Invest in companies which care about shareholders
Few days ago, my sister (she used to be an auditor) told me a story about an annual general meeting of a company which happened few years back. She was asked to represent her audit company to attend the general meeting. It wasn’t a very pleasant experience because the annual general meeting was like a [...]
Book value of a company? Is it important?
I was reading a book about Warren Buffett just now and the author mentioned about one of the mistakes Warren made during his time as an investor – he regarded the book value of a company as something very important. He corrected the mistake by purchasing the stocks later so he didn’t really miss out [...]
Malaysia’s economy is not good at all
I went back to my hometown Kluang for Chinese New Year break and I’ve noticed a lot of businesses were doing rather badly…even during CNY season. People are cutting down on their spending (not the rich ones of course, since they’re still buying posh cars, properties, etc). My neighbor who is a fish monger, told [...]
Bursa Malaysia stock picks for 2009
Based on The Star newspapers’ Stock picks for 2009, here are some of the top stock picks for 2009. IOICorp Tan Chong AirAsia PPB Group Petronas Dagangan Petronas Gas Fraser & Neave Resorts Public Bank Other stocks mentioned in other magazines/articles: Bumiputra-Commerce Dialog IGB Tanjong KPJ I personally feel that the above stocks have pretty [...]
How much do you need to get started in stock investing?
Few of my friends have asked me before how can one begins his or her journey into the world of stock investing. And I should have included this post since the very beginning of this blog but I somehow neglected it. Well, better late than never. To start your first journey through the world of [...]