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How the stock market really works Once upon a time a man appeared in a village and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each. The villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest, and started catching them. The man bought thousands [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Oil History Village? Not! (Peak Oil Awareness, 5/25/08) Goldman Posts $30M Loss on Village Voice Media Holding (ValueWalk.com, 4/3/12)  By Prieur du Plessis, on February 17th, 2008 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  13 people had their say - chime in!
Financial markets ended the past week on a subdued note as economic data, credit concerns and recession talk dominated investors’ mood. Read all about this in my regular weekly blog post, highlighting some thought-provoking news items and quotes from market commentators during the past week, and briefly reviewing the week’s market action on the basis of economic statistics and a performance chart. [...] By Prieur du Plessis, on February 15th, 2008 posted in: Investment, Stocks, Wall Street 15 people had their say - chime in!
When is the right time to buy stocks? Unfortunately there is no straightforward answer, irrespective of the amount of analysis thrown at the question. This post steps aside from the timing issue by simply considering what the chances would be of losing/making money on the stock market over different holding periods. The results make for interesting reading. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Economist Gary Shilling: S&P 500 will drop 43% this year? (Value Investing, 4/11/12) Sell in May and Go Away? No Way! (Wall Street Daily, 5/10/12) Should You Sell in May? (Wealth Daily, 4/7/12) By Prieur du Plessis, on February 12th, 2008 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 6 people had their say - chime in!
The past few months presented investors with a series of unique (perhaps bizarre) events in financial markets. Let’s step back from the rather depressing financial saga unfolding from minute to minute to enjoy a moment of light-hearted relief in the form of a hilarious video clip. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Joel Greenblatt on how and why investors struggle to follow the Magic Formula (Value Investing, 5/9/12) How to beat the market: Joel Greenblatt’s List of Four Things Not To Do (ValueWalk.com, 5/10/12) Eddie Lampert Recommended Reading Added to ValueWalk (Value Investing, 5/3/12)  By Prieur du Plessis, on February 10th, 2008 posted in: Economy, Investment, Markets 4 people had their say - chime in!
The past week witnessed a turnaround in sentiment as renewed recession fears dominated investors’ actions. Stock markets across the globe were subjected to selling pressure, while credit spreads scaled new highs. “What the market giveth [the previous week], it also taketh away [last week],” was Briefing.com’s very apt description of events. Read all about this in my regular weekly blog post, highlighting some thought-provoking news items and quotes from market commentators during the past week, and briefly reviewing the week’s market action on the basis of economic statistics and a performance chart. [...] |
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