Some mumblings

Yesterday evening, I blogged about More Reporting Woes: Surely They Are Unaware! . Hence, this article Beware of Stock Spam Promotion in Major Financial Publications certainly caught my attention.

Seriously, since the Star Biz so-called reporter keeps publishing financial news based on unconfirmed sources, shouldn't one ask if he is running some sort of stock spam promotion? Yes, is he a stock promoter? And for whom?

And what them equity research? In this week's Businessweek, the question of What's Next? is asked.

And what Time? Me? I Loved that classic song, Time from Pink Floyd!

• And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but its sinking
  And racing around to come up behind you again
  The sun is the same in the relative way, but you're older
  Shorter of breath and one day closer to death
  
  Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
  Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
  Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
  The time is gone, the song is over, thought Id something more to say

Time is the friend of the wonderful business, the enemy of the mediocre, says Warren Buffett.

However, what about investment and time? Would time also be the enemy of the mediocre investment? Saw this blog posting.

• Often we get caught in a pattern of poor investment. Over time, the benefits fade away and what remains is mostly negative, but we keep doing it out of habit. This can be avoided by periodically analyzing our behavior. Is it still a good investment, or is it time to make a change?

Interesting yes? And if you love investment quotes, then Tilson funds, Value Investor Insight May Issue has a bunch of great investment quotes. ( here )

I like this one.

• There’s a clarity that comes with great ideas: You can explain why something’s a great business, how and why it’s cheap, why it’s cheap for temporary reasons and how, on a normal basis, it should be trading at a much higher level. You’re never sitting there on the 40th page of your spreadsheet, as Buffett would say, agonizing over whether you should buy or not.
  Joel Greenblatt, 10.31.06

Yes, it's great to see our investment providing fantastic returns but what about those investments that offer high yields? Have a read at this article from Bankrate.com, Investors looking for high yields should use caution

Professor Partha S. Mohanram is quoted on the NYTimes saying that to Pick Winners, Start by Weeding Out the Losers! Me? I always believe that is always good to learn about Spotting Them LOSERS!

And lastly, Fred Korbik of American Association of Individual Investors, lists out the Secrets of Picking Great Growth Stocks.