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• The Hong Kong Stock Exchange: A Cry from the Wilderness - 29 September 2006

You do not normally discuss them in stock market circles, except to shudder at the prospect of further escalation in the crude price! Tehran is no stock market ‘apple-of-the-eye,’ but that does not mean that it lacks business prospects or ability! Indeed, the halcyon days of the Shah of Iran saw rapid economic development, and the people of this region have conducted trade successfully all over the world for centuries.

• A Stock Market Blind Spot - 26 September 2006

Statements required by the stock market need no mention of a company's brands, their shares and ranks. There is no place for them in the list of assets of a firm. However, no financial statement can show a surplus without them. It is ironic but true that the most valuable assets of companies on a stock market are intangible.

• Signs of Stock Market Discord! - 24 September 2006

It happens to the best companies, but that is no consolation when it happens to your important investments! Acquiring a major rival has worked in the past, mainly in sectors with relatively low growth. Consolidation of expenses is the best way to boost profits in a mature market.

• Top Stock Market Due South - 20 September 2006

The Bolsa Mexicana De Valores, is not just the stock market of Mexico, but both a symbol and a vehicle for the country's enormous economic growth potential.

• Certain Stock Market Prospects - 18 September 2006

Why is a company with access to significant nickel reserves always a good buy on every stock market? It is common to see cyclical fluctuations in the fortunes of base metals on a stock market floor, and nickel is not an exception. Some leading miners have substantial revenues from lines of business other than nickel-hence overt stock market fluctuations often do not reflect the prospects for nickel accurately. The sector, like many of its peers, is also the subject of periodic merger and acquisition speculation. It is therefore easy for a stock market investor to be misled on the true future worth of nickel.

• Stock Market Defeats for Want of a Nail... - 15 September 2006

Stock market pressures for quarterly results are so great that managements can get distracted from strategic issues. We investors are largely to blame for this and pay for the consequences as well! There is a case to ask for more questions related to the sustained competitiveness of enterprises, rather than to be excessively concerned about the recent past. Such thinking may hold the key to success in the turbulent times of today.

• Stock Market Ancestor - 13 September 2006

Do you know of a stock market which operated in the 18th century? Dublin in Ireland has the proud distinction of opening the doors of a stock exchange in an era when the world economy was in a primordial state. It has survived times of great strife with its head high. The Irish Stock Exchange offers a dull range of top quality services. It is known in global circles for diligent regulation that fosters trust. It is a fine example of the free market system of economic development, and has a pivotal role in the admirable growth of Ireland’s Gross National Product.

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