Hiatus
March 2nd 2008 04:58
The writer is currently on a hiatus. Will be back as soon as possible.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Apologies for the hiatus
November 7th 2007 01:45
It has been more than a month since the site was last updated and I hereby offer my sincere apologies to all readers for the lack of scribbles througout the period.
The past 38 days have been very hectic for me, bombarded with heavy workloads, but it did not divert my attention from the markets. In fact, I am waiting on the sidelines eyeing on any cracks that could lead to more cracks, if you get what I mean.
But nonetheless, I am really grateful for those of you who drop by regularly. Thank you very much.
I will try my best to update as regularly as possible.
Cheers,
Benjamin
The past 38 days have been very hectic for me, bombarded with heavy workloads, but it did not divert my attention from the markets. In fact, I am waiting on the sidelines eyeing on any cracks that could lead to more cracks, if you get what I mean.
But nonetheless, I am really grateful for those of you who drop by regularly. Thank you very much.
I will try my best to update as regularly as possible.
Cheers,
Benjamin
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Do you think you are smart enough?
July 2nd 2007 11:15
"IN THE STOCK MARKET (as in much of life), the beginning of wisdom is admitting your ignorance. One of the many things you cannot know about stocks is exactly when they will up or go down. Over the long term, stocks generally rise at a nice pace. History shows they double in value every seven years or so. But in the short term, stocks are just plain wild. Over periods of days, weeks and months, no one has any idea what they will do. Still, nearly all investors think they are smart enough to divine such short-term movements. This hubris frequently gets them into trouble."
James K. Glassman, 2001
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Comments (2) Know your history
June 21st 2007 09:27
"Those who are ignorant of investment history are bound to repeat it. Historical investment returns and risks of various asset classes should be studied. Investment results for an asset over a long enough period (greater than 20 years) are a good guide to the future returns and risks of that asset. Further, it should be possible to approximate the future long-term return and risk of a portfolio consisting of such assets."
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Read More Probable as truth
June 4th 2007 18:43
It is probable everyday, isn't?
"It is a truth very certain that when it is not in our power to determine what is true we ought to follow what is most probable."
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"It is a truth very certain that when it is not in our power to determine what is true we ought to follow what is most probable."
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What the kids are learning
May 29th 2007 16:07
"The implication [of the Efficient Market Hypothesis] for the investor is that it is almost impossible to "beat the market."
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Warren Buffet: Scrutinise the CEO
May 23rd 2007 07:29
May is ending and 30 June 2007 will soon arrive and followed by the Annual Reports two months later. What are you going to do? Warren has some tips for you, from 22 years ago.
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The Inverse Relationship of Fees and Performance
April 26th 2007 03:35
" After taking risk into account, do more managers than you'd see by chance outperform with persistence? Virtually every economist who studied this question answers with a resounding "no." Mike Jensen in the Sixties and Mark Carhart in the Nineties both conducted exhaustive studies of professional investors. They each conclude that in general a manager's fee, and not his skill, plays the biggest role in performance." [the higher the fee, the lower the performance] "
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The games are different
April 19th 2007 07:03
"If you're an investor, you're looking on what the asset is going to do, if you're a speculator, you're commonly focusing on what the price of the object is going to do, and that's not our game."
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The strange business of investment
April 12th 2007 13:44
A little bit of sense
April 9th 2007 09:35
"Hint: money flows into most funds after good performance, and goes out when bad performance follows."
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Benjamin Graham: You are your enemy
April 3rd 2007 01:24
"The investor's chief problem - and even his worst enemy - is likely to be himself"
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Have a heart, open her eyes (Humanitarian Service Annoucement)
March 21st 2007 12:07
A baby born with fused fingers and eyelids, a case of the rare Fraser Syndrome. Little Siti Aisya Syazreen Shahidan and her family needs your help. A little of compassionate action from you could build a better road for them or otherwise there won't be any roads for them to walk ahead at all.
Click here: Spare Your Change: Help Aisya...
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Click here: Spare Your Change: Help Aisya...
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Warren Buffet on Market Efficiency
March 15th 2007 02:44
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Reform and Restructuring
February 25th 2007 12:16
Dear Readers,
Benkaiser.NET Investment Portal is in the midst of restructuring exercise to improve the delivery of quality contents to you.
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Benkaiser.NET Investment Portal is in the midst of restructuring exercise to improve the delivery of quality contents to you.
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