Value Investing
Offshore Investment Timing
We wrote recently about timing stock investments. The bottom line is that while fundamentals drive stock prices technical analysis of the market can accurately assess when an asset price has hit its top or bottom. This information is good to keep in mind for offshore investment timing. A case in point is Brazil which seemed […]
Investment Management Advice
You have money to invest and you are wondering what is a good investment? What are safe investments? After all you would like to make a better return than on a CD at the bank but you do not want to lose all of your hard earned money on something stupid! You are looking for […]
Under Priced Stocks
The whole point of investing in stock is finding under priced stocks. Through technical and fundamental analysis investors and traders look for stocks that are worth less today than they will be a decade from now, next year, tomorrow, an hour for now or in five minutes. The time frame depends, obviously, on whether the […]
When to Look at Stock Price
When to look at stock price varies with whether one is interested in long term investing or day trading. The day trader follows stock prices by the day, hour, or minute in order to profit from stock volatility and market volatility. When to look at stock price for a long term investor is after all […]
Bitcoin Debacle
There are a couple of lessons to be learned from the current Bitcoin debacle at Mt. Gox, the Bitcoin currency exchange that just folded in Tokyo. According to online Time magazine: FREE MASTERCLASS: 3 Secrets to Take Control of Your Financial Future! Right now, the price of a single Bitcoin on the biggest exchange in […]
Make Money Investing
The first order of business if you want to make money investing is fundamental analysis of the investment opportunity. In the years after the 1929 stock market crash that ushered in the Great Depression investors learned the concepts of intrinsic value and margin of safety. No longer was investing in the stock market akin to […]
Investment Goals and Strategies
The intended end result of investing is to make and keep money. The investment goals and strategies that one uses in accomplishing this goal are many. However, the first rule, to quote Warren Buffett, is not to lose money and the second rule to continue quoting the Oracle of Omaha is not to forget rule […]
Investing in Turnarounds
In the aftermath of the worst economic recession in nearly eighty years there are a lot of companies that are just putting themselves back together. The prime example was the company that once was the world’s largest corporation and the world’s largest auto maker. Things got so bad that General motors filed for bankruptcy and […]
Investment Risk Management
Investment risk management includes diversifying to balance business risk, being wary of overpriced stocks, and not confusing short term goals with long term investing techniques. Picking new winners is always the name of the game but picking them at the best price, diversifying to reduce sector risk, and choosing stocks whose prospects match your long term goals are good ways of managing investment risk.
Business risk is the risk of competition. Effectiveness of management, developing and promoting products, penetrating markets, and doing so in the most cost effective and profitable manner all go into a profitable company. Business risk is also […]