Money is a kind of poetry - Wallace Stevens, Adagia in Opus Posthumous The Wisdom of Finance is a brilliant take on the basics of Finance and introduces a fresh new perspective on financial concepts using literature and history to convey ways in which finance can influence and help us in our daily lives. Regardless … Continue reading Book Review: The Wisdom of Finance
I'm always frustrated by the lack of investment ideas I have. Just like many other investors, I usually look at the main brands and companies that are openly present in our everyday lives such as Apple, Amazon, and Google. (Ok that is an exaggeration) But I wanted to change that and start looking for more … Continue reading Investment Ideas: iPhone X Suppliers
Non-Farm Payroll (Unemployment Data) The Non-Farm Payroll announcement is the release of employment data that is not related to farm jobs or private household employees or non-profit organisations. This accounts for approximately 80% of the workers that produce the entire GDP of the United States. This, of course, is one of the most influential statistics … Continue reading 3 Announcements Investors have to Look Out For
Risking more than 2% per trade “Go hard or go home”. This phrase is being passed around everywhere today. Sounds apt in the gym, but not so much in trading. Many novice traders are guilty of risking a significant amount of their account in any one trade. Trading is a game of probability and randomness … Continue reading 3 Ways To Blow A FOREX Account
This article was written in partnership with ShareInvestor, a financial internet media & technology company that owns one of the largest investor relations network in Asia. Trading vs Investing People often confuse trading and investing; many use them interchangeably. However, these 2 ways of making money in the market are actually very different. Whether you’re more … Continue reading Are you a Trader or Investor?
The stock market is at its highest level ever with American equities trading at ridiculously high multiples. Many of you may be expecting a market crash, but how do you profit from a market downturn when everything is falling? Short selling is a way for you to capitalise on falling stock prices. It is the … Continue reading How to Profit in a Market Crash – Shorting Explained
#1: The share price has been going up, it's definitely a good stock to buy. This statement is probably the worst out of all rookie errors to be made. Movements in the share price do not tell you anything. (Unless of course you are using other technical indicators, but let's not go into that) … Continue reading 5 Mistakes Beginner Investors Make
Fundamental analysis of a stock is incomplete without some sort of qualitative analysis. A lot of people (who like stocks but don’t know much about security analysis) base their decisions off some sort of qualitative analysis. Most people actually do this subconsciously. For example, if someone is thinking of buying Singtel their thought process would … Continue reading Invest using SWOT and Porter’s 5 Forces
Starting a new business? You need capital! Expanding your existing business? You need capital! Starting a new family? You need capital too (in case nobody told you)! Firms need capital for various reasons; expanding scale of existing operations, new projects, corporate acquisitions, the list goes on…. There are two main ways firms can finance their … Continue reading Raising Capital: Debt Financing
How much would you pay for a stalk of tulip? If you haven’t heard of the Tulip Craze in the 17th century, it might surprise you how much people were willing to pay for a stalk of tulip. Courtesy of commons.wikimedia.org The Tulip Craze takes us back to 17th century Holland when speculators were interested … Continue reading Lessons from 17th Century Tulipomania
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