Tired of considering the same old investments?

The markets headed higher yesterday accelerating right out of the starting blocks without hesitation.

So much for Friday’s feel good rally. There was absolutely no upside follow through on Monday, and the major averages headed straight down with an occasional uptick (see chart; courtesy of marketwatch.com). While the government report on personal income and spending was in line with estimates, there had been hope for a surprise to the upside.

Invest using a business-like approach Tags: Capital Dynamics | invest | Tan Teng Boo Written by Surin Murugiah Monday, 16 August 2010 11:31 KUALA LUMPUR: People who intend to invest in the equity markets must use a business-like approach to derive the best returns from their investments. “Investors should invest in shares using the same process that they would apply if they were to buy the entire business,” said Capital Dynamics managing director Tan Teng Boo. “They should buy or sell based on valuations.” Citing Benjamin Graham, the founder of the value investing theory, Tan said investing was most intelligent when it was business-like

King Rats of the NEP – William Leong August 17, 2010 Tan Sri Liew Kee Sin, chairman of SP Setia Bhd provided statistics to show that Malaysian Chinese businessmen have prospered and fared well under the pro-bumiputra New Economic Policy. He said Chinese individuals controlled 73% of the wealth owned by the top 40 richest Malaysians and make up eight of the top 10 richest Malaysians. The people know who these persons are