In my previous post I described the story of Anne Scheiber, an unsung hero in the investment world. Scheiber owned a portfolio of stocks worth US$22 million when she died. Notably she made lots of money by investing and holding on to a pharmaceutical stock called Schering Plough. From what I read, she has never [...]
In his book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John Maxwell says that becoming a leader is a lot like investing successfully in the stock market. If you hope to make a fortune in a day, you won’t be successful. What matters most is what you do day by day over the long haul. This, [...]
We are in the process of expanding our Bursa Malaysia company database. We started with the Top 50 companies last year and are now working towards the next 50. Some of the new companies that have been added include: AEON Ann Joo Kulim United Plantations WCT Engineering As always, let me know if you spot [...]
Long-term investors are probably a rare species on Bursa Malaysia currently. In this time of turmoil where you can’t sell your shares, you probably realize the importance of buying companies that consistently pay good dividends. At the suggestion of one of our readers, we have compiled a Dividend Table showing you the annual dividends paid by the [...]
Last week since 13/11/08 we saw a kick off in the quarterly reporting season for Malaysia’s banking majors: AMMB Holdings (AMMB) Hong Leong Bank (HLBANK) Malayan Banking (MAYBANK) Bumiputra-Commerce (COMMERZ) Overall AMMB and HLBANK threw in pretty good results, while MAYBANK and COMMERZ not so good. After digesting some of the Press Releases and Analyst [...]
Recently in my Church Cell I was reminded of how we should always be humble. I’ve never really associated humility with stock market investment but after reflecting on it, I must say it is extremely relevant. All this while, I’ve been wandering in the dark thinking that I know it all. The truth is well put [...]
Knowledge is Power… so the saying goes. But if that is so, then academics would rule the world right? Let’s look at a wise saying from the bible: “He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who cherishes understanding prospers.” Proverbs 19:8 Knowledge itself is not power. It is the understanding that knowledge brings or [...]
In his book “One Up on Wall Street” Peter Lynch mentioned that he puts his stocks into one of 6 categories. I find that this is quite a useful list but I don’t think it’s meant to be exhaustive. Let’s look at what they are: 1. Slow Growers Slow growers are usually large and aging [...]
Stock market investment has been a passion of mine since as far back as I can remember. On this blog I’ve tried to share some ideas which are my own, but many ideas I got from some of great books below: The Warren Buffett Way (by Robert Hagstrom) “Great investment opportunities come around when excellent [...]
We have just included KLCC Property Holdings Bhd in our database. Looking at the Income Statement, the thing that caught my eye was the Fair Value Adjustment. It seems KLCCP has included the increase in its property value into its profit figure. OK basically I’m not in favour of such reporting. Traditionally if property assets [...]
