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• Stocks, Currencies, and Your Profits (Part 1) - Editor, 10 October 2007 - No Comments yet

Currencies can beat stocks when it comes to profiting by hedging, but this kind of trading requires a distinct set of skills. The inter-relationships between currencies, interest rates, trading balances between nations, and country policies, are intricate and complex. That is why trading in currencies has become such a specialized function, with risks as large as the acclaimed stories of windfall profits. A majority of retail investors stay away from investing in currencies, and even large institutions prefer to reserve this tricky domain for experts. However, globalization of business has changed all this, and most investors must go back to school, at least, in an informal sense, to understand the nuances of currency movements on stocks.

• Stocks, Currencies, and Your Profits (Part 2) - Editor, 10 October 2007 - No Comments yet

How Exports Can Be Developed to Strengthen Stocks

Some executives, especially technical experts, argue that they cannot deal with the uncertainties which surround currency futures. It is true that future developments cannot be foreseen with certainty, especially some changes in the global geo-political situation. However, that should not mean that investors can afford to ignore the possible effect of changes in relative currency values on their stock.

• Blue Collars, Dark Suits, and Stocks (Part 1) - Editor, 9 October 2007 - No Comments yet

The concept of assets and liabilities as two sides of coins applies to human resources, just as it does for financial statements. Potential and current investors in stocks are told by executives that people are their greatest assets, yet this class of resources can also lurk as a serious drag on profits and business performance. Lack of compliance with labor laws is a constant threat that holders of corporate stocks must face, for there is no telling when employees may organize themselves and present employers with retrospective claims. Legal immigration and related issues are equally threatening-illegal immigrants are entitled to many costly provisions of employer obligations.

• Blue Collars, Dark Suits, and Stocks (Part 2) - Editor, 9 October 2007 - No Comments yet

Blue Collars, Dark Suits, and Stocks (Part 1)

International investors are accustomed to weighing macro-economic factors when taking their trading decisions with respect to trans-national stocks. The climate for collective bargaining is an important issue, though it has no statutory place in standards for financial reporting on stocks. Some countries actively discourage collective bargaining, especially if it becomes disruptive, while others remain committed to the rights of workers even in extreme situations. The differences between the functioning of trade unions in various countries remain a matter for constant monitoring, especially when federal governments change.

• The Most Liquid and Precious Stocks (Part 1) - Editor, 8 October 2007 - No Comments yet

Water has always been a limiting issue in the arid regions of the world. No human progress is possible without adequate quantities, and most industrial development injects massive new demands in to existing ecological systems. However, it is agriculture which is most exacting on water availability, and accounts for up to 80% of all consumption.

• The Most Liquid and Precious Stocks (Part 2) - Editor, 8 October 2007 - No Comments yet

The Most Liquid and Precious Stocks (Part 1)

Conservation Stocks

The stocks of any company, which can treat wastewater, have exciting potentials for earnings and appreciation. The range of pollutants, which need to be removed from wastewater, extends from heavy metals, to chemicals, suspended solids, and pathogens. The best companies are ones, which have all the technologies to make wastewater fit for discharge in to public facilities, or even to render them fit for consumption.

• Finding Stocks with Continuous Improvement (Part 1) - Editor, 5 October 2007 - No Comments yet

Fluctuations for no apparent reason are the bane of most stocks. We do not complain when unexpected windfalls come our way, but live in dread of vanishing dividends and reduced values. Not much of public trading in stocks is rational, predictable, or reliable, but that should not limit our abilities to choose the best securities to adorn any portfolio.

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