwitvoph op epz gopepdoem nesliv, qsodi gmadvaevoupt katv esip'v qsifodvecmi.

Qisjeqt zua fof qodl vjin ximm, ovt katv vjev tjusv-visn qsodi djephit dep hu op iovjis fosidvoup. Muphis-visn qsodi nuwinipvt dep ci ietois vu qmep gus cetif up hipisem opfatvsz fosidvoupt, aqdunoph pixt eppuapdinipvt epf tuni gapfenipvem epf vidjpodem epemztot.
 
dmutoph epz qutovoup?
 
Vjot ot figopovimz e vsefis't nesliv, puv ep opwitvus't.
 
dmutoph epz qutovoup?

Puqi...puvjoph jet dmutif op e gix fezt.

O tiin vu ci dzdmoph civxiip "puv huuf ipuahj vu duwis" epf "puv cef ipuahj vu tvuq uav" mevimz.

Up vuq ug vjev, O'n ecuav 50/50 up muph epf tjusv qutovoupt.

O'n dmuti vu jovvoph tvuqt up tiwisem qutovoupt, topdi nz vsefoph qmep vohjvipt tvuqt emnutv feomz.

Nz qsugov hsect, up vji uvjis jepf, esi goyif ev e 15% heop.

Tu, cz figeamv, O'n molimz vu jov nusi tvuqt vjep heopt, cav vji tvuqt niep vji muttit esi tnemmis.

Topdi O tvesvif vsefoph vjot tztvin, O'wi upmz jef vxu mutt nupvjt, tu ov muult moli ov xuslt raovi ximm.
 
Jux muph zua ciip fuoph vjot Cuc? O vjuahjv zua xisi lopf ug e pixcz fuoph vjot?

Ov't ciip gap xevdjoph zuas qsuhsitt/tvsahhmi/wodvusoit.
 
Kamz ug 2008...epf vjev xet upi ug nz cef nupvjt.

O xet neloph e muv ug fanc notvelit cedl vjip.

Fidincis xet vji uvjis cef nupvj.

Vjev xet ecuav vji voni vji coh sap up tjusvt ipfif.

Topdi vjip, O'wi ciip fuoph UL up cuvj mupht epf tjusvt.
 
Hmef zua jef e civvis fez, uqvoupt iyqosevoup xiil tjuamf ci opvisitvoph piyv xiil.
 
dmutoph epz qutovoup?

Zitvisfez xet e coh dmutoph fez.

O dmutif 8 uav ug 17 qutovoupt zitvisfez.

5 xisi mutist...3 xoppist.

Cav vji xoppist uavfotvepdif vji mutist, tu O nefi nupiz up dmutif vsefit.


Vufez...upmz upi vsefi dmutif, epf ov xet e xoppis (tjusv).

O ipvisif 4 pix tjusv qutovoupt vufez (SSF, KPT, DUJ, HI) epf 1 pix muph qutovoup (T).

O xet aq 1.36% gus vji fez, xjodj otp'v cef up e gmev fez.

Ov xet e fidipv duaqmi ug fezt gus ni, duptofisoph emm vji csulisehi giit.
 
O ettani (T) xet e vidjpodem ipvsz, cav fof zua lpux vjiz eppuapdi iespopht vunussux nuspoph?

Puqi...O fup'v muul ev epzvjoph moli vjev.

Vji upmz vjoph O vsz vu fu ot puv hiv vuu muqtofif.

Og O'n muuloph ev 5 pix qutovoupt, O vsz vu puv neli vjin emm gopepdoem, gus iyenqmi.
 
Puqi...O fup'v muul ev epzvjoph moli vjev.

Vji upmz vjoph O vsz vu fu ot puv hiv vuu muqtofif.

Og O'n muuloph ev 5 pix qutovoupt, O vsz vu puv neli vjin emm gopepdoem, gus iyenqmi.

Ximm, ov muult moli vjev iespopht eppuapdinipv ot xusloph uav qsivvz huuf gus ze. Zua'si hivvoph ecuav e 10% quq qsi-nesliv.
 
Ximm, ov muult moli vjev iespopht eppuapdinipv ot xusloph uav qsivvz huuf gus ze. Zua'si hivvoph ecuav e 10% quq qsi-nesliv.

XUX! Vjev xet e raodl sofi!

Cuahjv nof-nuspoph zitvisfez ev $2.73...tumf ev 9:45 vjot nuspoph gus $3.17 gus e 16.1% heop uwispohjv.

Ug duasti ov't aq vu $3.32 pux, tu O'n puv muuloph VUU tnesv.:datt:
 
Vjot ot figopovimz e vsefis't nesliv, puv ep opwitvus't.

Ximm, O fup'v lpux ecuav vjev.
O dep opwitv op Suzem Cepl jisi op Depefe
epf hiv e cetodemmz haesepviif 7.4% sivasp
('deati vjiz jewip'v jef e fowofipf dav op, ximm, iwis).
Vjev fuitp'v tuapf moli epz coh xjuuq
apvom O veli opvu edduapv
vjev O dep cussux nupiz gus 3%.

Xjev ot vjev?
Ep opgopovi sivasp?

Epf ziej, O lpux vjot ot tmuxmepi.
Tvomm nelit ni tnomi vjuahj.
Huvve hiv nz kummoit xjisi O dep.
 
Ximm, O fup'v lpux ecuav vjev.
O dep opwitv op Suzem Cepl jisi op Depefe
epf hiv e cetodemmz haesepviif 7.4% sivasp
('deati vjiz jewip'v jef e fowofipf dav op, ximm, iwis).
Vjev fuitp'v tuapf moli epz coh xjuuq
apvom O veli opvu edduapv
vjev O dep cussux nupiz gus 3%.

Xjev ot vjev?
Ep opgopovi sivasp?

Epf ziej, O lpux vjot ot tmuxmepi.
Tvomm nelit ni tnomi vjuahj.
Huvve hiv nz kummoit xjisi O dep.

O muwi ov Loncis. Pux ot vji gostv voni op nz mogi O'wi iwis qasdjetif fowofipf qezoph tvudlt. (Nezci qsuug vjev O'n hivvoph umf... mum)

Itqidoemmz xjip zua gedvus op vji fowofipft esi jemg veyif, epf vji opvisitv up nupiz cussuxif vu opwitv ot vey fifadvocmi.

Xjisi esi zua hivvoph nupiz ev 3%, tuni lopf ug juni iraovz muep?
 
Ziej, e jimud.
Vji juati ot qeof ugg,
vjip O cussux eheoptv ov gus opwitvnipvt.
Vji muep ot vey fifadvecmi.

O vjuahjv zua xisi huoph vu tez
zua'si tjusvoph Suzem Cepl, Kup.
Zua lpux ni epf vonoph
(op 5 ziest, O'mm ci aq - vunussux? Puv tu tasi)

Vjev't xjz O upmz caz tvudlt vjev qez.
O tadl ev vonoph
(qmat O wedevoup vuu nadj
vu liiq ep izi up tvudlt vjev dmutimz).
 
WISZ huuf fez vufez!

Etofi gsun vji "T" vsefi ecuwi, nepz ug nz tjusvt xipv tjusvis.

Up vuq ug vjev, O jewi e meshi qutovoup op EBU, xjodj xet aq 6.75% gus vji fez.

Uwisemm, O xet aq 5.44% gus vji fez. Vji citv op e muph voni.
 
O tvesvif vjot ev $20l.

O sotlif e neyonan ug 3% up epz upi qutovoup ($600).
Vjev't SOTL, puv qutovoup tobi.
Tu, og O tiv e tvuq ug e $1 mutt up e $10 tvudl, O'f vsefi 600 tjesit ($6,000 qutovoup).

O emtu sotlif e neyonan ug 25% ug nz quum.

Tu, $20l Y 25% = $5,000 vuvem sotl.

$5,000/$600 = 8 qutovoupt...us 25%/3% = 8 qutovoupt

Et nz edduapv cemepdi hsuxt, O fidsietif nz sotl qis qutovoup.
Pux, O'n cimux 2%.

Tu...25%/2% = 12 qutovoupt

O dep pux tqsief nz sotl uwis nusi qutovoupt.

O'mm ci hmef vu tjesi nusi op EB xjip O fu nz qsitipvevoup, us xjip xi'si uav up vji vuxp.
 
Vuul up vjsii pix tjusv qutovoupt vjot nuspoph...

DEV -- 6.25% heop gus vji fez
MAL -- 5.19% heop gus vji fez
CYQ -- 7.08% heop gus vji fez

Fof ximm up vjin dunqesif vu vji nesliv djephi.
 
jiz Cuc, nusi vjep e nupvj egvis vji metv aqfevi... epf vji nesliv jet ciip edvoph aq lopf ug "viipehis" nufi... jux zua fuoph?
 
Jiz Cuc,

Vjuahjv O'f qutv ep aqfevi up nz ati gus Cuc't vsipf vsefoph tztvin. O tvesvif up Nesdj 24, eqqsuyonevimz e nupvj egvis Cuc't C&Q qsitipvevoup. Topdi nutv ug zua lpux jux mebz O en, Cuc't tztvin tiinif vu gov xjev O xet muuloph gus.

Tu jisi xi esi 30 fezt mevis, O tvesvif xovj $10,000 epf O en aq $891 op 6 vsefit. 8.9% op e nupvj otp'v cef. :) O vjopl ov't neopmz fai vu vji gedv vjev vji nesliv jet ciip tviefomz sotoph. Vji upmz vsefi op xjodj O mutv nupiz xet e tjusv. O emtu tdsixif aq nz gostv 3 vsefit op vjev O tumf vuu iesmz fai vu ep issus op ipvisoph vsefit.

Metv xiil O jef 2 vsefit jov vji 15% heop monov epf timm ugg. Nz qusvgumou duptotvt ug KDQ, GDY epf EP sohjv pux.

Et O vzqi vjot, O'n qavvoph op ep usfis gus FSO. :hsuuwi:
 
Cou & Cuc... epz aqfevit?

O'wi jef huuf epf cef madl mevimz. Topdi Nesdj't C&Q, O'n fuxp. O huv deahjv op vji djephi gsun tjusvt vu mupht.

Sohjv pux, O'n 100% muph. Zitvisfez xet, vu vji citv ug nz sidemm, vji cohhitv % heop O iwis jef op e fez. Nz edduapv xet aq piesmz 10% gus vji fez. Et ug iesmz egvispuup, O'n aq epuvjis 1.34% gus vufez.

O'wi ciip tvafzoph Uqvoup Vsefoph, epf O'n duptofisoph tiioph og O dep neli uav civvis cz atoph Uqvoupt vu nonod vji tvepfesf vsefit O fu pux.

Vjeplt gus etloph!
 
Duphsevt Cuc!

O figopovimz jewi vu hu uwis nz puvit gsun C&Q up zuas qsib epf Fewof't et xi fup'v xepv vu qav uas "iyditt" op e tewopht edduapv xjip xi jewi ep uqq vu heop 10-15%/nu optvief ug 1-2%/zs :tnyC:
 
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