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Unlock The Equity Cross Road....
The word goes that when the U.S. sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. The above scenario is still pretty much valid, given how the financial troubles in U.S. had led to the global economic meltdown for the rest of the world! So despite all ...
Is Margin Trading Right For You?
Leverage your money. That's what many of us have often been told or practising. However, not all forms of leveraging is good. For example, not repaying fully your credit card bills and servicing high amount of interests is not a good way of leveragin...
How To Invest In Overseas Equity Market?
For those who would like to diversify their portfolio investments beyond the local shore, this article sets to explore the ways to do so. Just to emphasize, I am articulating on direct or active investment instead of passive investment such as invest...
Crude Oil...the Beauty and The Beast
Now that the price of crude oil has more or less double up from the lows of $30s per barrel at the beginning of the year to the current $70 range, everyone seems to be cheering, as reflected in the optimisms in the global stockmarket performances to-...
Malaysia Stockmarket - Upcoming Changes You Need To Know
If you are an investor of equity stocks in Malaysia's stock market, you should be aware of the following impending changes taking place soon. First and foremost, on 6th July 2009, Bursa Malaysia will change the market’s primary benchmark index from...
Sell In May and Go Away?
There is this old adage "Sell in May and go away" for Wall Street. Fact or myth? In essence, this is a belief that the period from November to April inclusive has significantly stronger growth on average than the other months from May to October.Quit...
Signs of Recovery?
Malaysia Central Bank has left the key interest rates unchanged at 2.0% and emphasized that the present monetary policy measures were sufficient to provide support to the domestic demand, despite exports are widely expected to contract drastically in...
The Age of Buy and Hold Is Over?
Based on various feedback, this is a mixed view. Some say the age of "buy and hold" stocks and/or equity related investments is simply over, simply due to the fact that economy and business are cyclical in nature. For instance, many stocks (even the ...
How To Predict Stock Market Movement Using Currency
Most traders use technical analysis to make a prediction the likely movement of stock market. For most layman, learning up technical analysis takes time and a fair amount of patience and technical interest. For most, they simply give up.There is one ...
Options Trading For Beginners
Due to the current financial and economic crisis in U.S., I have started evaluating some stocks in the U.S. Before 2008, trading in U.S. stocks would certainly require deep pockets, particularly for myself due to my country's unfavourable exchange ra...
Worst Ever Results For Berkshire: Warren Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. posted its worst results ever in 2008! Billionaire Warren Buffett said the economy “has fallen off a cliff” and that efforts to stimulate recovery may lead to inflation higher than the 1970s. Berkshire’s shares have lost...
How To Invest At A Point of Maximum Pessimism
Want to know how to invest at the point of maximum pessimism (given current stock market's doldrums)? Below is an experts' view on investing techniques at current market pessimism and where Malaysia stands from both economic and technical perspective...
Asia To Outperform The Rest of World
1997 was a year of crisis originated from the Far East. Then, the likes of emerging markets such as China and India had not quite come on stream... Ironically, Asia is again hit by financial crisis a decade later. This time albeit is originated from...
Oh No, Another Accounting Scandal?
Oh no, here it is again, another massive accounting scandal and fraud, involving another top company. This time, is happening at the shores of one of the world's fastest growing emerging market, India. The latest fiasco involves India's fourth larges...
Belated Santa Rally?
Just when the expected year-end (2008) window-dressing activity (or commonly known as Santa Rally) for global stock markets ended with much disappointment, global stock markets have surprisingly started the year with resolute intention! The chart bel...
The Best And The Worst of 2008
2008 is an eventful year but probably a year to forget for many! Ironically, it is so eventful that perhaps it is impossible to forget!To name a few....sub-prime financial crisis, global credit crunch, global assets crash(es) followed by the extreme ...
Beware Of The High Yield Trap
Many analysts and advisers have been recommending high dividend yield stocks as one of the most effective and defensive instrument against the current beaten down and volatile markets. The principal to follow here is that as long as you are buying or...
Short Term Pain, Long Term Gain?
This is a video of an interview with Alan Valdes, trader and Vice President of Hilliard Lyons on the current loss of confidence in the market and what he claims to be a short term pain, long term gain for America (and possibly the rest of the world?)...
Has Calm Been Finally Restored?
Stocks rallied worldwide this week after China cut borrowing costs by the most in 11 years and the Federal Reserve’s pledge to buy $600 billion of debt sent mortgage rates down by the most in at least seven years.On the other hand, Citigroup has ju...
No Such Thing As "Too BIg To Fall"
In the eyes of the world, Citibank was "once upon a time", solid like a rock. That was true, until the current financial crisis! Exactly 11 years ago, when Asia was at the peak of its financial crisis, many people were either contemplating or switchi...
Be Prepared For More Thunder Storm...
Just when many people were expecting the worst of the U.S. financial crisis was probably over, another thunder started brewing when U.S. automotive sector requested for a US$25billion bailout package. Finally, the storm arrived yesterday when U.S Con...
What Does De-leveraging Mean To You?
In 2007, we had the the buzzword carry-trade, followed by sub-prime. Both have had devastating effects on global financial markets! The latest financial buzzword is "de-leveraging". In simple terms, it means that banks, consumers, companies, and the ...
Malaysia's Economic Stimulus Plan: What To Expect?
THE second phase of Malaysia's economic stabilisation plan to be unveiled by the Government later today is expected to focus on measures to restore consumers’ and investors’ confidence. The stabilisation plan could see the Government focusing on ...
Is US Fed Likely To Cut Interest Rates?
U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to reduce interest rates today, in order to further increase banking liquidity, inter-bank lending and unfreeze credit markets. Question is what quantum of interest rate cut will be considered optimum?Yesterday with t...
Fear Factor Catching Up With Asia
First it was the U.S, Europe follows. Question is....is the crisis fear factor finally caught up with Asia too?In the past, major Asian countries had been perceived to be relatively insulated from the U.S. financial crisis, as both China and India we...
Could Lehman Brothers Avoided Bankruptcy?
Just as I mentioned recently the worst ain't over for the US financial credit crisis, despite Fannie's rescue package, global financial markets were absolutely rocked by the news that one of the largest US investment bankers, Lehman Brothers, have fi...
The Power Saga Continues
Just barely 3 months after the Malaysia Government imposed a windfall profit levy on Malaysia's Independent Power Producers (IPP), the Government has reversed gear again. Perhaps realizing the damage done in the previous policy, the windfall profit l...
Fannie and Freddie, Your Time Is Up!
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the two largest mortgage companies in the US, controlling about USD5.4 trillion worth of mortgage backed securities! In a real anti-free market move, the US Government decided to takeover both ailing companies, in a mov...
Malaysia: Pre-Budget Rally On the Cards?
Aug 29th is the day Malaysia's Government announces the 2009 budget for key Government's spending and measures to boost the economy. As always, the outcome will have either direct or indirect impact on Malaysia corporate business and the general publ...
No Rates Increase For Now
Last Friday, Malaysia's Central Bank decided to put interest rates on hold, thereby squashing speculations that rates might be raised by 25 basis point, to counter the recently published high inflation of 7.7% experienced in June. The latest action b...
