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Reflexivity revisited

December 1, 2008 by DanielXX
Let’s review the various perspectives about the relationship between stock prices and “business fundamentals” as most people understand it. First, there is the advice given by the Sage of Omaha about Mr Market being manic-depressive and that the prices he/she/it quotes can have a disconnect with underlying fundamentals. Then there is the typical technician’s/efficient market [...]

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Singapore stocks are just cheaper but they are still not cheap. Here’s why..

November 30, 2008 by SGDividends
We had a heated argument with The sexy Victoria Junior College student today because she hurt our ego.She said that after looking at our portfolio of stocks, she thinks it sucks. We, erhem, naturally felt insulted. We explained we bought most of it during the month of October. She countered with saying :” I don’t [...]

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Your choice of home impacts your financial freedom [1 Year Ago on Five Cents Ten Cents]

November 28, 2008 by Panzer
Singapore has one of the highest rates of home ownership in the world. Most Singaporeans, including myself, own our own homes. Your home is your single biggest investment you will make and has a fundamental impact on your lifestyle and your retirement because our retirement fund — the central provident fund (CPF) ordinary account savings [...]

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Ten Habits of Successful Value Investors (Adapted)

November 27, 2008 by Musicwhiz
This post is a timely reminder on value investing principles amid the worst credit crunch in 8 decades ! Apparently, the news just can’t get any worse (or can it ?), and no prizes for guessing that someone will pop up every day to say “hey the worst ain’t over yet”. It is during such [...]

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Thinking of Risks before Profit

November 25, 2008 by Createwealth8888
It is very important when investing to think of risks before profit, whether in stock or property investing. Do we need to learn through the painful way of losing huge sum of money before we learn how to think of risks before profit. Also there is such no investment that is low risk, and moderate [...]

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The macro and corporate news only gets worse…

November 24, 2008 by Kevin Scully
The US markets collapsed another 5-6% overnight amid further deterioration in the economy and no rescue plan yet in sight for their motor industry. Financials were also badly hit because in any major industry failure – banks as financiers will also be affected in terms of bad debt provisions. At the close the Dow shed [...]

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What should I invest now? Get real confused by following the Gurus!

November 22, 2008 by SGDividends
See the current portfolios of investing GURUs. Warren buffet, Boone Pickens and George Soros. Each is regarded as having been successful in investing and experienced ( read: old) enough, having been through market ups and downs to be considered credible in their stock selection. But alas, just look at their porfolio allocations and at first [...]

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A ticking time bomb?

November 20, 2008 by Patrick Lim
In my blog entry on October 18, 2008 under the title: Do the right thing. I highlighted a warning of the double whammy facing policyholders of regular premium investment-linked policies in the light of the current global financial turmoil which is reproduced here in full: “The majority of my concerns lie with regular premium investment [...]

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Tat Hong – Analysis of 1H FY 2009 Financials and Prospects

November 19, 2008 by Musicwhiz
Below is my analysis of Tat Hong’s financial statements as well as a discussion on their prospects in the next couple of years in light of the global financial crisis, which has so far thrown Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan into recession (in Asia). I will do the usual sectional analysis for Tat Hong but [...]

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