Stock Investments

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Numerous of my friends asked me for tips, usually want some fast returns. Even the best fund manager can't guarantee it.

There a tendencies for Singapore to look for quick return.

Toto $10 millions prize money. You can see long queue.

Trump said that he rather open a casino then gambling at a casino.

In my school, the subject that interest most is probability in my maths class.

In a report that listed the top 25 biggest winners, 7 are property stocks. There are not many stockbroking firm listed, but most made it to the charts. Many electronics stocks are also featured.

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The stocks to look for

The stocks to look for, are those who make huge increase in their sales/earnings. Some sell some of them made huge gain selling, their assets like properties and stocks which they brought at a bargain price.

Look for stocks that had substantial cash, properties & stock. Wait until their prices drop to bargain level.

Look for stocks that had assets(stocks & properties) which they had brought some time ago during bear market. When market turn, their asset usually enhanced. These is another tips to be successful in investments.

The greatest stock

The greatest stock I believe is Venture Manufacturing a contract manufacturer, from 36 cents in 1991, it move up to $32 in 2000 even in between the years, it give rights and bonus issues, its earning from few millions dollars increase to 115 millions dollars in 2000, making it the greatest stock of all time.

Some factors that contribute to the company success, the founder Wong Ngit Liong's father is a businessman and he had a degree in mechanical engineering. So he got an edge.

Checklist for finding stock that multiply:

Fast growth,Industry, niche, or area domination, The ability to increase earnings even during recessions, Analyst lack of familiarity with the company, Ever-growing repeat orders, 'Cookie Cutter' factors.

How to find stocks that multiply a few times

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The story in the book, Finding Winners by Richards L Evans, is a constant reminder.

How he lost a bundle in a stock Magnavox, which was at that time popula, glamorous and had a good following by stock analysts.

And another story of a chemist who used to look for stocks that are out of flavour and depressed. How the chemist ploughed through a lists of stocks that were depressed and made new lows, which funds managers dumped for unfavourable outlook.

How he picked cyclical commodities stock, Texas Gulf Sulphur which was temporary hit by earnings problems. He kept buying it when it went lower.

Subsequently the stock & earnings recovered and he made millions out of it.

The stock Magnavox, which had he brought dropped 94% and the stock which the chemist had brought Texas Gulf Sulfur when up 2700%.

A classical case of what Warren Buffret described, to buy quality stocks hit by temporary problems,Texas Gulf Sulphur was a case of a distress stock to a turnaround stock, and from a turnaround stock became a growth stock.

Peter Lynch felt that stock picking is more an art than science, if it is a science accountants will be the richest men.

A person who study history will do better than a person who major in accounts. Because a person study history will study how companies trade in the past.

Gerald Loeb in his book "The Battle for Investment Survival"

"It is important to stick to issues which in past times of bullish enthusiasm have had active markets and which can be expected to have active markets again. However, at the time of purchase they must be low -rated and unpopular, with their prices down and discouragement about their propspects quite general."

Gerald loeb use to said in his book put all your money in one best stock.