我該怎麼辦﹖

August 2nd, 2007

  馬克吐溫是西方的幽默大師,他一生中只給股市投資人上過唯一且寶貴的一課。他說:「10月是股市投機特為危險的月份。其他也同樣危險的月份有7,1,9,4,11,5,3,6,2,8,2等月份。」沒錯,股市沒那個月安全。股市本身就愛開玩笑,今年7月24日前猛漲,投資人不敢追高,直唱“恨你不回頭”;想不到其後大跌,場中玩家又唱起“我該怎麼辦﹖”股市崩跌時恐慌絕不是策略之一,1982年及世紀初大熊市、黑色星期一、九一一都是過往雲煙。幽默的市場當幽默以對才是上策。
200608182048441.jpgThe beauty who sings….”我該怎麼辦﹖”

該是買大型股的時機了

August 2nd, 2007

  我們發現年來資金已慢慢流入超大型股。現在我們就把史坦普五百股中市值排名前50大者定為超大型股,其市值皆在600億之上。詳細研究一下,它們是有吸引人之處。
史坦普五百指數合成股以今年的盈餘為準,其本益比PE是18,超大型股之本益比只有17。相對於中小型股的19更形便宜。再者,這些超大型股過去一年的中間成長率為12%,高於中型股的9%及小型股的11%。不要忘了除了股價上漲,超大型股都有股利分派,這是中小型股少有的。
  投資史坦普五百大股最簡單的就是整籃子買入指數基金稱為蜘蛛的SPY。史坦普中型四百股是MDY﹔史坦普小型六百股是IJR。如想投入各別大股不知選何股,也許從超大型市值超過500億的60支中開始。還嫌太多,那就閉著眼睛買下市值前十大超級股吧﹗投入大股有應牛尾迎熊頭的味道,放心依你的偏向選自己的所好,沒有標準答案。各股如下供參考但無保證﹕CVX,GE,BAC,AXP,CSCO,KO,MRK,UTX,MMM。

How much is enough?

August 1st, 2007

Both Dow and SP 500 made new all time high on July 19 and the trouble started shortly after that, July 24 to be exact. While the last official “correction” of at least 10% end in March 2003, the current drop is right in line with the periodic pullbacks we’ve had since then. The average percentage drop of all 5 major corrections since 2004 is 6.6%.

A 10% correction is likely this time when all said and done. We are facing the worst months, i.e. August and September. Subprime and credit crunch woe make this market look like those in 1997 and 1998. Go back and check those charts and market conditions then and you will have a better idea.

Sit tight! Going to have a rough ride.

火豬年的股票4不買

July 21st, 2007

1. 不健康的豬不買

2. 不睡覺的豬不買

3.不動了春情的豬不買

4.不是豬圈的第11頭豬不買

U.S. energy production maps

July 21st, 2007

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/09/fa.us.production/index.html

I hate your no return

July 21st, 2007

Have you ever been watching a stock keeping on climbing and never getting to own it?

Like RIO, BHP, FCX, FLR, SGR, JEC, CBI, DRYS, DSX, EXM, SSW.

Don’t worry. You are not along. Just wait until it gets back to 50-day moving average. And this time, better catch this baby. In the meantime, sing this song see if you feel better.

http://www.520music.com/play/92801.htm

Bill Yen

I2EC July meeting - Topic: “Investing in Turbulent Times:Key to success!” by Yen Chan

July 19th, 2007

     Our July monthly meeting will be held on Saturday (July 21) from 10:15 am to 12 pm at Tysons Regional Library.
     Yen Chan will be our speaker. She will reveal key to successful investing in Turbulent Times and show us how to achieve our financial goals and dreams.
She will go into one of the financial tools, Mutual funds and explain to us all the hidden charges, fees and costs. She will answer Investment questions in general and mutual funds in specific.
     Yen is a recognized contributor to the betterment of the financial health of Asian Americans of Greater Washington area through her insurance and financial services. Her financial column appears in the Asian Fortune, a community newspaper serving the Washington Metropolitan area.

Beauty and The Beast

July 19th, 2007

 Beauty -

 Beauty

 

 

      …… and the Beast -

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買東西與買股票時機

July 19th, 2007

     買東西要挑時間,一星期七天中總有一些在某一天最便宜。開門七件事柴米油鹽醬醋茶,需要時就該買,買貴了也多不到那裡去,但有些物品或服務,挑對了時間買可省下不少錢,幾十年下來更可觀了。例如買車子最好的時間是月底。月底到了經理及銷售員要搞出業績,不賺一分錢也會把車丟給你以清出一個存車位。再者,賣車最熱鬧的時候是週末,星期一最冷清,冷到銷售員感到是世界末日。真想買車的人在這一天擁有最大的殺價空間。因此買車最好的時機是接近月底的星期一,馬上到的就是7月30日了,有意者不妨一試。我們一輩子買幾次車嘛,我從來買車不被車商賺過錢,讓他們去賺賺錢容易的人的錢。
     網路時代上網買東西十分普遍方便,但上網買飛機票最為誇張具挑戰性。不同時間上去查,亞洲來回可差幾百元。原則是星期二或四飛的機票最便宜,買的時間最好在星期三上午。為什麼﹖第一家航空公司通常在週末推出促銷,其他公司在一週初跟進,到週二晚週三晨那第一家有時會再拼上。那訂旅館呢﹖旅館有兩種經理:一種注重營業額,另一種注重住房率。通常注重營業額的經理星期天休假,因此你下一次訂旅館當在星期天直接打電話到旅館找經理議價,絕對可佔到便宜。
     加油站加油最好的時間是星期四早上。油站油價除了受原油一桶價格影響外,主要還受消費者供需之左右。通常週末需求增加,你最好在油站老闆星期四上午調整價格前把車加滿油供週末上路。想不想在外面吃一餐﹖許多高級餐廳星期一二都有折價優待。餐館週末生意最好,到了週日冷凍庫及存貨大概空了,星期一二才有進貨。星期二晚到外吃一餐縱無折價也可享受較充足庫存出來的新鮮美食。其他任何東西如百貨公司購物、看電影、遊樂場、書店等等都有其最佳購買消費時日,多研查一下就知道。
     小時候曾被戲弄,有人問我是人還是東西,我當然說是人,對方卻嘻笑稱那你 “不是東西”。股票是不是東西﹖也許不是,東西買來是要用,股票買了是為來日待價而沽再出售。這不是東西的東西也有買入的較好時機。
     某股該什麼時候買﹖這是個六百萬元的問題,在此一萬言也說不盡。那問問大師巴菲特如何看。他老人家看上所愛以後,就等市場大跌或該公司因短期性因素等股價非常便宜或沒人要時進股,當然他有一套判斷股票是否有好價值的算法。如此三十年間就成世界首富。
     我們現暫不管巴老的理念方法,今以較短期觀從交易上技術層面來回答一個買股時機的問題。年來投資資金或說是動力,十分集中於某些工業,你未曾投於此,實失去大好獲利機會,十分可惜懊惱。工業金屬股五大巨頭FCX,RIO,BHP,RTP,TCK﹔工業營造股FLR,SGR,JEC,CBI;及乾貨固體物船運股DRYS,DSX,EXM,SSW等一年來股價都一飛沖天。例如船運公司Dryships(DRYS)股價年來從15漲到50多元。這家西臘公司基本上不與客戶訂長期契約只接現貨單,此種單一天大船要價十萬元,專家估計此率往後一年會續漲。這些類股買了當然有崩跌的危險,放棄了只怕它們又再揚升一年。真想進到底那個價位好﹖ 長期漲坡強勢股要追的話,最好的買點是股價與50天平均線碰頭時。當股價衝升離該平均線太遠後短期內股價總會回檔,同時該平均線會續微揚,兩者終接近甚至交會,此時就是買該股時機。以DRYS為例,今股價在58.5元,50天平均線在43元,陣勢圖移動性的往前走,推算它們會在49元至51元間碰頭。雅虎財務各股欄中點擊Charts進入圖形可自設50天平均線(Moving Average)。
     找好東西買才是聰明,拿到好價錢是精明,買股票選對時機是英明,我們三明都要有才不失聖明。
(作者為投資顧問)

China Stocks

July 3rd, 2007

As what I said in the last meeting, the Blue Chip H share stocks will perform well. Take a look at ACH, CHL, CHU, CEO, PTR, FMCN, SNP. All of these stocks burst out one by one like the popcorns. Note that ACH acquired its sister company Baotou Aluminum for 1.9 billion dollars and become the third largest aluminum company in the world behind Alcan(AL) and Alcoa(AA)