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You Cannot Serve both God and Money

Once more we are reaching the close of another year. While thinking of what to write and since it is Christmas season, it is good that I share on some biblical perspectives of money. In the Parable of the Shrewd Manager (found in Luke 16 of the Bible), Jesus says:   “No servant can serve [...]

[ More ] December 28th, 2008 | 7 Comments | Posted in Christian Money Matters |

New Companies Added – LITRAK, PARKSON, F&N, PROTON, TOPGLOV

We have just added a couple of new companies in our Bursa Malaysia company database Lingkaran Trans Kota Holdings Berhad – Toll Road Operation and concession holder for LDP (Leburahya Damansara Puchong) Parkson Holdings Berhad – Retailing Fraser & Neave Holdings Berhad – Soft drinks distribution with key brands such as 100Plus, F&N, Seasons an [...]

[ More ] December 23rd, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Company Updates |

How to Tell a Good Company from a Bad Company: CASH FLOW STATEMENT

If you are a business owner, you will agree that cash flow is king. Looking at earnings is only half the story. Too often we hear of companies making profits but in the end they still fail. Earnings can be puffed up with fictitious accounting transactions. The telling sign is usually this… While the company [...]

[ More ] December 22nd, 2008 | 9 Comments | Posted in Bursa Malaysia Companies, Tutorials |

Bollinger Bands Tutorial

Creator of Bollinger Bands: John Bollinger (early 1980s) The purpose of Bollinger Bands is to provide a relative definition of high and low. By definition prices are high at the upper band and low at the lower band. Bollinger Bands are akin to envelopes on the upper and lower side of a moving average line. [...]

[ More ] December 16th, 2008 | 3 Comments | Posted in Tutorials |

RHB Invest Website Down

I really couldn’t believe my eyes today. RHBinvest.com – a leading financial portal in Malaysia – is actually showing an expired domain message on its homepage. Can’t believe it too? Check out this screenshot:

[ More ] December 15th, 2008 | 6 Comments | Posted in Bursa Malaysia Companies |

Charts for Bursa Malaysia Companies

I am pleased to advise that our Charting application is now ready. Charts are available for all Bursa Malaysia companies but excluding the indices for now. Our share price data goes back around 1.5 years. You can plot share price and technical indicators such as Moving Averages, RSI, MACD, Stochastics and so on.

[ More ] December 12th, 2008 | 3 Comments | Posted in Tutorials |

Defensive Companies on Bursa Malaysia

Not too long ago in 2007, stock market analysts were highly bullish on Bursa Malaysia. The KLCI was nearing 1,500 points and corporate earnings particularly in the Palm Oil and Banking sectors were looking rosey. A year on and everyone’s talking global recession. Earnings forecasts are slashed and stock valuation multiples have tumbled. My how [...]

[ More ] December 10th, 2008 | 4 Comments | Posted in Bursa Malaysia Companies |

Share Buybacks increase Shareholder Value

Little has been spared in the current market meltdown. Big companies, small companies… everywhere you look share prices are a fraction of what they were last year. I am a large cap investor. But while scanning through some of the smaller companies on Bursa Malaysia, I am really amazed at how cheap things have become. [...]

[ More ] December 8th, 2008 | 1 Comment | Posted in Bursa Malaysia Companies, Tutorials |

New Companies Added – BJCORP, TITAN, MULPHA, GUINESS

We have just added a couple of new companies in our Bursa Malaysia company database Berjaya Corporation – Conglomerate that needs no introduction Titan Chemicals – Manufacturer of petrochemicals products and polyolefin resins Mulpha International Berhad – Property developer / investor in Australia and Malaysia Guinness Anchor – Brewery & alcohol beverages Do let me know if [...]

[ More ] December 5th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Company Updates |

Malaysian Airlines – Is MAS Cheaper than Air Asia?

If you have ever wanted to TRAVEL THE WORLD FOR FREE, now may be the time! Yeah right! I hear you say. Don’t believe me eh? If you had your own airline, you can go anywhere for free right? I’m not kidding! Just buy over MAS and give yourself a free ticket, that simple! Sounds ridiculous but [...]

[ More ] December 4th, 2008 | 13 Comments | Posted in Bursa Malaysia Companies, Tutorials |
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