Playmates Toys Business Source : Google Finance If you have ever seen the movies and cartoons related to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, you would have probably seen the toys that are produced by Playmates Toys Read more…
It has been 10 years since the great financial crisis. Currently in 2018, there are a whole host of issues that the markets are getting jittery about. And not to mention, the recent series of Read more…
There has been quite a bit of confusion between value investing and deep value investing in general. What is deep value investing and what makes it worth your while to actually practice it. If you Read more…
The morning breeze, the aroma of breakfast and the hustle and bustle of the city surrounds me like a everchanging kaleidesocpe as I dreamily think of the next article that I can write to benefit investors. I flip open my app and I see something in surprise. Oriental Watch and Emperor Watch have both gone up in price. Years of investing and disecting this very subject has taught me that even if the price of a stock rises, it could still fall the very next month and put one in negative territory. (more…)
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Emperor Watch & Jewellery stores line the streets of Hong Kong where tourists and locals abound.[/caption]
Emperor Watch - In my previous musings on investing and life, one of the topics which I wrote about was the idea on valuation. While one can do fancy valuation on a company, it is an extremely subjective exercise at times that can be fraught with inaccuracies. The reason why Buffet does it so darned well in my opinion is because his mental models allow him to validate the value that he is putting on the company. If you are up to Buffet's level of genius, sure, by all means do and invest in what he does. But if you feel that you may be lacking in that department, it may be wise to take another approach. Which is to look at companies through the lens of statistical cut off points. The frequentist in me looks for value through those very filters. And then, the deep dive into the annual reports before puling the trigger.
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