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Amongst The Stars

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Submitted by originalwong on March 22, 2009
In Category: Business

This blog aims to study the mechanics and behavior of the market and occasionally find a gem of insight.

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Banks, Automakers and Newspapers - Why this bailout is getting out of hand

It's no secret that this current economic crisis started with the failure of sub-prime mortgages and the popping of the real estate bubble.

Source: Amongst The Stars | May 4, 2009

Ontario Government purchases stake in Chrysler - Hawk Dove and Crowding Out

The Canadian Federal and Ontario Governments have decided to take a 2% equity stake in Chrysler. I don't know how Harper and McGuinty can ma...

Source: Amongst The Stars | May 1, 2009

Price to Cashflow (or Proxies) - NPV and DCF

I think one of the most intuitive measures of value is cash flow in. The only problem with this valuation technique is that cash flow can of...

Source: Amongst The Stars | May 1, 2009

UAW and Washington to own GM and Chrysler

With the recent decline of the Pontiac brand (hardly a surprise after Rick Wagoner's "modest" plan to sell of brands was deemed to conservat...

Source: Amongst The Stars | April 28, 2009

Oracle to acquire Sun Microsystems

On April 20, Oracle said it is buying Sun Microsystems in a cash deal the company valued at $7.4 billion ($5.6 billion net of Sun's cash and...

Source: Amongst The Stars | April 28, 2009

Price to Sales - No nonsense double check

Continuing from my previous post about Price to Book as a valuation metric, I though I would also have a quick review of Price to Sales. Gen...

Source: Amongst The Stars | April 27, 2009

The Irony of Arbitrage, Efficient Markets and Equilibrium

Inevitable yet paradoxically unreachable. Like the Greek myth of Tantalus, eternal temptation without satisfaction. Proponents of the effici...

Source: Amongst The Stars | April 23, 2009

Financial Planning - Boomer's Delaying Retirement?

The current economic climate has made many baby boomers reconsider retirement as they reach out to financial planners to understand what ben...

Source: Amongst The Stars | April 22, 2009

Vulture Funds and Angel Investors... Similarities?

Looking into the mirror to see your true reflection. I've been watching the news lately about the bad rep that short sellers have been getti...

Source: Amongst The Stars | April 21, 2009

Price To Book - When EPS fails and you consider liquidation

Price to Book value is often quoted as an appropriate metric when EPS is not applicable but when does it apply? First, looking at the underl...

Source: Amongst The Stars | April 20, 2009

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