Bernie is quick to take the case —
something about a cash flow problem that Chet's not all that clear about — and he's relieved, if vaguely suspicious, when Madison turns up unharmed with a story that doesn't add up.
Not exact matches
Though the thought of running your own business, spending your days working on
something you're passionate
about, and choosing how and where you spend your time is enticing, realize there are days if not years of sleepless nights,
cash flow shortfalls and mindset hurdles between you and your destination.
Now there's no doubt that
something has, indeed, gone badly wrong with capitalism in the recent economic cycle, but we hasten to add that stocks are not only a claim on one year or one cycle of
cash flows, but are claims on a stream of future deliverable
cash flows with an effective duration of
about 50 years.
If I'm wrong
about those things, my investment results could really start to deteriorate, because I'm buying
something I know has market power but then the company is taking the free
cash flow and allocating all of it to
something without market power.
Between 16 and 18, things are getting serious, because now they are preparing to go after college or have a gap year or
something which they are going to be independent, so now the stakes are higher and you really want them to be accountable, to a
cash flow statement budget, savings, credit, they really need to learn
about FICO scores, all of these things they are going to need when they are off to college.
Portfolio yield is
something that every income investor should be concerned
about because it's the primary driver of income and
cash flow.
Amid all the horror stories
about crazy tenants, poor
cash flow, and
something always breaking, there is some significant income to be had from real estate investing.
However, I'm not worried
about the occasional weak or negative free
cash flow value as it may just mean heavy investment in
something or other.