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    Assetologist
    Jun 09 11:21 PM
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    A Look at Fisher's Three-Year Rule [view article]
    I like the 4 Step outline, it's actually advice to hang your hat on.
    Three years can be a long time with 'dead money' but one of the strengths of this 3 year cycle is that one still has many subsequent time periods to create wealth.

    A double in 3 years equates to a 24% annual return. Wealth increases rapidly at these rates and even if all plays do not pan out wealth still grows as long as other money is not lost just dead.

    Individual take 3 weeks to create habits (good or bad), maybe corporations take 3 years to make or break their habits.
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    Shivpreet
    Jun 09 10:51 PM
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    Electric Cars for 2010: Shift from Foreign Oil to Riding on Local Renewable Energy [view article]
    Automobile industry will be a key beneficiaries of falling oil prices. And manufacturers leading in energy innovation and manufacturers that have deep value will be the biggest winners. My picks ... Honda and GM. Reply
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    curious cat
    Jun 07 01:37 AM
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    Electric Cars for 2010: Shift from Foreign Oil to Riding on Local Renewable Energy [view article]
    piggybank, do us all a favor, next time, just give us a link and let those who are interested follow it. thanks. Reply
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    Piggybank
    Jun 06 09:02 PM
    Electric Cars for 2010: Shift from Foreign Oil to Riding on Local Renewable Energy [view article]
    quote /"Be very careful with ZAP--it's a horribly run company that has basically been an ATM machine for its execs as they are allowed to issue themselves shares at will. Do your DD on this one and run for the door."/ quote

    I understand youre sentiment about it, and i had a lot of concerns before i jumped in to. However i jumped in under 0.60 before they and a move all the way up to 1.2$ recently, at wich i sold half at that resistance point. Free investment for me here, and it's a very cheapish stock.

    Things seem to have changed a lot since a few weeks with Zap, and maybe it's worthy to check the company again and take note.
    About 3 weeks ago Zap started to move very strongly from their 0.40$ low to about 1.20$ not so long later, the innitial good news was that ZAP had achieved a very strong growth in in their order backlog. from the news:
    biz.yahoo.com/iw/08051...
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    SANTA ROSA, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--May 12, 2008 -- Record gas prices are driving more consumers to seek electric transportation, says industry pioneer ZAP (OTC BB:ZAAP.OB - News). The Northern California Company reported that as of April 8, 2008 it had $6.8 million in backlog orders for the Xebra electric sedan and pickup from auto-dealer purchase contracts.

    The $6.8 million backlog in dealer purchase contracts surpasses ZAP's sales for all of 2007 and are based on a delivery schedule over a 12-month period. The backlog for ZAP's consumer products on the same date was $712,000, including sales for the Zapino and ZAPPY3 scooters, ATVs, Recharge-It-All battery systems and others.
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    Not so long after that, Zap got a new CEO. A rich UAE bussinessman, head of a large vehicle retail firm. Mr. Eqbal Al Yousuf of Dubai form the Al Yousuf Group.

    biz.yahoo.com/bw/08052...
    /SANTA ROSA, Calif. & DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electric car pioneer ZAP (OTCBB:ZAAP - News) today named Mr. Eqbal Al Yousuf Chairman of the 13-year public Company. The effective date of his appointment will be June 2, the day of the next scheduled meeting for the board of directors.

    Mr. Eqbal Al Yousuf is President of Dubai's Al Yousuf Group. He was appointed as the President of Al Yousuf Group in 2005. The Al Yousuf Group is a company that over the past 55 years has grown into a leading business conglomerate with operations ranging from Motor Vehicles, Boat Manufacturing, Auto Rental, Real Estate Development, Home Electrical Appliances, Computer Operating Systems, Electronics, Transportation and more. The Al Yousuf Group has proved to be one of the most reputed business groups in the UAE and is now working to become ISO certified in accordance with international standards of quality.

    Mr. Al Yousuf has been taking a greater interest in ZAP over the past year. In November, the Al Yousuf Group purchased US$5 million worth of ZAP shares. In December, he also joined ZAP's Board of Directors.

    "My staff and I have researched the EV industry and have concluded that ZAP is one of the only pure-play public companies with viable electric vehicles in the marketplace at a time of record gas prices," said Mr. Al Yousuf. "I intend to use all my relationships and resources to ensure the Company will be successful and grow."

    "Mr. Al Yousuf is a strong believer in alternative energy and conservation and really wants to make the world a better place," said ZAP CEO Steve Schneider. "He is taking a much stronger interest in the direction of the Company to ensure its ability to deliver vehicles on a global basis. With his relationships throughout the world, Mr. Al Yousuf believes he can make this dream become a reality.
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    Mr Yousuf was so kind to take over about half a million$ of convertible debt.

    biz.yahoo.com/iw/08051...

    Next up was the news that the state of California, one of the world's largest economy's on itself, is now granting a 1000$ tax rebate for the purchase of a Zap car.

    biz.yahoo.com/iw/08052...
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    SACRAMENTO, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--May 29, 2008 -- The California Air Resources Board is offering a $1,000 rebate towards the purchase of a Xebra electric car and truck from ZAP (OTC BB:ZAAP.OB - News).
    Source: ZAP

    California is giving $1,000 electric car rebates to buyers of the ZAP Xebra sedan and truck.

    Both the Xebra electric city car and pickup have passed a full battery of testing and approval requirements by the California Air Resources Board and have been officially approved for the $1,000 cash rebates. To receive a rebate, vehicles must be ARB qualified and pass a range and speed course as well as comply with all federal motor vehicle safety standards, and meet a minimum manufacturer warranty.
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    Then Zap begins to aquire interrests in another company, a electric wheel motor company. For the development of better wheel motors. Advancing in technoligy with an exclusive on the use is a good thing, technoligy will play a major role in the succes of any EV company.

    biz.yahoo.com/iw/08060...
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    SANTA ROSA, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jun 2, 2008 -- Electric transportation pioneer ZAP (OTC BB:ZAAP.OB - News) announced today that it has acquired an ownership interest in an electric motor company to develop and manufacture a new line of wheel motors for future vehicle developments and global distribution.
    Source: ZAP

    Wheel motors like this 3000-watt drive system used in the Zapino electric scooter can deliver more power, performance and efficiency.

    Under the agreement, ZAP is collaborating and investing in the development of a line of wheel motors for various types of electric vehicles, from an electric bike or scooter to an electric car. ZAP and its partner have also agreed to work together on the optimum process for manufacturing all motors and controllers. ZAP has been granted exclusive rights to the wheel motors under the agreement for international distribution.
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    So let me propose a scenario.

    Mr. Eqbal Al Yousuf is from Dubai. A enourmesly wealthy oil state. He is no oilsjeik himself, but he lives at the source, or close to the most major and important sources in the world. Oil is now as today at 138 dolar, as of 7 june 2008. Wow it did jump today. I can see the oil speculation warning article's backlog on this site, it goes all the way below to 80$ from Januari on. Never mind, i find Mr. Eqbal Al Yousuf view on this more refreching, atleast he sits near the oil, and there he goes aquiring and Leading an Electrical vehicle company, and he has yet to prove he's wrong with that investment. If you had followed the oil bears ...

    But you would think the most logical investment to make at this very point, in this very reality of 138$ oil, is in the electrical vehicle industry. Mr yousuf apprently think's so to. This is a baby inustry, and were right into an new sort of oil crisis that might last and get worse to. A lot of capital could begin to flow to the EV industry quite very soon under this reality, if only there were enough listed EV company's that are interresting.

    So Mr Yousuf identified Zap as a company he could step into, to make his move in the EV industry. He must have had some considerations to think why exactly Zap would be interresting.

    And why not Zap? Zap has sold most EV's of all EV company's to date, and is sellign more than ever now. Zap is there, present, much more than others. Zap cars are cheap, and an EV should be cheap, it's for people who don't wanna pay high gas costs, rich folk do not care to much about gas costs. Zap is improving on it's technoligy, and are developing better cars.

    The Vehicle industry is a hughe industry. Quite a few of the top 20 company's in the world are vehicle producers. As a hughe market it's spilt over dozens of individual company's, and many of these company's go into the billions of dollars in market cap. Toyota for one has a 161 billion$ market cap. Zap has a measel 53 million$ market cap. What if Zap could just become one of the futuere's established EV vehicle firms? The upside is hughe, for a minimal investment at this point you could well become rich.

    So you could begin to wonder and ask yourself the question: How deep are the pokects of Mr Al Yousef? Because what if the man is everything a rich UAE bussinisman is known to be on the financial level, and has vision and ambition that could take this industry by surprize? Mr Al yousef might have insights that we lack, he's has a stake in Zap for a while.

    What if mr Al Yousuf's vision is that he could beat most others to the dominant role in the EV industry early on. Zap is already the most established EV company.And oil is soaring right now, it could be the perfect storm. Zap is cheap now, and if it could becoem the major player, it could be a impressive long term multi bagger.


    Anyway, i could understand that people still are conservative about this company as an investment right now, then again it might be an opportunity of a lifetime. I would atleast deffinatly say that Zap is a company to follow closly, very closly indeed. Because it would be an enourmous missed opportunity if this company can break trough, and anyone can be convinced with sharp rising sales and profits, so wouldn't you want to be in this if it does become profitable and established?









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    buysolar
    Jun 06 01:01 PM
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    Electric Cars for 2010: Shift from Foreign Oil to Riding on Local Renewable Energy [view article]
    Electric and hydrogen cars are the future.

    Get solar panels and wind turbine and battery pack and charge your car off your home made electrify.

    Rebut anyone that tells you different. We are running out of time fast.

    www.kobashi.co.uk/envi...     Reply
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    secmaven
    Jun 06 10:56 AM
    A Look at Fisher's Three-Year Rule [view article]
    The smart investor has a profit target and when that is met, three years or not, he/she sells. WS prices the future and so at three years the stock is actually reflecting four year's expectations. If your expectations are realized in six months get out. If you have no expectations, don't get in. Reply
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    sorgmot
    Jun 06 10:08 AM
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    A Look at Fisher's Three-Year Rule [view article]
    Sorry for typos in our comment above. The site address had one.

    Also, the second paragraph should read "how to play" in the top line     Reply
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    sorgmot
    Jun 06 10:02 AM
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    A Look at Fisher's Three-Year Rule [view article]
    We believe that there is a business cycle that can be observed in the USA financial markets and that certain investments do better in some phase of that cycle and then react negatively in other parts of that cycle.

    Our site attempts to display how play the business by changing your investments as the cycle progresses through its phases.     Reply
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    mirqce
    Jun 06 08:59 AM
    A Look at Fisher's Three-Year Rule [view article]
    this is a great article please show more educational and how to stories if possible Reply
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    Maximo
    Jun 06 08:10 AM
    A Look at Fisher's Three-Year Rule [view article]
    If anyone can consistently figure out #1 - #4 I'd be extremely surprized, so indexing is the only way for us mere mortals. Reply
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    a.palmer jr.
    Jun 05 11:45 PM
    Electric Cars for 2010: Shift from Foreign Oil to Riding on Local Renewable Energy [view article]
    I wonder why these electric cars don't have solar panels on the hood, top, and trunk lid? That would be a perfect way to partially recharge the batteries while driving and while parked. Reply
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    nukldrager
    Jun 05 11:45 PM
    Electric Cars for 2010: Shift from Foreign Oil to Riding on Local Renewable Energy [view article]
    Are we going to use leaves and bark to replace all the other petro based parts of a car? Reply
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    anti-cranky
    Jun 05 09:59 PM
    Electric Cars for 2010: Shift from Foreign Oil to Riding on Local Renewable Energy [view article]
    EV's are the future of personal transportation and hybred's are an acceptable bridge technology. Solar power can provide 70% of the nations energy needs in 50 years. www.sciam.com/article....
    Problem is, we need progressive minded political leadership to make this a reality. It can happen sooner or later but it will happen. Let's hope it's sooner...     Reply
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    Markdark
    Jun 05 09:29 PM
    Electric Cars for 2010: Shift from Foreign Oil to Riding on Local Renewable Energy [view article]
    Nissan, Mitsubishi, the GM Volt ... these firms get top billing in your article. It begs the question: Where's Toyota, the leader in alternative vehicles with the Prius?
    Answer: The plug-in Prius. A combination of EV and gasoline engine will empower Prius owners to access whichever power source works for them and the current economic conditions.
    Since it is already a proven product, drivers will be far more likely to open their wallet for a Prius than a funny-named one from Israel or Norway or wherever.
    At least I hope so, because I bought stock in Toyota and it's down 18 percent so far! Groan!

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    chancer
    Jun 05 08:24 PM
    Electric Cars for 2010: Shift from Foreign Oil to Riding on Local Renewable Energy [view article]
    Take a look at aptera.com. $30,000 - 3 wheel classified as motorcycle. Pre sold 1300 vehicles 2008 production available in CA only. Full electric has range of 120 on charge. Hybrid gets 300 mpg for first 120 miles until batteries are dis-charged. Thereafter, on gasoline gets 130 mpg. Secret is aerodynamic design with no air drag. It looks like a small airplane cockpit w/o wings and tail. From back, looks like flying saucer. If this engineer can do it, many others can. He was financially backed by Pimco's Bill Gross (his IdeaLab). I expect many more such vehicles within 5 years. When will the majors auto cos. get serious?
    By the way, they need to be working on zinc batteries. The world supply of lithium is not sufficient to supply high demand for battery operated vehicles.     Reply
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