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• When the Stock Market Knows No Boundaries When It Comes to Quality - Editor, 31 July 2007 - No Comments yet

Vital customer interests cannot be limited by national boundaries, as far as stock market stakes are concerned. Investors commonly have trans-national holdings nowadays, in any case. Tainted food products, dangerous toys, and product components that fall apart when you need them the most, are equal disasters, no matter where goods are produced, or the nationalities of people affected.

• Why Stock Market Experts Bank on Brazil - Editor, 30 July 2007 - No Comments yet

Though the media may be too enamored of India and China to take notice, it is Brazil which has begun to attract most stock market attention of late. The population of almost 200 million and abundant natural resources has always been top drawer stock market attractions for this large slice of South America. Inflation and leanings away from free enterprise have been traditional bug bears, but the current realm of governance has cleverly steered away from these choppy waters.

• A Sterling Example of Stock Market Diligence - Editor, 26 July 2007 - No Comments yet

Nothing can quite match the ire of stock market circles as the disgraceful phenomenon of insider trading. Employees and strategic members of supply chains always enjoy information differentials over other categories of stake holders, and no market can be expected to take abuse on this front lying down.

• A Safe Stock Market House in South Africa - Editor, 25 July 2007 - No Comments yet

500 million Rand for gross revenue will not knock the socks off any international investor, but a 33% profit margin should make anyone sit up and take notice. The gross and net revenue graphs of the City Lodge Hotels Limited look like an advertisement for new graphic software, and they represent solid and consistent business performance in a trying country environment.

• Spreading Stock Market Literacy - Editor, 24 July 2007 - No Comments yet

How would it be if more people were able to participate in the stock market field directly? All securities would gain if people at large were able to understand complex products such as derivatives, and if investing behavior were to become more rational and widely informed. The numbers of people literate in stock market matters has been a persistent bug bear in drawing broad based funds to the circuit.

• Does Your Stock Market Sport a Volatility Index? - Editor, 23 July 2007 - No Comments yet

Trust Chicago to take the lead in all stock market matters! The current century had not dawned when the VIX was launched in this pioneering metropolis. Though it is expressed in simple percentage terms, the VIX is far from the conventional stock market product to which many investors are accustomed. The VIX is an index of volatility, and allows sophisticated stock market players to trade in general market sentiment, and forecasts of future economic conditions.

• Present Stock Market Valuation of Targeting Decisions - Editor, 13 July 2007 - No Comments yet

Knowledgeable stock market circles invariably value segmentation and targeting operations. Finance professionals never tire of taking pot shots at colleagues in the Marketing function, but categorizing the total market and selecting pieces to address, are moves which always command respect, because they aim to save money and to improve productivity.

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