Finally, i'm more free to continue blogging and write up good articles for readers of my blog. Just finished my exams yesterday and looking forward to my Taiwan holiday trip in one weeks time. In the meantime, i'll be starting a series of posts on how to pick stocks. As an economics student, i'll start of with what is familiar to me which is how to analyse a company's economic moat. Many of you may have already heard this term. Read on to find out more.

Introduction
How to know what companies to invest in? This is a question many people will ask. When choosing which companies to buy, we need to know its competitive advantage against other companies. Investopedia defines economic moats as: "The competitive advantage that one company has over other companies in the same industry. This term was coined by renowned investor Warren Buffett."

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