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• A Challenge for Traditional Ways of Dealing in Stocks (Part 2) - Editor, 12 November 2007 - No Comments yet

A Challenge for Traditional Ways of Dealing in Stocks (Part 1)

Leveling the Playing Field for Small Investors in Stocks

Democratic trading in stocks is severely restricted for small entities on both sides of the transaction divide. Owners and promoters find it difficult to understand and meet listing requirements in other countries, while retail investors are generally barred from trading in stocks listed in many foreign countries. It is ironical that even in this day and age most retail investors are limited to stocks listed in stock markets of their home countries. Large institutions have had field days in countries such as India, where dollar, yen, and Euro investments are welcomed, but where individual investors have been barred until now.

• The Government as Benefactor for Selected Stocks (Part 1) - Editor, 9 November 2007 - No Comments yet

Would you care to buy stocks of a company with a lucrative 5-year contract? Do not worry about non-performance in such a contract because it only requires you to answer questions about whether remuneration should be tied to work and results! This is neither a joke nor any flight of fancy, for the US government has actually awarded such a generous gift to a functioning consultancy. The most interesting part of this incredible deal is that it has been negotiated by presumably the most financially competent bureaucrats!

• The Government as Benefactor for Selected Stocks (Part 2) - Editor, 9 November 2007 - No Comments yet

The Government as Benefactor for Selected Stocks (Part 1)

Competencies for Durable Government Support for Stocks

Though the United States is promoted as a model of free enterprise, the ground realities are that the government has pervasive influence on all sectors of commerce and industry. Stocks may lose most if not all their values simply because entrepreneurs fail to recognize the regulatory and discretionary powers of administrators and politicians. The pattern is repeated or even worse in most other countries. Executives need to appreciate how government departments function, and the intricacies of the relevant rules, whether or not they seek to build revenue streams from this large customer segment.

• Quick Buck Stocks (Part 1) - Editor, 8 November 2007 - No Comments yet

Imagine holding stocks like Google while it is still a garage operation: you cannot beat a closely held company which is about to fund major expansion by going public. It is a pity that the private equity market remains a preserve of the elite class of investors because it is such a legitimate way of making money quickly from stocks. Other classes of securities, such as ones related to commodities, or sophisticated derivatives, tend to carry high and unknown risks, whereas a knowledgeable professional with a reasonably full order book is a more reliable way to achieve superior appreciation.

• Quick Buck Stocks (Part 2) - Editor, 8 November 2007 - No Comments yet

Quick Buck Stocks (Part 1)

Attractions and Limits of Alternates to Stocks

Risks and rewards may be inextricably linked for individual stocks, but the best investors use hedging principles to achieve excellent financial performance levels without taking uncovered risks. The cultural roots of investing in stocks, which prevailed during the early years of the previous century, are substantially different from those marketed today.

• Stocks to Acquire Even if You Do Not Understand the Business! (Part 1) - Editor, 7 November 2007 - No Comments yet

Information technology stocks, which have never been placid, are in for even greater turbulence in the near future. Companies which write software, those that assemble hardware, marketers of portable devices, and wireless service providers, with all be affected, though their stocks may not all bounce up and down in equal measures. Virtualization, like the Internet, may have been a sleeping giant for decades after its first development, but it is now set to wake up and shake the world! It is already a force to reckon with in its relevant field, but not all investors are acquainted with these futuristic stocks.

• Stocks to Acquire Even if You Do Not Understand the Business! (Part 2) - Editor, 7 November 2007 - No Comments yet

Stocks to Acquire Even if You Do Not Understand the Business! (Part 1)

It is easy to rest content with the assumption that virtualization will remain a play thing of nerd engineers, as perhaps it has been for almost half a century now. However, there are business implications arising out of the latest developments in virtualization that indicate a pervasive future effect of this branch of IT. Virtualization is emerging as a defining technology with the power to transform the market place. New champions will emerge as some corporations access the best virtualization products first if not exclusively, while others will get left behind for ever.

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