Value stock – spotlight on gold miner Codan
Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Codan has been smashed as a falling gold price and civil unrest in parts of Africa cut demand for its metal detectors, and as the fading resources investment boom weighed on its mining technology division. Codan shares more than tripled between mid-2011 and early…
5 Chinese ASX IPOs
Chinese companies looking for international exposure and recognition are increasingly turning to Western stock markets for initial public offerings. The crown jewel of market listings for high profile companies remains in the US, and the recent success of the IPO of Jd.com (NASDAQGS: JD), a company many analysts refer to as the “Amazon” of China,…
Four Asian stocks with strong long-term upside
Karl Shen and Zhao Chen Research analysts Fubon Securities (Hong Kong) Limited 1) China Aoyuan Property (3883 HK) An an investment holding company headquartered in Guangzhou, China Aoyuan Property’s (Aoyuan) core business is boutique property development with residential and commercial real estate projects located in Guangdong and Shenyang, as well as in Beijing, Chongqing, Guangxi…
Energy myths abound – even for Peak Oil believers
Republicans, Democrats, and environmentalists all have favorite energy myths. Even Peak Oil believers have favorite energy myths. The following are a few common mis-beliefs, coming from a variety of energy perspectives. I will start with a recent myth, and then discuss some longer-standing ones. Myth 1. The fact that oil producers are talking about wanting…
‘Thrill investments’: excitement with high risk
By Wealth Foundations It’s a reasonably regular occurrence for our clients to be offered the chance to participate in “fantastic”, once-off, investment opportunities, that offer large potential upside, by people they know and trust. And most of these people are genuine in their belief that they are doing our clients a favour. When we are…
6 High-Tech Gaming Stocks
Some investors turn to gaming stocks because of their defensive qualities. The digital age has ushered in a subset of gaming stocks whose business models include high-tech gaming equipment and software and internet access platforms for gamblers. So we will skip the big name casino operators and focus instead on some names that incorporate technological…
Aussie traders get set for goliath IPO, Alibaba
Given that it’s being billed as Amazon and Yahoo combined, it’s hardly surprising that the decision by the world’s biggest e-commerce company, China-based Alibaba Group Holding Ltd to IPO on one of the two New York exchanges has captured global market attention. This long awaited blockbuster IPO is expected to fetch as much as $15…
Big Movers – 6 building material stocks to watch
Sometimes doomsday prophecies never seem to eventuate. Such appears to be the case with the dire Australian Housing Bubble, whose impending burst would flood us all. For months now experts have signaled a recovery in the property sector. Housing starts figures recently released by the ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) are the latest evidence to…
The upside of anger: why workers should express their emotions
By Peter Jordan, Griffith University Anger has traditionally been considered an emotion to be avoided at work as it is often linked to a lack of personal control. Anger at work is often seen as unprofessional; an uncontrolled response linked to tantrums and illogical behaviour. As a result, organisational norms have tended to support the…
5 Mining Stocks with High Yields and Low P/E’s
For ASX mining stocks the trading year 2014 appears to have begun where 2013 left off – with the Materials Sector dragging down the overall market in early trading. Miners rallied late in the year as the predicted drop in iron ore prices and Chinese demand never came to pass. Most miners are down month…
