Welcome! This is my first blog post here on Graham Cracker.
Who I Am
My name is Jonathan Williams. I am currently a Sophomore at The Pennsylvania State University. I am double majoring in Accounting and Math, and hope to someday work on Wall Street in the finance industry. At Penn State, I am a member of the Penn State Investment Association, in the IT sector. PSIA is an organization under the Nittany Lion Fund. The fund is a $3.0 million student run mutual fund at Penn State. I intend to apply for an analyst position in the Nittany Lion Fund during the Fall 2009 semester. I consider myself very knowledgeable when it comes to computers and technology, with somewhat of a specialty in computer hardware.
I decided to name my blog "Graham Cracker" because Benjamin Graham's Intelligent Investor was my first introduction into finance. From then on, I have been hooked. I love reading about finance. I am actually reading his book a second time over and taking notes. I am open to learning about all financial methodologies, but I am pretty biased to value investing as you might guess.
Why I Am Blogging
So what about my readers? I hope to provide my readers with alternative views and interesting ideas that they may find useful, with a focus on value investing.
I am constantly reading about finance, and creating my own ideas. As I mentioned, my biggest influence so far is Benjamin Graham. My goal is to discuss the practice and potential improvement of Graham's methodology of value investing, as well as comment on current happenings.
What I Will Be Blogging About
I will discuss everything finance, from current news to investment ideas. More specifically, I plan on writing about: Graham's teachings, investing for college students, views of the markets, current news, and other topics. And what blog about Graham would be complete without mentioning his protege, Warren Buffet? Buffet's methodology will also be discussed.
And of course, discussion of proper methods of making s'mores and graham cracker recipes will be sprinkled in ever so often, haha!
Feedback?
Yes Please!
Commentary is appreciated and welcome! You can also e-mail me at: Jonathan.Williams (at) GMX (dot) com
