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Friday, 27 November 2009

Dubai debt fears: experts react

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Dubai debt fears: experts react Financial markets have been rattled on fears that Dubai could default on its debts after one of the Governm...

Dubai default fears rock markets

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Dubai default fears rock markets Global markets had their biggest collective fright since the chaos of the financial crisis as fears that D...

Is this bye-bye Dubai?

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Is this bye-bye Dubai? Dubai dazzled the world with its extravagance and excess. Now it wants to defer its debts. What went wrong, asks Ric...

Statement of Retained Earnings

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----- SAMPLE Consolidated Statement of Retained Earnings For the Year Ending December 31, 2002 December 31, 2002 $2,185,000   Retaine...

Three distinct yield categories of stocks

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Income investors should focus their search on dividend stocks that have yields high enough to generate the income they require.  If you nee...

Stock versus Cash Dividends

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Some firms pay stock dividends in addition to or in lieu of cash dividends.  Stock dividends are a form of recapitalization and do not affe...

Evaluating Dividend-Paying Companies

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A company should be evaluated on three dividend attributes: 1.  Reliable dividend payment history 2.  A record of increasing dividends...

What dictates dividend policy?

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Management determines if it is going to distribute earnings in the form of a dividend or reinvest all earnings to further the business plan ...

Business and Dividend Life Cycles

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Business life cycles are most influenced by access to resources and capital.   A company's success and development are also affected ...

"Make Hay While the Sun Shines": When Greed leads to Heavy Losses

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An illustrative story. Rick found out the hard way that greed leads to heavy losses, not gains. At age 40, Rick had been in an unfortuna...

People are risk takers or risk avoiders by nature.

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As market rises, investors tend to forget that risk is a four letter word, greed takes over, and those who once thought themselves in the co...

Cash: The real enemy of investors is not fluctuation of principal, it is inflation!

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Many investors confuse safety of principal with a "sure thing investment."  Cash accounts provide investors with peace of mind bec...

CDs, Savings and Money Market Accounts

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The big attraction of the choices in this group is their safety of principal .  In fact, they are considered so safe that they are generally...
Thursday, 26 November 2009

Bubbles: From Inception to Crash (4 phases)

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  Market Bubbles Proponents of market irrationality have pointed to market bubbles as a primary exhibit in their case against efficient mar...

****Insightful analysis of stock market surge since March 2009

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Another Stock Market Bubble? C. P. Chandrasekhar September 14, 2009 India’s stock market recovery over the last six months is a bit t...

Inequality in Britain is of developing world level

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Inequality in Britain is of developing world level By Edmund Conway Economics Last updated: November 25th, 2009 18 Comments Comment on t...

Are markets reaching bubble proportions?

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At the end of each month, BBC World News business presenter Jamie Robertson takes a look at the world's major stock markets. This month ...

How to Distinguish Stock Market Bubbles?

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The formation of a bubble starts with the clear and continuous rise of share prices caused by an exogenous shock affecting the economy. This...

A single question

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“We should answer for a single question: are there more idiots than stocks, or more stocks than idiots?”   André Kostolany (1991).

Asian Property Market Bubble Threatens In China And Singapore

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Asian Property Market Bubble Threatens In China And Singapore Published on: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Written by: Property Wire The t...