Decision

After reading Chapter 8 of "Think and Grow Rich" which is talking about “Decision”, I totally agree with Napoleon about what he has emphasized.

You may recall in my previous post entitled “Investment: Do you know what you want?”, I stress that we should learn continuously in order to improve our confidence on investment as our investment knowledge grow. In other words, knowledge will allow us to make effective decision.

To be Successful in Life

Do you want you life to be normal? You will be if you follow ordinary crowds. So, what are ordinary crowds doing? Well based on my observation as well as after reading "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill, they tend to:

Do You have the Same “Frequency” with Your Partner about Money?

Have you ever realized the way of thinking will affect your result? Well, if you think positively, the chance of success is high and vice versa.

Now, let me put it in the other way. Have you ever realized the way of thinking of your partners (they may be your parents, boyfriend or girlfriend, husband or wife, son or daughter) will affect your result?

Value of Money

Lately, I discussed with my son about value of money. As he is a very playful boy, he never pays attention on how we, as parents, spend our money. Therefore, he is unable to tell us exactly how we go about. However, he did have a comment on that we will not simply allow him to buy anything he wanted.

One of My invaluable Wealth: Family Harmony

Have you ever realized that the communication among your family member is actually less than interaction with your colleagues, business partners or friends? Some of my friends use FACEBOOK to keep in touch with old buddies or friends. How about their family members? Well, I am not sure about them. But, for me, I am more concerning the relationship among my family members.

Recommend Reading: “Stock Profits – Getting to the Core” by Michael C. Thomsett

This is my second time to read this book.

Have you ever figured whether those figures published in companies’ annual report were as they are or manipulated? You may recall some cases happened in the US a few years ago about inflated figures were reported that resulted in tragedy to a number of investors. Therefore, from this lesson, investors should learn how to generate the true picture behind these figures.

Is ROE the Best Ratio to Evaluate the Return of Investment Fund?

A number of investment gurus have been talking about using Return on Equity (ROE) to measure the return on investors’ fund. It is a key measurement on a company’s profitability. However, it has practical limitation.

ROE is dividing net income by shareholders’ equity (SE) while SE is the difference between assets and liabilities. I.e. SE = Assets – Liabilities.

Recommend Reading: “Fire Your Stock Analyst!” by Harry Domash

I find this book shall be kept beside fundamentalist at all time.

I first read this book 3 years ago. At that time, I was in the midst on refining my fundamental analysis skill. This book has provided me a good start by giving me step by step guide on how to go about. In particular, this book demonstrates an 11-step process for complete fundamental analysis. Namely: