The Problem With Indexes
The Problem With IndexesJune 16, 2006By John MauldinThe Problem With IndexesWhen Does Your Large Stock Outperform?Getting 2% of AlphaVancouver, La Jolla, and HomeThis week we look at index funds, and...
View ArticleMartin Whitman's "Cowardly" Safe-And-Cheap Way To Invest
"We're such cowards!" said Martin Whitman, the 82-year-old legendary superinvestor, at a seminar organized by New York Society of Security Analysts (www.NYSSA.org) on February 16, 2006, "We only want...
View ArticleDo All Banks Have Moats?
Our thoughts on the banking industry's widespread competitive advantages.by Jim Callahan, CFA | 05-01-06 | 06:00 AMYou might be surprised to hear that nearly all banks have a sustainable competitive...
View ArticleMake your Investment Returns Take Off
by Bryan KelleherThe point of investing your hard-earned capital is to attain a lot more money in the future by giving up the enjoyment and use of your cash today.You want your returns to soar like a...
View ArticleFSM Cash account rates move
Some of you asks how come the interest rates were hiking up yet the interest on cash account still does not move. guess what it did when i checked this afternoon. the latest rates are below.you would...
View ArticleThe Limits To Learning
By James MontierEverybody thinks they are experts at learning. After all, most of us have gone through years of university education and emerged on the other side with a piece of paper 'proving' our...
View ArticleK-Green Trust's yield may not be as high as you think
I written an article over at Investment Moats indicating my purchase of K-Green Trust. From the looks of it, it doesn't look very appealing.From this table we approximate based on 2011 dividends per...
View ArticleIs Google a monopoly?
When we look for investments we look for businesses that are monopolistic. This is because they are able to earn more and stops competitors from competing. As a shareholder, it means the company is...
View ArticleK-Green trust did not seem to address the issue of a falling NAV
Here's an answer from investor relations to questions posed about its trust yield structure sustainability.K-Green Trust with an investor relations reply to falling NAV
View ArticleChina Mobile is the potential high yield dividend stock for your portfolio $chl
I written extensively about dividend stocks, but seldom about ADRs. since China ADRs will be listed on the SGX, i took some effort to carry out a research on China Mobile to see if it has the potential...
View ArticleInformation on Indonesia Healthcare industry and First REIT healthcare REIT
If you want to invest in a healthcare REIT, you wanna know a lot of the demographics and future trends for that area of investment.First REIT, a Singapore REIT recently did a rights issue to buy 2...
View ArticleImportant Dates for First REIT rights issue
Some of you have asked for what are the important dates for rights issue. Here it isXR to register for rights issue : 3 Dec 2010Commencement of “nil-paid” rights trading period: 8 Dec 2010Close of...
View ArticleFor Starhub, M1 and Singtel investors, Morgan Stanley’s Internet Strategy update
If you invest in the 3 telcos in Singapore for growth or dividends, or for the matter telcos as a whole, you should read this powerpoint slides. It gives you direction where the technology and telecom...
View ArticleThe myth about REITs and business trusts being good investments for you
REITs, Shipping Trusts are some of the good types of investments that you should add to your portfolio. Or is it? Many do not know that ultimately the owners that sells the properties to the REITs are...
View ArticleHow to access your home computer for trading on your iPhone and Android Phone
Folks who want to trade using your trading setup at home would want a solution like this:Setup a trading environment on your PC at home, with all your Charting and research reports ready Access it via...
View ArticleDaiso things are cheap? Are they worth it?
If you are a fan of thrift shops like Daiso like me, it is a god send to have something like this in your country or town.Everything sells for 2 dollar but is it really cheap? Investment Moats have a...
View ArticleEnvelope Budgeting with Quicken
After tracking my budget from 2003 to 2010, i think i sort of figure out that envelope budgeting is the best way to control and plan my spending.InvestmentMoats.com have a really detail explanation of...
View ArticleShould Starhub,M1 and Singtel fear apps like Whatsapp, Pingchat, Skype and Viber
Today we saw the news of this new VOIP service called Viber going viral. Viber is a voip application like Whatsapp on the iPhone that provides good quality voice and the ease of finding your friends...
View ArticleDon’t be scare by insurance agents scare tactics
One of the tricks that insurance agents will do to make you tilt to the point that you need to buy that policy from them is to relate a story to you:Insurance agents tell the consumers that the cost of...
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