Articles/Posts filed in 'Stocks and Stock Market'

What an Individual Investor should always remember

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Due to the advancement of information technology, particularly internet, buying and selling stocks has never been this easy. Thus, stock investors always have an easy access to their stock trading account and are always tempted to get into speculating and trading stocks, even with small price fluctuations in the market, expecting to awash  with profit […]

Warren Buffet’s Investing Strategy Explained in one Paragraph

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Lots of lengthy books have been published about Warren Buffet’s investing strategy; when in fact, it can be explained in one short paragraph.  I’ll quote it from Jason Zweig’s commentary on the revised edition of Benjamin Graham’s “The Intelligent Investor”;

The Undisclosed Risk of Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) – Risk of Liquidation

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Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) has become and becoming more and more popular especially for active traders. ETF is very much like a mutual fund, except that its market price is always keep very close to its Net Asset Value (NAV) by market makers. 

Why Hong Kong is an Attractive Place for Stock Market Investors

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Hong Kong Stocks and Exchange is the second largest stock exchange in terms of market capitalization, behind the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Hong Kong economy is frequently dubbed as an example or model of “Free Market “ economy or Laissez-faire capitalist system.

Invest in the Philippine Stock Market Broad-based Index through the First Philippine ETF

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Investors in the US stock market can now have an easy access to invest in the Philippine stock market through the offering of the first and, currently, the only Exchange Trade Fund (ETF) listed in the New York Stocks and Exchange (NYSE), the iShares MSCI Philippines Investable Market Index Fund.

How not to feel bad when the price of goods and services increases?

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People always feel bad when the prices of goods and services like gas, electricity, telephone and water bills, beer increases.  And most often than not, they turn their anger to the companies that provide such services who, they alleged, are talking too much profit at the expense of the people’s money.

Dividend Paying Stocks in the Philippine Stock Market

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When looking for dividend paying stocks, it is not enough that you just look to the one that, well, pays dividend.

When will Google (GOOG) start paying dividends?

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Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), as most of the internet users in the whole world would know, is one of the internet giants financially and in share of internet search.

How to Invest in or Trade China Stocks

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Chinese Stock Economy has been soaring in the recent years, so as its stock markets. Actually, China’s economy is the 3rd largest in the world in terms of GDP, first and second are US and Japan, respectively. 

What are the Preferred Stocks in the Philippine Stock Market (PSE)?

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Preferred Shares are different from Common Shares in such a way that it doesn’t have voting rights to the company’s decision making; in short, a preferred share holder is not a part owner of the company.

Does TD Ameritrade Offer Commission-Free Trade for their Existing Clients?

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TD Ameritrade (or simply Ameritrade) is one of the two stock brokers (the other one is Sogotrade – my investments with Sogotrade is minimal) that I have chosen for my trading and holding of stocks in the US market.

Which is the Better, BPItrade or Citiseconline (COL)?

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There is no question; BPItrade and Citiseconline are the two well known online stock brokers in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). But which one is better?

The Best Stock for Long-Term Investment in the Philippines

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It seems to me that the best company for long term investment through the stock market in the Philippines is the Energy Development Corporation (EDC).