ECONOMIC STRATEGY - CHINA and US Markets

Filed Under (Finance Help) by Admin on 27-07-2009

The Chinese and the US economies have developed divergent paths. One is a strong vigorous bamboo shoot whilst the other shows green shoots which some people are now describing as withered or yellow shoots. Its an issue I discussed last week on CNBC Asia with US fund managers and Asia analysts. China GDP due out this week is expected to show a 7.8% annual growth and some analysts are questioning

Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI): Bullish sentiment expected to continue

Filed Under (Finance Help) by Admin on 27-07-2009

The equity market extended its bullish run last week as investors continue to be bullish amid positive developments in the global economy particularly in the Asian region. In the second quarter, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed about 11% while Japans Nikkei 225 jumped 23, China Shanghai Composite Index rose 25%, and India 53%. The benchmark KLCI rose 43.27 points or 3.9% on week to close

New Money Rules for Financial Security - #6. Diversification

Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 27-07-2009

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]

Contemplating on Money RulesOne of the basic money rules about a portfolio was that it had to be diversified to reduce our risk of losses. Well all of us know that diversifying our portfolios did not stop us from losing money in the recent downturn of the stock market. What went wrong?

Rule #6: Diversification

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