Japan and Middle East pose interesting contrasts to the investors. Yesterday I mused on the recent string of extraordinary events, one natural and the other man-made, that are shaking up these two regions, and causing ripple effects on US market.
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Not long ago, national economies were more or less isolated from one another, and major shake-ups in one country – whether geopolitical (civil unrest, military coup, invasion) or natural (earthquake, tsunami) – rarely affected the economy of another.
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Two recent articles in Forbes.com speculated on the future of Apple and Google – the two darlings of the investing world.

Today’s article on Apple looked into its market valuation based on the high Price/Sales ratio, which drives its unique pattern of fast growth immediately after launching a new product, followed by a period of normalcy until the next new product comes along.
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Today’s CNN Money discusses three easy steps to becoming a millionaire:

Step 1. Time: There is really no shortcut to getting rich. The sooner you begin saving and investing (steps # 2 and 3 below), the faster you get there. If you cannot begin soon enough, retire late – the idea is to give your money enough time to grow.
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In view of the soaring gas price (with the USA average $4 a gallon as of today) and its impact on the Memorial day travel, it is interesting that people are facing much harder times in Europe, where the fuel price in many countries has already exceeded $8 a gallon!
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Warren Buffett said in a recent interview (broken link) that the US is “already in recession”, even though “perhaps not in the sense that economists would define it”, and “it will be deeper and last longer than many think”.
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I don’t know about the smartest, but at less than 180 pages this is certainly the smallest investing book I have ever read. The bargain price of $4.97 was worth it though. (The size falls below the minimum 200-page limit I follow when paying $5 for any book on investing, but that is okay, as long as quality compensates for the lack of quantity.)
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I always enjoy reading a well-written book on investing, and not because I am learning something new each time. In fact, after you are done with a half-dozen or so really good books, you pretty much know all there is to know about investing, and rest is mere detail.
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In the recent annual meeting of the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders held last Saturday, CEO Warren Buffett was asked about the best investment idea he would recommend to an investor in his 30′s. In his own words:

I would just have it all in a very low-cost index fund from a reputable firm, maybe Vanguard. Unless I bought during a strong bull market, I would feel confident that I would outperform…and I could just go back and get on with my work.

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(This post belongs to the series About blogging.)

Securing a WordPress-powered blog is one of the most pressing concerns of newbie and pro bloggers alike (several horror stories are doing rounds here). I have done my own research on this topic, and here put together a list of some of the popular suggestions and tips to secure your WordPress blog.
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