F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Read and summarize the main points:

http://www.51voa.com/VOA_Special_English/chinese-investing-in-silicon-valley-companies-74966.html

Vocabulary

my old boss

put all your eggs in one basket – put all your investments in one thing.

eg: Smart investors will diversify instead of putting all their eggs in one basket

nest egg – retirement savings

eg: Building a nest egg before you retire is important.

catch up – to talk about recent things with a person you haven’t seen for a while

eg: It’s been ages, let’s catch up.

neutral – in the middle, not choosing a side

eg: Switzerland is a neutral country, they never choose a side during wars.