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Melanie
Member since 08th March 2007
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20th July 2007
A company's cost of capital is one of the most enigmatic areas of economics – absolutely crucial to understand but absolutely impossible to pin down.
There are two basic ways that a company can obtain finance. It can either borrow it (debt) or raise ...
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20th July 2007
Like any good mathematical formula, the price-to-earnings ratio, or PER, is simple yet powerful.
In this publication we try to shelter you from as much unnecessary mathematics, jargon and financial-speak as we can, but the price-to-earnings ratio, or P...
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05th July 2007
Big bath accounting is accepted as a fact of life by most analysts. But what is it and how should it be treated?
Well travelled readers may be familiar with the ancient city of Leptis Magna (pronounced Lepcis Magna). It was located on the Mediterranean S...
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05th July 2007
It's counterintuitive, but investors need to be most cautious when business conditions are booming.
In Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits, a book written amost 50 years ago, Phil Fisher made a point that resulted in an epiphany for this analyst when he...
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05th July 2007
Stepping on some of these fourteen corporate landmines has proved unlucky for many a company.
In last issue's Investor's College, we discussed the fact that corporate insolvencies aren't normally the result of a sudden misfortune. Instead, they tend to...
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05th July 2007
The bottom line on corporate metabolism comes down to the cash that flows out for shareholders.
In the first two episodes of this three-part series on corporate metabolism, we looked at how a low return on equity could slow down the flow of cash throug...
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05th July 2007
Here we take a look at two great $2 stocks to illustrate an important point that many investors miss.
In this article we'll discuss two stocks that we think have great future prospects. We'll reveal their names later but, for now, will refer to them si...
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05th July 2007
Following last issue's article, here are more great ways to blow your hard-earned savings.
As we said last issue, to make money, sometimes it's better to first concentrate on not losing it. With that in mind, here's the second part of our series, with ...
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01st July 2007
In the first of two articles, here we explain the classic investment mistakes that, to be successful, you should avoid at all costs.
Investing successfully poses many challenges. In these pages we aim to show you some of the techniques that can help you ...
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01st July 2007
For a business, using debt can be a bit like putting your foot down on the accelerator. The chances are that you'll get to where you want to go a little faster but if something goes wrong, the consequences are more likely to be serious. Since we have an u...
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01st July 2007
Analysing Ten Network is much tougher than it might first appear. Here we step through a couple of the issues.
As value investors, we attempt to consider every stock from a business perspective. When doing so, we often find it helpful to look at the 'b...
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01st July 2007
Most subscribers own banking stocks, so let's examine how banks work and what drives their profits.
The Romans did more than popularise bloodsports and central heating. They also pioneered a banking network that extended throughout much of Europe, Asia...
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01st July 2007
It's time to discuss an often over-used and much misunderstood yardstick.
There are two types of people who read The Intelligent Investor; those who know what the letters 'PER' stand for and those who skip over them and hope they're not too important. ...
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29th June 2007
When you need to borrow money, there will be several things you will need to know. Exactly how much are you able to borrow and at what interest rates are two of the most important questions. The interest rate of your loan is really important, as that will...
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29th June 2007
If you are about to be a first-time homeowner, you are in luck. You will be able to access the $7,000 grant given by the government to offset the costs of GST. This will be a great help to most young homebuyers. Although the grant comes from the Commonwea...
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