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Saturday, 16 January 2016

The 15 points of Philip Fisher in picking Common Stocks

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The Fifteen Points to Look for in a Common Stock Does the company have products or services with sufficient market potential to make ...
Thursday, 14 January 2016

Year 2008 - Buffett Calls The Market Again...And He's Never Been Wrong

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Henry Blodget Dec. 4, 2008 Follow Business Insider: Warren Buffett recently wrote an editorial in the New York Time...
Wednesday, 13 January 2016

What is in the detail of the equity section of the balance sheet?

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Share capital and the share premium account together relates to the amount that investors actually have invested into the business. Re...

What are provisions in accounting?

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A provision is accounting for a future expected loss. Some examples of provisions are: Car companies will establish a warranty provis...

Depreciation, Amortisation and Impairment Charge

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Depreciation is actually focussed on matching the cost of an asset over its useful economic life. Tangible assets are depreciated. Int...

Accruals, prepayments, accrued income and deferred income.

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The accruals or matching concept states that we recognize an income or expense in the income statement in the period in which it is earned ...

Buy-to-let investors under attack in the UK

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By David Milliken / Reuters | January 13, 2016 2:20 PM MYT They have pocketed some of the most lucrative returns available to ...
Tuesday, 12 January 2016

A budget is crucial to managing the business.

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"If you fail to plan, plan to fail."  Benjamin Franklin A company that fails to prepare budgets and then to use those budgets t...

What is strategy?

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Strategy is the direction and scope of an organisation over the long term that achieves an advantage for the organisation through the c...
Thursday, 7 January 2016

Is the Graham and Dodd "look for values with significant margin of safety relative to prices" approach to security analysis out of date?

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The Super-investors of Graham-and-Doddsville by Warren Buffett https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxxZpH0rWpYHQkZDc2RKQlM3cFE/view Are s...

Calculating your stock portfolio returns using the XIRR function in Excel

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Date                 Amount 12/31/14      -100,000.00         Your initial value of the shares in your portfolio 1/15/15      ...
Sunday, 3 January 2016

Decline in Market Price of holdings is not true risk or loss.

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It is our conviction that the bona fide investor does not lose money merely because the market price of his holdings declines.   Hence, t...
Friday, 1 January 2016

Charlie Munger

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Exclusive ValueWalk series on Charlie Munger’s life Charlie Munger — Part One: The Beginning Charlie Munger — Part Two: Quality Over Va...
Thursday, 31 December 2015

Cost leadership

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Companies with large fixed costs and able to deliver their products most efficiently have a strong advantage and can achieve superior finan...

Unique assets

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When limited assets are required to fullfill the delivery of a particular service, ownership of those assets is key. Companies with well-...

Prudent financing

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Having a load of debt is not itself a bad thing. Having a loa of debt that cannot be easily financed by the cash flow of the business is ...

Examine growth expectations

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Understand what kind of growth rates are incorporated into the share price. If the rates of growth are unrealistic, avoid the stock.

Size the market opportunity

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Industries with big, untapped market opportunities provide an attractive environment for high growth. In addition, companies chasing mark...

Focus on cash flow

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Investors timely earn returns based on a company's cash-generating ability. Avoid investments that are not expected to generate adequ...

Look for recurring revenue

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Long term customer contracts can guarantee certain levels of revenue for years into the future.  This can provide a degree of stability in ...