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Now that March has passed, companies have finished reporting annual results for last year and are busy preparing to release Q1 results in the April-June time frame. Its a good opportunity to catch up on reading the reports that are related to your investment holdings and potential investment candidates. Reading quarterly & annual reports...
With merger & acquisition activity intensifying and remaining strong this year, the situation may arise where a company you invest in may be involved in a takeover deal. There are several issues that shareholders should consider, to get the best value from M&A activity and offers. Investing in potential takeover targets can also be...
For many beginners, the process of finding investment ideas can be confusing and overwhelming, especially in the stock market. Everyone wants to pick stocks of successful companies, or companies that will become successful. But there are just so many choices and a lot of information out there. Many investors don’t know where to start...
Many investors tend to avoid holding cash. Most investors prefer to have their money generate higher returns, rather than sitting idle in a low return cash account or cashable term deposit. This desire to have money working for us is great, but it is acceptable and actually beneficial to have some cash sitting idle...
The Successful Investing series will focus on personally tested & proven KEY ideas, concepts, techniques, methods, strategies, investments, and tools that I believe will truly help the investor improve their investment success without unnecessary risk. Investors looking for real investment tips that work for becoming a more successful investor, will find them in this...
There is no new article this week. But here are some older articles that I specifically recommend to review & re-read. These three articles mainly talk about DIY investing covering issues to be aware of related to mutual funds, index funds, and personal finances. Index Funds & The DIY Investor Herd The Unfortunate Baby...
A situation that many investors find themselves in is they purchase shares in a company, and then see the market value of the shares plummet. During hard economic times they may also see the company lose money, operate poorly, or their financial condition deteriorate. They hope that the company will get better, profit, and...
