Archive for December, 2006

WHAT’S IN STORE FOR 2007?

First of all, I’d like to wish all my dear readers a MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I am really looking forward to 2007 and another of year of trading and learning about the markets. I hope that you will join me as I continue on the quest to find my holy grail and [...]

Thai Currency Controls

Why is it that Xmas always gets manic around the office? I really do feel sorry for traders in Bangkok who woke up on Tuesday. “Whaaaaad de fuuuuuug????” You could almost hear them and since then it has been phone call after phone call after phone call to figure out exactly how this is going [...]

Another interesting tidbit..

If you think that we in Malaysia are hard done by, check out this latest documentary about the state of coffee growers in Africa - the only country to have gotten poorer in the past 20 years (www.blackgoldmovie.com) where the coffee grower gets less than 0.10% of the price of a Starbucks coffee. The [...]

Interesting Article: Warren Buffet’s 2006 Letter to Shareholders

Here’s an interesting link to one of Warren Buffet’s letters to shareholders which has been doing the email rounds. Most of you have probably got it already but for those you don’t - take a read of it. (You can download it here: rl_04-06-buffett_05_chairman_letter.pdf). It provides a great comment not only on the financial services [...]

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So what are you doing over Xmas?

Starting from this week, I will be attending a few too many Xmas parties to be able to post regularly and meaningfully so expect sporadic posts until the New Year. But here’s a couple of random thoughts / observations:
In certain work places, especially financial institutions, internal compliance rules prevent employees from trading too actively [...]

Trading Tools: Debt and Leverage

Last week we looked at cash flow to determine the financial health of a company here. Today we look at another aspect of the company’s financial health, namely its debt position.
In this respect the question which Harry Domash poses is ” is the company sinking deeper in debt or is it digging its way out?”. [...]

Trading: GHLSYS

Today GHLSYS broke out from a fractal. In a strong market like this where it has been trading rangebound, this looks like a little doggie who is lagging behind its owner and who has decided that it wants to catch up.
here lil’ doggy….

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Trading Tools: Cash is King

Today I am fortunate enough to have a whole afternoon in front of the PC catching up with my own investment education and stock analysis and would like to share something from a book I have been reading called ‘ Fire Your Stock Analyst’ by Harry Domash.
In my previous posts I have talked about cash [...]




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Index

Company Scores

KKB Engineering
kkb-engineering-bhd (10-06-08)
QL Resources
ql-resources(04-05-08)
Dreamgate Corporation Bhd
dgate08-11-07.pdf
YTL Corporation Bhd
ytl14-10-07.pdf
Opus International Group PLC
opus06-08-07.pdf
Notion Vtec Bhd
notion19-06-07.pdf
KFC Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad
kfc08-06-07.pdf
Pentamaster Corporation Bhd
pentamaster03-05-07.pdf
Adventa
adventa29-04-07.pdf
Kotra Industries
kotra-industries-26-04-07.pdf
Plenitu
plenitu04-04-07.pdf
YTL Powr
ytlpwr-26-02-07.pdf
Maxis
maxis17-02-07.pdf
DIGI
digi17-02-07.pdf
Petronas Dagangan Bhd
petdag-11-02-07.pdf
UMW
umw07-02-07.pdf
Genting
genting03-02-07.pdf
IGB Corporation
igb31-01-07.pdf
Topglove
topglov-31-01-07.pdf
IJM
ijm07-01-07.pdf
Gamuda
gamuda07-01-07.pdf
Dutch Lady
dlady19-07-07.pdf
Air Asia
asia11-01-07.pdf

RECOMMENDED READING

  • Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
    Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
    Author: Peter L. Bernstein
  • The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk
    The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk
    Author: William Bernstein
  • Key Management Ratios: Master the Management Metrics That Drive and Control Your Business (Financial Times Series)
    Key Management Ratios: Master the Management Metrics That Drive and Control Your Business (Financial Times Series)
    Author: Ciaran Walsh
  • Pring on Price Patterns : The Definitive Guide to Price Pattern Analysis and Intrepretation
    Pring on Price Patterns : The Definitive Guide to Price Pattern Analysis and Intrepretation
    Author: Martin Pring
  • How Countries Compete: Strategy, Structure, and Government in the Global Economy
    How Countries Compete: Strategy, Structure, and Government in the Global Economy
    Author: Richard H. K. Vietor
  • Fire Your Stock Analyst: Analyzing Stocks On Your Own (Definitive Guides (Financial Times/Prentice Hall))
    Fire Your Stock Analyst: Analyzing Stocks On Your Own (Definitive Guides (Financial Times/Prentice Hall))
    Author: Harry Domash
  • Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline and a Winning Attitude
    Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline and a Winning Attitude
    Author: Mark Douglas
  • The Secrets of Economic Indicators: Hidden Clues to Future Economic Trends and Investment Opportunities
    The Secrets of Economic Indicators: Hidden Clues to Future Economic Trends and Investment Opportunities
    Author: Bernard Baumohl
  • The Intelligent Investor Rev Ed. (Collins Business Essentials)
    The Intelligent Investor Rev Ed. (Collins Business Essentials)
    Author: Jason Zweig

RECOMMENDED LISTENING

  • Red Earth
    Red Earth
    Artist: Dee Dee Bridgewater
  • The Foley Room
    The Foley Room
    Artist: Amon Tobin
  • Immer 2
    Immer 2
    Artist: Michael Mayer
  • Hello Everything
    Hello Everything
    Artist: Squarepusher

RECOMMENDED FUN

  • Jim Cramer's Mad Money: Watch TV, Get Rich
    Jim Cramer's Mad Money: Watch TV, Get Rich
    Author: Cliff Mason
  • The Corporation
    The Corporation
    Director: Mark Achbar
  • Liar's Poker: Two Cities, True Greed
    Liar's Poker: Two Cities, True Greed
    Author: Michael Lewis
  • F.I.A.S.C.O.
    F.I.A.S.C.O.
    Author: Frank Partnoy