Three Elements of Good Trading
Most people new to
the financial markets are too focused on the upside. In fact, seasoned traders
and investors may also fall foul of this tendency. It is nearly always...
Trend Validation- Fact or Fiction and Four Principles
I attended a conference recently where the speaker spoke of a trend
based methodology and what appeared to be ‘fool proof’ way to see or at least
filter, an uptrend,...
Understanding Intrinsic Value- Three Criteria
The term Intrinsic Value (IV) is thrown around alot in financial
circles, particularly when we walk about stocks. Yet I wonder if you have a
robust process to define and...
Behavioural Finance Focus: Recency Bias and Four Solutions
In Behavioural Finance the cognitive bias known as Recency Bias can
impact both investors and traders in quite a dramatic way. In this article, we
will take a closer look...
Probability and Prediction in the Markets
“Allied to the foregoing is the record of the
published stock market predictions of the brokerage houses, for there is strong
evidence that their calculated forecasts...
Earnings or Dividends?
There is an ongoing debate between investors and analysts about the
importance of earnings, specifically the metric of Earnings Per Share (EPS),
and Dividends per Share...
Analysing Debt When Investing in Stocks
Many
investors either gloss over, or do nothing when it comes to analysing debt
levels in stocks. Some even consider more debt to be a necessarily a good thing....
Design Thinking- 3 Insights
Design Thinking is one of the key methodologies being used by cutting edge companies to deal with digital disruption. Today we will explore three insights for a better understanding of Design...
Perfection and Excellence- The Search for New Balance
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”- Vince Lombardi.
This message is very important because it raises the distinction between excellence and...
Handling Losses or Rejection- Universal Principles
Speaking to a colleague recently, it dawned on me- just as investors or traders have to learn to handle losses, business or marketing professionals need to learn to handle rejection, say in sales...