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| Chinese Investor Bids $2.1 Million For Lunch With Warren Buffett | | 2008-06-30 06:00:49 | | This year, Forbes named Warren Buffett the richest human being in the world. At 77 years of age, this self-made Nebraskan’s published net worth is US$62 b-b-billion. (Remember, there are 1,000 millions in one billion.)
So, how much would you give to power lunch with Buffett?
Zhao Danyang, a Chinese investment fund manager for Hong Kong’s Pureheart [...]
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| | | Asia Trader and Investor Convention opens in HCM City | | 2008-05-31 11:48:35 | | The Asia Trader and Investor Convention 2008 – ATIC@2008 opened in Ho Chi Minh City on May 31. During the two-day event, more than 30 workshops and symposiums have been held focusing on assessing the world market and Viet Nam , methods of investment in securities, real estate, gold and commodities.
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| Get the investment news and tips at - "Investor’s Daily Edge” | | 2008-05-28 12:13:51 | | The key to wealth is to save money and invest with a plan. But to invest, you need to search the market very well. There are some links or resources at the internet which can guide you or provide essential information where to and how to invest your money to get your financial freedom goal. Investor’s Daily Edge is one of those free resources which offer you guidance in this regard.In their own words:"Investor’s Daily Edge is a free investment newsletter that’s delivered by email. In each weekday issue you’ll receive clear recommendations and practical strategies for protecting your portfolio and multiplying your money – whether the market is rising or falling.This is not a “news” publication, so don’t count on a recap of the biggest stories of the week. Instead, you’ll get a to-the-point analysis of what “the news” means to you – and how you should act TODAY to make the most money with the least risk.Investor’s Daily Edge is written by a select group of marke | | By: How to be debt free? | | |
| | Disciplined investment approach for a mutual fund investor | | 2008-05-25 11:34:00 | | I have found lots of mutual fund investors are not aware about the proper investment methods to leverage maximum profit from this good investment product. The case studies on financial planning before the recommendations shows that people investing bulk money to the mutual fund at a single time.Investing large amount to mutual fund at a single time will not give the required result. It is because, the product is entirely depends on the stock market and knowledge on the peak and low of stock market is required by a Mutual fund investor when doing bulk cash investment at single time. If you know the timings well, then why you want to go to mutual funds? You can invest in equity directly.In India, I have found that lots of people including my colleagues investing in mutual fund at the end of financial year to save the tax. They are not aware the consequences or because of the ignorance. Their ultimate aim is to invest somewhere and save tax. As a result, they are losing money that requir | | By: the ultimate value investing wisdom | | |
| | Investor fined for rigging Sacombank's shares price | | 2008-05-23 07:56:45 | | The State Securities Commission (SSC) Wednesday slapped a fine of VND100 million (US$6,250) on a trader for unduly “influencing” the Ho Chi Minh City stock market.
Truong Dinh Khoi regularly placed huge buy and sell orders for Saigon Thuong Tin Joint Stock Commercial Bank (Sacombank - coded STB) between January 28 to...
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| the Independent Investor eBook | | 2008-05-18 13:28:00 | | Learn to think independently by downloading the Independent Investor eBook, FREE! Do you, like most people, believe that the best way to invest is to follow the news about Iraq, oil prices, or the Fed's next move? If so, prepare to be challenged with the Independent Investor eBook. We promise to show you a whole new way of thinking about investing. We have handpicked 5 of the most groundbreaking reports we have ever published in the 27 year history of Elliott Wave International and compiled them into this 75-page eBook. The Independent Investor eBook will show you the simple beauty of the true relationships among financial markets, the economy, and human psychology. The hard facts and price charts in this eBook challenge conventional beliefs and offer explanations for market behaviors that ha | | By: Elliot Wave Trader | | |
| | Investor association calls for change to bank stock selling rules | | 2008-05-18 04:00:39 | | The Viet Nam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI) has sought the government’s approval for private banks to sell 5% stakes to foreign investors without asking for central bank approval.
The move was made in a bid to halt a slump in bank stocks, the association said.
“Share prices of banking stocks plunged...
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| | NSE Investor Enlightenment Series- 4 | | 2008-05-13 10:22:00 | | Protecting your account from unauthorized trades-Part IVA. Post Trading:1. Make sure that you receive contract notes for all your trades from the Trading Member within the stipulated time of 24 hours from the execution of trade.2. In case you have opted for digital contract notes, please verify your e-mail account on a daily basis so that all transactions in your account come to your knowledge.3. Review the transaction in your beneficiaryowner’s (demat) account regularly. Ensure that securities movement in your demat account have been for valid transactions that have been executed on your behalf.4. Give and receive all funds/securities to and from Trading Member’s account only.5. Make payments only by way of account payee cheque/demand draft/pay order in favour of trading member.6. Make sure that you receive quarterly statement of funds and securities from your Trading Member. Review the stateme | | By: commonmanstocks | | |
| | City to hold investor convention | | 2008-05-09 05:50:01 | | A three-day financial seminar and exhibition will begin in HCM City on May 30 as part of co-operation between Singapore’s NextVIEW Group and the HCM City Stock Exchange.
"This year’s Asia Trader&Investor Convention (ATIC) is more evidence of our commitment to HOSE and Viet Nam to provide investor education, data...
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| | Assumptions about Investor Behavior underlying Markowitz model | | 2008-05-04 22:50:00 | | Returns distribution. Every investment opportunity has a probability distribution that describes the expected return over the investment horizon.Risk and Return describes completely investment decisions.Risk represented by variabilityUtility maximization. Investment indifference curves are convex, i.e. their marginal utility of wealth is diminishing over time.Risk aversion. Lower risk is preferable than higher one holding expected return constant. | | By: Nerdy Eddy | | |
| | Investor Rights Violations | | 2008-05-01 04:05:29 | | Although there is penalty of federal law, brokerage firms may cheat investors. Here are some rights of investors which must be given two times, before trading and after doing any process –buying or selling– by written confirmation:
1- The bid and offer price quotes for penny stock. Here, [...] | | By: Penny Stock Investing | | |
| | 12 golden investment rules each investor should keep in mind | | 2008-04-27 06:41:00 | | 1. Obtain the written documents for the particular prduct that explaining the investment information.2. Read and understand such documents carefully prior to make any investment decisions3. Verify the legitimacy of the investment4. Find out all the costs and possible benefits associated with the investment5. Assess the risk-return profile of the investment to take proper decisin and peace in mind about your money.6. Know the liquidity and safety aspects of the investment to identify the possible traps when trying to sell or quit the product.7. Ascertain if it is appropriate for your specific goals. You should have a specific goal befor making any investment and should be well aware about the possibility to attain those goals with the present investment.8. Compare these details with other investment opportunities available. It is always best to compare the procut with its peers. This will hep you to indentify the product performance and possibile returns from the invesment.9. Examine if | | By: the ultimate value investing wisdom | | |
| | Investor's Corner: Margin Can Leverage Your Gains, But It Also May Exacerbate Losses | | 2008-04-25 20:50:00 | | Vincent Mao Nitrous oxide ramps up an engine's power by allowing more fuel to be burned. In the stock market, margin works kind of like that.With margin, you can magnify your returns and buy more stock than you otherwise could.There are advantages and disadvantages to this. And there are times when you should be on margin as well as times when you shouldn't.Margin lets you buy stock without putting up all of the required capital. Under current regulations, you put up half of the position's value and borrow the other half from your broker.This 2-to-1 leverage factor is the main reason why investors use margin. If a trade works in your favor, you'll earn a higher return -- more bang for your buck.Of course, brokerage firms don't lend you money for free. They charge you interest on a monthly basis depending on the debit balance, or how much you borrowed. Suppose you buy 100 shares of a $100 stock in a regular cash account. You'll need to have at least $10,000, or the full market value of | | By: How to be Rich, Happy and Free from Scams | | |
| | Same Investor, Different Tips | | 2008-04-21 15:49:15 | | Investor is a person who puts money into stocks, bonds or other funds. Investor has many names like a trader, a buyer, or a seller. These common names don’t reflect the difference between investors. Investors vary according to the purpose of market entry.
Day Traders: This kind of investors has many names such as short term [...] | | By: Penny Stock Investing | | |
| | "Investor Guide" -guiding you in personal finance and investment | | 2008-04-19 11:04:55 | | As I have discussed before that to lead a debt free life and get financial freedom, you need to do proper future planning. Future planning includes making budget, research or knowledge of credit, debit terms, and when you are financially stable, then go forward to invest your money for long term benefits. But where to get guidance and advice about investing our money?Investor guide was launched in 1996, to empower individual investors to take control of their finances and investments through the Internet. It is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia and is flagship of WebFinance Inc. which is a financial Internet company which designs, builds, and nurtures business opportunities where technology and finance intersect.Mission: (In their own words)InvestorGuide.com's mission is to give you complete control over your financial future. The days of having to use traditional full-service brokers are over, as the Web is accelerating an investing and personal finance revolution. For the first time | | By: How to be debt free? | | |
| | A Retail Investor's Musings on Dupont and Overseas Shipholding Group | | 2008-04-18 22:57:00 | | I've had some shares of Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), a tanker company, for a while. I'm wondering whether I should sell it, and buy it back later at a cheaper price. It's $74.9 a share as of this Friday's close. It's been as high as $91.49 in July before tanker rates plunged. Since then, OSG has waddled between the $50s and $70s. In addition to the 52 week high, I had multiple chances to sell in the $80s and mid $70s and buy in the mid $50s, but I did nothing.Each time the cause of the run up was slightly different. First there were the idiots on Fast Money on CNBC, pushing the stock. (That turned out the best time to sell, as it often does.) Then there were the interest rate cuts, which were predictable. Then there was a rise in shipping prices. Then, around the time of the last quarterly report, which wasn't very good, the price spiked for a day for unknown reasons. This time, the stock's going up because of speculation that Frontline (FRO) will buy it out. Frontline's chairman | | By: Slacker Wealth | | |
| | | " NSE Investor Letter Series" | | 2008-04-15 11:22:00 | | This is in continuation of our previous mail on the above subject, to create awareness about steps that investors should take to prevent unauthorized transactions in their accounts. Protecting your account from unauthorized trades- Part II I. Pre Trading | | By: commonmanstocks | | |
| | G7 summit fails to rally investor confidence in U.S currency | | 2008-04-15 08:33:47 | | CURRENCY TRADING SUMMARYU.S. Dollar Trading (USD) eased on Monday tracking equities markets as investors’ faith in the dollar was short lived following the G7 summit. Retail Sales figures released for the month of March rose 0.2%, whilst February data was revised to show a decline of -0.4%, rather than the reported -0.6%. In share market news, volumes were moderate as investors hold out for a number of profit results due to be released in the ensuing days. The Dow Jones eased 23 points (-0.2%), while the NASDAQ lost 14 points (-0.6%). Oil prices rose on Monday following a weaker dollar couple with continual supply concerns, rising US$1.62 a barrel to US$111.76. Looking ahead, PPI Core Output figures are to be released on Tuesday with expectations of a 0.2% growth for the month of March. Producer Price Index is also to be released on Tuesday with forecasts of a 0.6% growth for the month of March. Bear Stearns 1st Quarter profit and loss statement will be released on Tuesday. The Euro | | By: All About Investiment | | |
| | | | Hong Kong-based finance investor Temasia Capital becomes PVI's strategic partner | | 2008-04-10 21:14:18 | | Hong Kong-based Temasia Capital Limited Co recently officially became PetroVietnam Insurance Corp's strategic partner and holds a position in PVI's director board.
Right after becoming PVI's strategic partner, Temasia together with PVI attended the interdisciplinary exhibition within the framework of French Week held...
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| | Successful investment practices for an equity investor | | 2008-04-06 05:40:00 | | Equity investment is a must have in one's portfolio if he is serious on accruing wealth. Lots of time time to research and good amount of patience required (read this article, the Requirement of patience by an investor) to an equity investor to succeed. Here are some best practices for investors who's serious on direct equity investment. For simplify, these practices divided to three, self assessment, fundamental research and profit analysis as well as some best practices: Self assessment1. What is your investment objective?2. What is your perspective? Long term or short term? (To get profit from equity investment, one should have a long term perspective. It is advisable to have a 5 to 10 years time perspective for a successful investor to double his money or receive proper returns from his stock investments. Building wealth is not an hour, a day or some months process. It is a time taken process)3. What is your risk profile? Can you bear a lose of 35 to 45% of capital in case of fluc | | By: the ultimate value investing wisdom | | |
| | 41 rules for an equity investor | | 2008-04-04 00:55:00 | | Famous contrarian investor and the Chairman of Dreman Value Advisors, David Dreman in his best seller, Contrarian Investment Strategies: The next Generation, giving 41 rules for an intelligent investor to remember when dealing with equity investment selection.A sure thing almost nobody playsRule #1: Do not use market timing or technical analysis. These techniques can only cost you money.Experts err predictably and oftenRule #2: Respect the difficulty of working with a mass of information. Few of us can use it successfully. In-depth information does not translate into in-depth profits.Rule #3: Don’t make an investment decision based on correlations. All correlations in the market, whether real or illusory, will shift and soon disappear.Rule #4: Tread carefully with current investment methods. Our limitations in processing complex information correctly prevent their successful use by most of us.The failure rate among financial professionals, at times, approaching 90%, indicates not o | | By: the ultimate value investing wisdom | | |
| | Cavico hires multinational IR firm CCG investor relations | | 2008-04-01 20:30:17 | | Cavico Company, (OTCBB:CVIC), the largest non-government owned heavy civil construction contractor in Vietnam, announced today that it has retained CCG Investor Relations to design and execute its investor relations programme.
"We believe retaining CCG will bring Cavico to the attention of a larger group of potential...
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| | Stocks rebound as investor confidence returns | | 2008-03-29 00:24:57 | | Shares rallied for a third consecutive day in Ho Chi Minh City with brokers saying confidence was gradually returning in the market.
“The market rebounded on Wednesday after the market regulator cut the intraday share trading band from 5% to 1%.
On Wednesday, all the selling was absorbed, and there were more...
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| | The Entreprenurial Investor | | 2008-03-26 22:16:00 | | These are my notes to the first nine chapters of The Entreprenurial Investor they are not intended to take the place of the book in any way, and I recommend everyone purchase the book - it's by far the best I've read on investing and business in a while. Entreprenurial InvestorChapter 1 Eyes Believe What You See, Ears Believe Others· Buffett said, “You’re neither right nor wrong, because other people agree with you; you’re right, because your facts and reasoning are right.”· Bernard Baruch: “Every man entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.”· Education w/o experience = knowledge w/o wisdom· “Your eyes believe what they see; your ears believe others” – Fortune Cookie· Kodak didn’t miss the digital cameras trend – simply mishandled it.· Ad industry reacted to TiVo w/ in-program ads, what’s future for Viacom, Disney and NBC if people have the power to avoid ads?· Wal-Mart & Costco and specialty retailers like Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods ta | | By: Value INvesting, and a Few Cigar Butts | | |
| | What should an investor do now? | | 2008-03-17 21:51:00 | | In much the same way that markets go up, they also come down. Therefore, advises a senior fund manager, if you are a long-term investor and can remain invested for at least a year, don't lose too much sleep. And there are a few good reasons why you ought not to.The current bear phase, he explains, has nothing to do with the performance of Indian companies. It is, essentially, a function of the trouble in the US. So long as these problems persist, markets across the world will remain jittery and stock prices will remain low. Theoretically, therefore, it is a great opportunity for investors to reshuffle their portfolios.How you do that, though, depends on what kind of an investor you are. According to a market veteran, if you are a mutual fund investor, staying invested would be a good idea. That's because fund managers are already churning their portfolios to contain losses. When the recovery starts, their gains will be good. However, if you have invested in sector-specific funds, he ad | | By: Indian stock markets | | |
| | Au Lac Securities gets approval to sell stake to foreign investor | | 2008-03-17 07:36:50 | | The HCM City-head quartered Au Lac Securities Joint Stock Company has got approval from the State Securities Commission to sell shares to foreign investors.
Under the permission Au Lac will issue 4.9 million stocks to Technology CX (Cayman), which will help increase its chartered capital to VND100 billion (US$6.3...
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| | Investor and requirement of patience | | 2008-03-12 11:00:00 | | Whenever digging into the success story of millionaire investors like Warren Buffett, we will get the first idea “Invest for long term”. Of course, this is the most successful mantra of all successful investors in the world. Patience, a must quality, highly required by an investor to survive in the volatile stock markets and achieve proper result. I am correlating a small story below to understand the requirement of patience as well as stock selection with margin of safety.Suppose you are participating a boat race competition that is required to cross a river with a small boat. There are huge waves and winds during the journey. But there is a convincing price also waiting for you. What you will do? Of course you will check whether you can swim to escape if something happening. Or you will take the precautions like wearing a life jacket.Before starting the race, you have to ensure the condition of the boat and ensure there is no holes in the boat to push water inside. Once confirmin | | By: the ultimate value investing wisdom | | |
| | Billionaire Investor Sees Bank Failures Ahead | | 2008-03-10 10:57:00 | | Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross says the current market downturn differs from previous slumps in that no American banks have yet failed this time, but he suggests that's about to change."I think that's going to be the next wave, and coupled with problems in the commercial real estate market; I think they'll be the next bubbles that burst," the chairman and CEO of W. L. Ross and Company told CNBC's "Squawk Box" in an exclusive interview.He was asked about the risks to big banks."I think that the big banks won't fail in the sense that they will go to zero and depositors would lose money," Ross replied. "I think the Fed and other regulators will make things happen.| I think it's the medium-sized banks, and particularly some of those that got overextended with the subprime and other kind of mortgage debt.| I think those are the ones that had the serious mismatch, making 20- and 30-year loans based on 90-day deposits."Ross's comments echo those made by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke | | By: How to be Rich, Happy and Free from Scams | | |
| | The Biggest Risk You Face as an Investor | | 2008-03-05 21:14:00 | | Investors face all kinds of risks in the financial markets. There is credit risk – the risk that a borrower will default on an obligation. Liquidity risk – the possibility that you will not be able to convert a security into cash when you need the money. Market risk – the likelihood that the stock market will decline in value. But the biggest risk of all is shortfall risk. This is the risk that you’ll outlive your savings. And it is quite real. Thanks to better lifestyles, improved nutrition and advances in health care, folks today are living longer than ever. People retiring at 65 face the serious prospect of spending up to three full decades in retirement. That means investors using an ultra-conservative approach, investing in Treasuries, CDs and money markets, are often taking a bigger gamble with their portfolios – and their retirement lifestyle – than they realize. This is | | By: Indian stock markets | | |
| | Are stockbrokers misusing investor funds? | | 2008-03-02 05:14:50 | | Concerns that some staff at securities companies are using investor funds for their own agenda have emerged recently.
A Ha Noi investor, who requested anonymity, said that in an opening session one month ago he placed an ATO (at the open) order at a securities company to sell shares.
"Someone from the company called...
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| | Investor Relations | | 2008-03-01 14:24:00 | | Emerging Markets, LLC is a consulting company that specializes in investor relations. They offer companies a full range of investor relations services, including presentation development, corporate profiles, fact sheets, press releases, and innovative and aggressive marketing programs. If your company is looking for new investment but nobody seems interested, Emerging Markets can help you attract and keep the investors and the funds you need.Tags: investor relations, emerging markets, lynda lippin
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| | India Must Ease Foreign Investor Rules to Spur Growth, says Economic Survey | | 2008-02-28 10:03:00 | | India must ease foreign investment rules in retail, sell state-run companies and improve the nation's roads and power supply to accelerate growth, a finance ministry report recommended before tomorrow's budget statement.``An appreciation of the rupee, a slowdown in industry and infrastructure constraints remained of concern,'' the annual Economic Survey for 2007-08 prepared by officials advising Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said. ``Raising growth to double digits will | | By: Brand Mantra | | |
| | Investor group envisions thriving Macy's building | | 2008-02-25 05:18:00 | | A group of Atlanta investors hopes to transform the bottom three floors of the now-vacant downtown Macy's department store into a thriving retail and restaurant space.The group, called the Davison's Downtown LLC, has the bottom three floors (including the grand street-level space complete with chandeliers) under contract. Those three floors total 185,000 square feet, which will be sold as a condo interest for $16.5 million. The sale is expected to be completed by the end of March. The group, which includes 18 investors (all from Atlanta with one exception) plans to spend up to $14 million more to revitalize the space.Once the Atlanta investors take control of the space, the future looks bright. The spectacular main shopping floor will once again be open to the public and will become an integral part of a well-balanced downtown, a downtown that has been hungry for new retail with more restaurant choices.
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| | Banks to hold investor funds | | 2008-02-22 04:57:22 | | Despite suggestions from analysts to delay the decision, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has affirmed that come March 1, brokerages will be required to use banks to manage investor capital.
According to the MoF’s decision No 27 issued April 24, securities companies must nominate a bank to handle investor funds from...
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| | Portrait of the successful investor | | 2008-02-14 09:12:00 | | What works for them can work for you“What's the secret to investing success?†It's a difficult-if not impossible-question to answer. Investing isn't really about secrets. It takes a good deal of research and discipline, a fair amount of patience, and tolerance for mistakes to make a successful investor.That said, if you sit down and talk with some of the more successful investors, you begin to see some characteristics they have in common:A principled approach Before they even start to invest, successful investors have given a lot of thought to the investment process. They've established clear, practical principles to guide their investment decisions and portfolio strategies. Establishing these principles before constructing the portfolio makes it easier to achieve the desired risk/return profile and avoid financial mistakes.A disciplined mindsetSuccessful investors don't pay a lot of attention to the market. Certainly they're aware of long-term trends. But they don't obsess about s | | By: the ultimate value investing wisdom | | |
| | What a retail Investor want to do in a fluctuating stock market? | | 2008-02-14 06:22:00 | | As a retail investor, spend time to do proper research before investing money in the stock market. Through proper research, one can avoid possible money losing mistakes and bad decisions. For a retail investor, investment strategy and asset allocation shouldn’t vary year to year and he shouldn’t react on market fluctuations. Instead, have to stick with his investing strategy for great success. A retail investor should be able to identify his risk profile before start investing. Panic or greedy nature of an investor will lead him to wrong decisions to lose money or possible profits. He should have enough patience to stick with investment time horizon and financial goals. In my previous articles, I mentioned, investment is not just a time pass or hobby but it is a passion with commitments. Researches showing that, an investor with well structured financial goals and a good investment strategy have more chance to attaining financial goals.Finally, ample diversification required to | | By: the ultimate value investing wisdom | | |
| | An Apartment Buying Spree for a Billionaire Investor | | 2008-02-09 23:54:00 | | Billionaires Blog: By DealBookPhoto via Ezer MizionFor the average New Yorker, moving in from the outer boroughs to more centrally-located digs in Manhattan is an “arrival” of sorts. For billionaire investor Ira Rennert, it’s a drop in the bucket.Mr. Rennert, a native of Brooklyn who made his fortune in metals junk bonds and subsequently bought and sold the company that invented the Humvee, just purchased two Park Avenue apartments — one for each of his daughters, The New York Observer’s Max Abelson reported.Read
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| | Dubai Investor Eyes Spain's Colonial | | 2008-02-03 17:27:00 | | Colonial is Spain's second-largest real-estate company by assets and has been hit hard by tightening financial conditions and sharply slowing new home sales. The company's low share price has fueled interest in a possible takeover of the company. It lost 62% of its value last year amid growing fears of a sector slowdown. In the face of a declining share price, banks in late December started unloading shares. The shares have retreated 12% this year.
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| | Graham's Guidelines for Ordinary Longterm Investor | | 2008-01-29 04:39:00 | | Below are some simple guidelines from the Father of Value investing Benjamin Grham on portfolio and selecting a stock to buy. This is mainly to an investor who has limited knowledge on stocks and willing to have a longterm investment. The only requirement to practice these guidelines are, 'common sense'.Once if you cound found a company, then it required some research to match the required areas of this companies to Graham's following guidelines:1. There should be adequite but not excessive diversification of stocks in portfolio (Minimum 10 and Maximum of 30)2. Each company selected should be large prominant and coservatively financed.3. Each company should have a long record of divident payment.4. The investor should impose a limit on P/E ratio. The portfolio should be subjected to a periodice inspection.A strong minded approach to investment, firmly based on the margin-of-safety principle can yield handsome rewards.
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| | Investor Tool | | 2008-01-24 09:31:40 | | There are many invest tool we can use, but the problem is which one is fit for us. In my view, to choose the invest tool, we should determine our profile first using one of investor tool. The first thing we should do is to determine our objectives. What is our return and risk objectives ? click here to find out more about Investor Tool | | By: Hanstaruna | | |
| | 46 HYIP's terms investor must know before investing | | 2008-01-20 15:16:07 | | Most of the "terms" below are widely use by HYIP's today .These are the terms we need to know in order to getting started.Most of us (myself included)started by knowing very little about those HYIP's terms .It's important to know our self what their talking about.and not just listen to "How much we going to get"List by http://earningsource.blogspot.com/HYip HYIP A High Yield Investment Program. These programs claim to invest in high risk, high yield opportunities. An HYIP can be both offline or online, and maybe be investing in a variety of markets. A large portion of online HYIP's are simply ponzi schemes that call themselves HYIPs. Usually every high yeild program goes with quite a risk, so it will be helpful to use diversification's while investing in these programs.BettingSome HYIP programs make money on difference kinds of bets f.e. sports.Diversification The concept of spreading the money among a number of different investments or investment programs in order to reduce risk. It's | | By: source of global earning© | | |
| | Vietcombank’s unexpected prosperity rekindles investor confidence | | 2008-01-17 04:16:29 | | The Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has announced a profit of VND3.1tril, much higher than the estimated VND2.6tril in its information disclosure released before it implemented its equitization plan.
Many investors believe the bank...
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| | Asia Trader and Investor Convention | | 2008-01-12 11:20:49 | | Some of you might be interested in this event. Besides the Singapore event, it will also be held in Malaysia, Vietnam and India.
Asia Trader & Investor Convention (ATIC @Singapore 2008).
Date : 1 - 2 March 2008
Time : 9am to 6pm
Venue : Suntec Singapore, Hall [...] | | By: Intelligent Investor Club | | |
| | Arne Alsin: Investor caution leaves undervalued stocks to be discovered | | 2008-01-08 20:15:00 | | Lots of investors are hiding out, choosing to sidestep the stock market. Can you blame them? The backdrop is scary and it could get a lot scarier. The economy has probably slipped into recession. The dollar could plunge to depths that are hard to imagine. The credit market crunch could morph overnight from a crisis into a catastrophe.Considering this scenario, what is the smartest course of action? Should investors take cover and hide? In a word, no. A rare opportunity to score huge gains in the stock market exists right now. Scores of high-quality companies have been discarded by panicky investors at fire-sale prices. The gap between price and value has widened to extraordinary levels.Full Article: FT.com
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| | Fed Rate Cuts to an Investor | | 2007-12-11 23:52:32 | | The Fed had just cut rates by 25 basis points. This is the headline I see from Yahoo news.
“Stock Falls After Fed Cuts Rate“
This is another headline I see from the previous month:
“Stocks Rise on Fed Cut”
If you are a long term investor, should you even be concerned with whether the Fed is cutting or [...] | | By: Intelligent Investor Club | | |
| | My Newbie Investor Mistakes | | 2007-12-10 21:48:00 | | I started investing about two years ago. Since then I've made several blunders, that I'm sure many others make too. Here are a couple:I bought a stock because someone else recommended it (twice).I let my returns be crushed by commissions.1. Never listen to the guys in the investment magazines, newsletters, and on the TV. Maybe they have great track records and their bad picks are just a fluke. They recommend so many stocks, however, that their picks are pretty much like an index, and over the long run indexes (large collection of stocks) tend to go up. Individual investors don't have enough money to invest in every single recommendation, and it might be that 20th or 30th stock that you had no more money to buy that would put your portfolio in positive territory.If Warren Buffett had a stock recommendation show or column, would it last? I doubt it. Weeks would go by without a single stock pick. Stock pumpers on CNBC like Jim Cramer, however, have to find a new bunch of stocks five days a week. They make a living not on investment advice, but on entertainment. Don't listen to them.2. Try to keep your brokerage commissions under 2%. Don't buy $100 worth of stock when the broker charges you $10 to buy and sell. In such a scenario, your stock has to go up 20% in price just so you break even!What silly investing mistakes have you made? Feel free to post a comment.
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| | Investor's Corner: Build Positions By Averaging Up, Not Down | | 2007-12-06 11:51:00 | | Everybody loves a bargain. But when it comes to stocks, a declining price shouldn't be viewed as an opportunity to buy.That's because a falling stock is likely to continue to drop. So if you've heard that it's smart to buy additional shares of a stock when it gets rattled, don't listen.Averaging down, as investors call this approach, has the potential to leave you throwing good money after bad.A better tactic is to increase a position in a stock that's rising. That's called "averaging up."This strategy means you break your stock investment into three parts. Start with an initial purchase and make additional share purchases as the stock proves itself by advancing from its breakout.At each point 15u add, buy smaller amounts of shares. That helps you avoid losses on your entire position if the stock suddenly goes south.The simplest way to average up is to buy half the position you plan to take in a stock right as it breaks out past a buy point. Then, buy a smaller amount of shares | | By: How to be Rich, Happy and Free from Scams | | |
| | Rules to be A Successful Investor at HYIP | | 2007-11-15 03:29:44 | | gonna tell you few rules of HYIP. You may already know this but i will say for the newbies. I have learned this rules from my experience. I am not telling that you will be billionaire after reading this. This rule is to save you from scam and frauds. The few lines may save you from getting ruined by HYIP and will help you to be successful in HYIP business. Here are the CashCowBoy rules for HYIP :Rule No.1 : Don't Be Greedy.Rule No.2 : Invest the money which you can afford to lose.Rule No.3 : Try to avoid short plans like or two days which gives high profits over 200%. Because most of them are scam.Rule No.4 : At first invest the minimum amount required for the plans. When you will get paid few times and you will be sure that its not scam then increase investment or start compounding.Rule No.5 : Before invensting in a company you should check for badges from HYIP monitors which proof that its paying. This proof is not enough. Now click on the badges and visit those monitor sites and re | | By: Make Money Online : Tips from I Digg Anything | | |
| | Local Investor Offers Solution to Many Buyers With Credit Issues | | 2007-10-15 14:37:00 | | Howard Brummel is a man who can think outside of the box. This local real estate investor has found a way to put people into houses that they love even when they would not be able to get traditional financing because of credit or income verification issues. Howard, and other investors like him, offer their houses (he has over 40 right now to choose from) for sale through the very popular Lease/Purchase program. This method of selling a house is proving to be quite popular with the tighter restrictions that mortgage companies are putting on their borrowers now.HERES HOW IT WORKS:A buyer has some credit issues but needs a house to live in now. Instead of the traditional 10% down on a house, Howard only requires an initial 3 - 5% down. They have 1 year to clean up their credit while they pay rent on the house as if they were leasing it. As they make their payments on time, they are establishing a record of being able to make payments on the house for the future lender to see. If they buy the house within the first 3 months, 100% of their on-time rent is credited towards the final purchase price of the house. If they close within 4-6 months, it's 75%. 7-9 months is 50% and 10-12 months is 25% rent credit. After 12 months, 10% of their rent is credited. By credit, I mean that that percentage of their rent will go, along with the down payment, towards to purchase price of the house.A buyer can know that at least some portion of his rent is working towards the purchase price of the house. He is also buying time to work towards establishing better credit so that he will qualify for traditional financing and lower interest rates.To read more about Howard's Lease/Purchase plan, you can visit his site by clicking HERE. You can also reach him at 770-591-9492. | | By: Cherokee County GA Real Estate | | |
| | VietNam – a bright spot for investor safety | | 2007-10-05 19:26:00 | | Horst Geicke, a fund advisor in Viet Nam, said Viet Nam was a bright spot for investment safety in the Asian-Pacific region and an attractive destination for foreign investors. Geicke made the comment at an investors conference held by his firm - VinaCapital - in Ho Chi Minh City on October 4. Geicke added that Viet Nam’s strong economic growth made investors boost investment in this potential market. The two-day conference drew over 130 investors worldwide
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| | Sunshine Empire enters Investor Alert List | | 2007-10-05 15:52:00 | | Sunshine Empire has been listed in the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) list of Investor Alert.However, there is no cause for alarm for Sunshine Empire merchants because Sunshine Empire has long stated it's stand that it is not an investment company and merchants are already educated on the need to explain to their clients that when they join, they are not investing.Sunshine Empire rewards its merchants for their consumption in the company on the e-Mall platform. Sources: http://www.moneysense.gov.sg/check_our_list/Consumer_Portal_IAL.html | | By: Sunshine Empire Holdings International Blog | | |
| | Rare Gold Coins for you - as investor or collector? | | 2007-09-24 16:02:29 | | I have got a nice idea. Its not mine. Its from a company named Monaco rare coin. They have a great rare coin gallery. Their special product is gold coin i repeat gold coin . They have also gold, silver and platinum bullion and bullion coins. I have visited their gallery a saw nice coins. You can buy them easily. Last time when i visited lowest was $1.0 . Coinage of the gold dollar was authorized by the Act of March 3, 1849. The weight was 25.8 grains, fineness .900.You must be thinking whats the idea i was telling about. The idea is you can also do business with them. I mean you can you can also invest. Thats why my post title is with a question that what do you want to be ? Collector or investor?Rare coin experts such as Monaco Rare Coin can show you opportunities available in the rare coin marketplace today . . . opportunities that are often unknown or simply unavailable to less-established dealers. In addition, a rare coin expert like Monaco can help you guard against possible market pitfalls, situations a less-experienced dealer simply may not have experienced or be aware of.So now whats your choice ? You will collect or invest for gold coin ?
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| | How to be a Smart Panama Investor | | 2007-09-19 22:22:24 | | Here are 8 great attributes to any smart Panama investor. Coming to know a lot of these folks, and with many of them as personal friends, it can be helpful to look at the commonalities of those who truly succeed in the Panama real estate market, to delineate them from everyone else.Buying real estate in Panama can be frustrating, there's no doubt about it,and everyone, whether they're a smart investor or not, thinks they want something "special". In reality though, with more and more competition in the market, that "special" deal is getting harder and harder to find. Investment pportunities that are "special" most often are not on the market for long because they sell so quickly. Sometimes they're sold through a broker but more often than not, they're sold direct (from seller to buyer): the listing not even making an appearance on the public market.The Panama real estate market today is commonly referred to (by me) as the Wild Wild West. It's an era where modern day gunfighters, outlaws, and desperados prey on the weak. It's an era where things like romance,misfortune, and legends have a way of making dreams (and sometimes breakingthem). But to the smart Panama investor, there are ways to differentiate between the real and the far-fetched; between a good investment and a bad one.1. Smart Panama investors know the importance of patience. They are not in any hurry to make an investment. While this doesn't mean they procrastinate or, delay the buying process, it does mean that when the ideal investment happens arise, they are able to jump on it like a real estate puma.Sometimes this means buying a last minute flight. Sometimes it means canceling a last minute birthday party.2. Smart Panama investors know how to smell out a deal. Much like bargain shopping, they know that in such a ground-level real estate market, an amazing deal does indeed exist! They seek investments not in the mainstream flow, but rather off the public radar. Oftentimes, these back road deal | | By: Tropiland Panama Blog: Your Panama Real Estate Sou | | |
| | Formula 1 - Super Aguri Found New Investor ? | | 2007-09-18 07:12:00 | | Aguri Suzuki has always insisted that his team is in no financial danger for 2007 season, even after the payments from their main partner, SS United stopped coming.However he made no secret of the fact, he is on lookout for some partners. Several names have been mentioned (Alejandro Agag, Tony Teixiera). But it seems that the cash injection has arrived from Japan. Austrian paper Salzburger Nachrichten reports that a powerful Japanese businessman has plugged the budget hole, therefore securing the future of Leafield based Super Aguri. The new investor is set to be announced officially at Suzuki's home race at Fuji in two weeks.This is what Aguri Suzuki reportedly had to say:"I am also negotiating with another partner, because it is not necessary that I keep 100 per cent of the team in my name."The danger never existed that we would have to stop this year, but now we have been saved for the future." Suzuki also said that there has not been decision made yet decided whether to run a custo | | By: Formula 1 And Stuff Around It | | |
| | State Investment Firm Likely to Be ‘Passive Investor’ | | 2007-09-13 14:00:13 | | For years, China’s investment strategy has been mostly a force for stability in financial markets. The country has plowed the huge sums of foreign currency earned from its exports into U.S. Treasurys and other safe assets. In the process, it has helped the U.S. to finance its yawning trade deficit. Read Original Post [...] | | By: Best China Suppliers | | |
| | So you want to be an investor? | | 2007-09-03 15:24:00 | | It always seems to happen. When I meet someone new or I am getting to know an acquaintance, the subject of what we do for a living usually comes up. When they hear I am a real estate agent, these days they act apologetic and say things like "I sorry, it must be tough for you now" or "what do you think the market is going to?" My answer to both questions is the same. "The market has changed but I am very excited about the opportunities available."This seems to take people by surprise a little because I am very optimistic about the future of real estate. Part of the reason is because I not only sell real estate, I am an investor, too. I also work with other investors and this is a great time to invest in real estate.A post I wrote about last week (READ IT HERE)talks about how rents are on the increase in Atlanta. Supply of affordable rental housing is low and people will always need a place to live. It is a great time to buy because prices are flat and there is an abundance of houses ava | | By: Cherokee County GA Real Estate | | |
| | The Investor 's Guide to Condo Hotel Real Estate Released | | 2007-09-01 16:48:00 | | The manual covers such topics as an Overview of the industry, top questions to ask before purchasing a unit, and rental management agreements. "Understanding the Condo Hotel Rental management agreement is a major focus of the manual." says Franchini. "For example, the average investor will not understand terms such as FF&E, RePar, or Average Room Rate, but these terms are essential towards fully understanding the rental management statements". Franchini also points out, "Questions to ask before purchase are also detrimental towards getting a good investment. Although location of the property is always an important consideration, the location of the unit is also extremely important. For example, you want to avoid purchasing a unit near the elevator, ice machines, or with a poor view".
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| | | Disney, local investor profit from Amalfi Hotel flip | | 2007-08-09 00:43:00 | | Seven months after buying the 215-room hotel at 20 W. Kinzie St., the Cataldo-Disney venture has sold to a fund managed by Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC. The purchase price is $29 million, or 12% more than in December, when Cataldo-Disney bought the hotel from Skokie developer Alter Group, according to the real estate transfer taxes paid as a part of the two transactions.
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| | Top investor sees U.S. property crash | | 2007-08-02 19:04:00 | | By Elif KabanMOSCOW (Reuters) - Commodities investment guru Jim Rogers stepped into the U.S. subprime fray on Wednesday, predicting a real estate crash that would trigger defaults and spread contagion to emerging markets."You can't believe how bad it's going to get before it gets any better," the prominent U.S. fund manager told Reuters by telephone from New York."It's going to be a disaster for many people who don't have a clue about what happens when a real estate bubble pops."It is going to be a huge mess," said Rogers, who has put his $15 million belle epoque mansion on Manhattan's Upper West Side on the market and is planning to move to Asia.Worries about losses in the U.S. mortgage market have sent stock prices falling in Asia and Europe, with shares in financial services companies falling the most.Some investors fear the problems of lenders who make subprime loans to people with weak credit histories are spreading to mainstream financial firms and will worsen the U.S. housi | | By: How to be Rich, Happy and Free from Scams | | |
| | | Mohnish Pabrai, Author of Dhandho Investor | | 2007-07-28 19:01:57 | | This year, Mohnish Pabrai, author of The Dhandho Investor: The Low - Risk Value Method to High Returns, won the eBay bid for a lunch with Warren Buffett.
Mohnish Pabrai was recently interviewed by Justin Fuller, Stock Analyst of Morningstar. During this interview, Mohnish talks about:
His Dhandho investment philosophy;
How coming from an entrepreneur background helped his [...] | | By: Intelligent Investor Club | | |
| | Online portals and property dealers to coexist for their mutual benefit and in the interest of investor | | 2007-07-18 06:37:56 | | The days when the only realistic course of action for prospective homebuyers was to scan localities and properties personally are over. Though personal inspection of short-listed options is obviously still de rigueur before the final purchase, the actual process of short-listing has become increasingly 'virtual'.Today, a significant section of Indian homebuyers launch their search by scanning available options listed on the Internet. It is only after this process has yielded enough prospects that they physically inspect properties. Certainly, there are a number of advantages to using the on-line approach in the initial stages of a home search. The Internet allows a prospective homebuyer to analyze the 'vital statistics' of an unlimited range of properties in the shortest possible time.Online real estate listings often feature photographs, as well - this helps in the visual aspect of home selection. However, we are still a way off from more advanced Internet listing systems in the West, wherein buyers can inspect properties in 'surround-view' panoramic views. Indian property buyers are now highly attuned to the need of proximity to important features such as schools, places of religious worship, shopping centers, leisure facilities, public transport options and general connectivity to key areas within the city.The Internet is a very useful tool when it comes to eliminating properties and localities on the basis of personal preferences. No longer is a homebuyer limited to choosing from a handful of available options because of budget constraints.Of course, the Internet is not a complete substitute for a real estate professional when it comes to the transaction stage. Nor do any but the most foolhardy buy a property without actually visiting and inspecting it. The advantages that the Internet offers in terms of real estate buying are limited to rendering the initial weeding-out and short-listing process more efficient, organized and time-effective. Understanding | | By: propertymixer | | |
| | Danang’s largest domestic investor puts $180 mln into real estate | | 2007-07-17 01:57:00 | | Hoang Anh Gia Lai Corp. plans to invest $150 million to build a waterfront hotel-apartment-office-shopping-complex along the Han River in Hai Chau district.Work on building the complex is scheduled to start early next year and finish in 2010.The corporation, headquartered in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, will also build an estimated $30 million worth of high-end apartments for sale in Thanh Khe district.
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| | Understanding the Bear Market Psychology of the Investor | | 2007-07-10 15:07:00 | | Interesting read for those thinking of going against the flow.... :)======================================By Jeff NealWith the Dow and the Standards and Poor's 500 doing quite well, it is important for the investor to take a close look on just how to start playing some defense. More often than not, when the market is experiencing a period of extreme optimism or pessimism, it is time to play contrarian and look to move against the crowd.The current optimism has the average U.S. equity currently selling for around 19 times trailing earnings, which is higher than the average. However, high P/E ratios do not necessarily indicate a bear market is ahead. In fact, with interest rates and inflation relatively low, a higher than average earnings ratio is exactly what should be anticipated.It is essential to note though that the current bull market was started around early October 2002 when the Standards and Poor's 500 was around the 780 mark. Since then, the market has been a robust bull mark | | By: How to be Rich, Happy and Free from Scams | | |
| | Investor's Corner: Always Cut Losses Short -- No Exceptions | | 2007-06-30 05:05:00 | | Alan R. Elliott You can't hear it often enough: Sell any stock that drops 7% to 8% below your purchase price -- no ifs, ands, or buts.It's tempting to believe that a stock, particularly one with strong fundamentals, will recover. Sometimes they do; sometimes they don't. But the rule book says sell.Stocks that fall tend to keep falling. It only takes a 9% gain to recover from an 8% loss. But if you let the stock fall further, it could crush your portfolio, and your confidence. After all, you'd need to double your money just to get back to square one on a 50% loser.On the same day that China's Shanghai exchange crumbled 8% in a single session in February, bulk container maker Greif showed the value of cutting losses short.Things looked good when Greif broke out of a seven-week, cup-with-handle base on Feb. 20. Volume was strong as shares spiked 6% above a 59.12 buy point 16oint 1).But five days later, the Shanghai market sold off, dragging U.S. indexes along with it. Greif, with its | | By: How to be Rich, Happy and Free from Scams | | |
| | World Top Investor Competition - a Contest Worth Watching | | 2007-02-25 05:02:00 | | I found an interesting contest that you might want to hear about - World Top Investor Competition.What is the World TopInvestor Competition?The World TopInvestor competition is a live money, capital markets trading competition. It lasts for a full year: February 19, 2007 to February 18, 2008.You can trade whatever you want, not only forex. The only thing is you need to have an account with a broker that sponsors the contest - that's the tricky part. And that you must trade your own money (at least 5000 USD or EUR). That's another tricky part :)But guess what the prize is:The winner of the World Top Investor Competition will get to be portfolio manager for a year of an investment fund of USD 250,000.Sounds good, heh? Well, it really is good. And I'm talking about this contest because it's better than the contests we're used to see in the forex market. We hear about monthly contests from Forex.com, FXCM or whatever-desperate-broker-looking-for-new-clients where they have winners with 500% or even 1000% returns. In one month! ONE.500% after one moth? 1000% after one month? You must be kidding. You're risking like crazy for those returns. Any strategy that pulls out 500% of the starting capital in such a short period of time will definitely lose on the long run. And that's what the World Top Investor Competition is all about.Last year's winner, Maria Helena Coutinho, a Portuguese female teacher (I know, I know what you're thinking) finished with 96.57% profit. Now compare that with 500% per month. Who's risking more? | | By: DailyFX | | |
| | How to Improve your Investor Pitch | | 2007-01-06 13:41:00 | | I was chatting with a couple of young engineers who were getting ready to pitch to a group of Investors last month, and they were voicing there frustration about the difficulty they have had getting good help on preparing for presenting to Investors, I had asked if they had looked for a coach or grey beard and they said that they had asked around but most of the guys were looking for large up front payments before they even looked at there business plan, I gave them my number, email and later sent them a copy of my "how to prepare a pitch" by Guy Kawasaki, I have added it here today...Endless articles, books, and blogs have been written on the topic of business plan presentations and pitching to investors. In spite of this wealth of advice, almost every entrepreneur gets it wrong. Why? Because most guides to pitching your company miss the central point: The purpose of your pitch is to sell, not to teach. Your job is to excite, not to educate.Pitching is about understanding what your cu | | By: Gordon Whyte's Blog of the daily challenges of an | | |
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