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What Type of Investor Are You? Active, Passive or DIY Investing?

By Alexander Wetterling | Mar 23, 2017

You are your own worst enemy when it comes to investing. You can either decide to let someone else do it for you or create a solid investment framework to improve your chances of investment success.

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How to Value Any Company in the World – CFA Malaysia

By Become a Better Investor | Mar 23, 2017

Pictures from How to Value Any Company in the World for CFA Malaysia on 22 March 2017.

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What Type of Investor Are YOU?

By Andrew Stotz | Mar 22, 2017

Chart of the Day: Should you be buying stocks? Follow these questions to assess your situation.

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If Risk Rises, Commodities Could Be an Alternative to Gold

By Andrew Stotz | Mar 22, 2017

Chart of the Day: If risk rises, a better alternative to gold could be commodities. Slowing economies, especially emerging markets, caused commodity price fall. Risk is that the whole world slows.

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Gold Could Be an Alternative If Profits Fail to Rise and Inflation Heats Up

By Andrew Stotz | Mar 21, 2017

Chart of the Day: First risk is that US rates rise and Trump is unable to jump start corporate profits. Second is that inflation gets out of control causing Fed to raise more aggressively. If both happened, then gold could be attractive.

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Malaysia Not So Attractive, But Low Volatility

By Andrew Stotz | Mar 21, 2017

Chart of the Day: Malaysia appears to be a less attractive market these days. Low ROE of 9.7% and high PE of 16.3x. Growth forecasts are low. The good news, volatility is low.

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Malaysia Currently Does Not Look Very Attractive

By Become a Better Investor | Mar 20, 2017

Malaysia has low ROE relative to the world and looks expensive on a PB basis given the low ROE. Earnings and price momentum are both low. Good news is that risk is low.

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Rising US Interest Rates Could Be Bad for Both Stocks and Bonds

By Andrew Stotz | Mar 20, 2017

Chart of the Day: For nearly 10 years bonds outperformed stocks; driven by steady fall in interest rates. Rising interest rates would be bad for both asset classes unless the Trump administration can jump start corporate profits.

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Philippine D&L Industries Remains World Class

By Become a Better Investor | Mar 20, 2017

D&L Industries Incorporated is a Philippines-based company doing product customization and specialization in food, plastics and aerosols. Profitable Growth has been World Class for most of the last five years, except for a dip to #2 in 2013.

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A Few of the Worst Word Combinations for an Investor

By Become a Better Investor | Mar 17, 2017
Top 5 of the Week of March 13 - Become a #betterinvestor

In our Top 5 this week, we run through the worst word pairings for investors, examine management fees, and look at how to improve your decision-making process. All this and more…

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