November 12, 2025

The Past Week’s Favourite Reads — April 27 – May 3, 2020

Patience is essential when trying to get a refund on booked travel – Globe and Mail, April 6, 2020
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/article-patience-is-essential-when-trying-to-get-a-refund-on-booked-travel/
Gayle MacDonald examines the difficulty in securing a credit or a refund for necessary travel cancellation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was of interest to me because I had to cancel travel plans for medical reasons.

From wildlife sightings to Instagram-worthy views, here’s how to travel without leaving hom – Globe and Mail, March 24, 2020
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/article-from-wildlife-sightings-to-instagram-worthy-views-heres-how-to/
Stacy Lee Kong extols the virtues of virtual outdoor, and indoor, experiences during the pandemic. I am going to check out a couple of the trails in Portugal that she mentioned.

Warren Buffett loves this number – here’s why you should, too – Globe and Mail, April 28, 2020
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/investment-ideas/article-warren-buffett-loves-this-number-heres-why-you-should-too/
John Reese writes about “retained earnings”. One of Warren Buffett’s primary indicators of how well business management is performing.

Warren Buffett Advice: 3 Investing Tips to Follow in a Volatile Market – The Motley Fool, April 27, 2020
https://www.fool.ca/2020/04/27/warren-buffett-advice-3-investing-tips-to-follow-in-a-volatile-market/
Aditya Raghunath reports on three of Warren Buffett’s essential investment guidelines. Given that The Oracle of Omaha’s annual meeting took place recently, a fine subject to be addressing.

John Heinzl’s model dividend growth portfolio as of April 30, 2020 – Globe and Mail, May 1, 2020
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/investment-ideas/article-john-heinzls-model-dividend-growth-portfolio-as-of-april-30-2020/
John Heinzl update us on how his dividend growth portfolio performed in the month of April. Owning many of the stocks he cites I am always interested in seeing how it is doing.