Oil Companies Are Buying Back Their Shares

Posted by Debbie on Jul 29th, 2008

We received a note from a reader on Santos last week:
It’s interesting to note Al wonders if it is a good time to buy on the dip in stock prices for companies like Santos since revenues are up on decreased production.
Probably not.
While it is nice to see increased profit margins on current production- which [...]

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Are your hanging out with other frugalist?

Posted by tehnyit on Jul 28th, 2008

I have just finished reading the chapter on asshole poisoning in the book “The No Asshole Rule” by Robert Sutton. Basically it says that our behaviour will alter and be influence by those that we have close dealings with. The arabic proverb sums it up nicely.
“A wise man associating with the vicious will becomes an [...]

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Company Brief - PGL - Progen

Posted by ozstock on Jul 24th, 2008

PGL suspends its phase III trial for PI-88 today and the share price dropped more than $0.62 to close at $0.58, more than 50% drop. For a biotech to fail a trial at such late stage, it will no doubt bring on these dramatic fall in its share price.
I hinted at the more than likely [...]

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The Fall in Oil Prices Takes Gold Prices Down With it

Posted by admin on Jul 20th, 2008

“World economy is a tough spot,” says the International Monetary Fund.
“No kidding,” says MoneyMorning.
“We concur,” say angry investors in Karachi, Pakistan, who yesterday pelted their stock exchange with rocks after stocks tumbled 4% before midday.
“We are looking at the situation and there is no question of suspending the market,” said Razi-ur-Rahman, chairman of [...]

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Business Success

Posted by admin on Jul 20th, 2008

A business owner (Alan) informed me in a recent analysis of his business that he had been in business 15 years. I asked how long it took to become profitable. His reply, ten years! ‘Surely you were making a profit long before the ten year mark Alan’ I added with interest? Oh sure [...]

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Investment Newsletters – Do they help you beat the market?

Posted by Scott Keefer on Jul 16th, 2008

There are numerous investment newsletters doing the rounds in Australia. Before you jump in and sign up to receive the reams of paper and advice they provide you should carefully consider whether the advice is actually going to help you. This blog takes a look at some interesting insights from the US on this issue.

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Public Housing and the homeless

Posted by tehnyit on Jul 14th, 2008

My recent participation in the CoPF #142, which has a homeless theme, has caused me to think about what kind of homes are available for the homeless.
To me, homeless means a few thing, but it boils down to not having a place where my family and I can feel safe and secure. The difficulty is [...]

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The Not so Hot Stock Picks from December 2007

Posted by Scott Keefer on Jul 14th, 2008

Last week I wrote a blog identifying some less than impressive stock picking for the 2007-08 financial year. This week I have come across another example of how stock picking just does not work.

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The 9 Golden Rules according to Lincoln

Posted by ozstock on Jul 13th, 2008

This list is a set of 9 so called rules to decide if a company is worth investing in.
Rule 1. Financial Health
Lincoln suggest to invest in companies with Financial Health ratings of Strong or Satisfactory. Unfortunately, this rating is only available from the Lincoln Stock Doctor. However, we can do our own assessment in determining [...]

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Housing Finance Declines Accelerate in May

Posted by The Fundamental Analyst on Jul 9th, 2008

Data released by the abs today showed that finance approvals for owner-occupied housing declined for the fourth straight month in May, down a seasonally adjusted -7.9%. The chart above excludes refinancings, that number fell a seasonally adjusted -7.1% in May and is now down -27.1% from the peak in June 2007.

The value of loans for [...]

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