Today’s questions in Ask Ajarn Andrew: What are derivatives? What role does it play in the financial system? What is short selling and long selling? When should we do it? How to find the appropriate beta for a privately held companies?
Read MoreIn our Top 5 this week, we investigate contrarianism, ask if more data leads to worse decisions, and consider the power of heuristics. All this and more…
Read MoreToday’s questions in Ask Ajarn Andrew: Is it true that you can get rich in the stock market? If you are a beginner, can you fully trust your broker for investment advice? Do you have to monitor the stock price all the time to be a successful investor?
Read MoreToday’s questions in Ask Ajarn Andrew: If you are unable to find an attractive stock, where do you invest? What are skills necessary to become a good investor? How do you deal with frustration, self-doubt, and other emotional aspects of investing? What causes the volatility in stock prices? How to invest in an Initial Public Offering (IPO)? Should we?
Read MoreToday’s questions in Ask Ajarn Andrew: What is diversification and how to apply it? What is market timing? What is dollar cost averaging? Which is the better method of the two? When is the best time to buy and sell a stock?
Read MoreIn our Top 5 this week, we look at why we study market history, examine the investment zeitgeist, and discuss the problem with dollar cost averaging. All this and more…
Read MoreToday’s questions in Ask Ajarn Andrew: When is the best time to start investing? For a beginner, what percentage of savings should be invested? For a non-professional investor, what percentage of return should be expected or targeted? How long does it take to fully understand one stock?
Read MoreAndrew appeared on Bloomberg Markets today discussing the upcoming election in Thailand, the current state of the Thai economy and his thoughts on the Thai equity market.
Read MoreValue investing is the idea that you can achieve superior investment performance through buying stocks at prices that appear to be below the “intrinsic value” of the business. The investor tries to estimate the intrinsic value of a business through a variety of means such as price-to-book, price-to-earnings, tangible assets value, dividend discount value, or free cash flow value.
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