China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (LFC)

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    Apr 06 05:17 AM
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    General Discussion on LFC
    Is this a buy or a sell? Reply
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    Apr 03 11:56 PM
    China Stocks: Still No Sign of a Bottom [view article]
    Keep in mind that a bottom doesn't necessarily imply immediate strong increases. A bottom can be long and flat, and bumpy. Reply
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    Apr 03 09:30 PM
    China Stocks: Still No Sign of a Bottom [view article]
    How can anyone trust the information they receive? I mean the same folks who walked away with gazillions in the market and pushed for deregulation as Robert Rubin and the repeal of the Glass-stegel act are now calling for oversight. They are as bad as the so called public servants enriching themselves and currently running for President. I say put your money in your mattress! The enormous deficits, the funding of Social Security and Medicare, the no new taxes mantra and the failed war in Iraq are yet to configure in the perfect storm and fully weighed in the financial arithmetic. Unless you are Bernie Lewis and still have a few billion left after losing that much in Bear Stearns don't walk into the foxes den clucking.Stay away. Remember the lessons of Great Gatsby! Reply
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    Apr 03 09:33 AM
    China Stocks: Still No Sign of a Bottom [view article]
    Do you know what "DaFei(大非) or XiaoFei(小非) is and how that is going to affect A-share market price? Do more home work! Reply
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    Apr 03 04:02 AM
    China Stocks: Still No Sign of a Bottom [view article]
    I just got back from China about a month ago, and there was a huge housing problem there, just as there is here now. Taxi drivers were complaining about the price of gas, didn't stop people from spending, spending, spending. This is probably the bottom. The market over there is too hot right now. Reply
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    Apr 03 01:09 AM
    China Stocks: Still No Sign of a Bottom [view article]
    The Chinese stock may be bottomed out, but when the Chinese people get the slightest scare, as when stock starts to drop, instead of waiting for a rebound, they panic, and sell off fast, and it will take a while for them to regain some trust. JADG is an interesting stock. It has some good reading material. Reply
  • commenter
    Apr 02 03:22 PM
    China Stocks: Still No Sign of a Bottom [view article]
    I think that enough is enough,really. This is the bottom. Only problem is that there is no enough volume to support. Stop speculating, start investing.

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  • commenter
    Apr 02 02:05 PM
    China Stocks: Still No Sign of a Bottom [view article]
    So. . .? This is a rare dumb column for this site. Look at the technicals! A lot of these have definitely found a plateau, and some have started to turn. How far they will go is another question, but. . .please! Reply
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    Mar 31 11:42 PM
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    Chinese Health Insurance: Rapid Growth, But a Seemingly Unprofitable Business [view article]
    Another large insurance company is Royal Sun Alliance. Insurance is nearly always a profitable business, when ran correctly. Expat insurance in China is growing very quickly Reply
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    Mar 26 12:50 PM
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    Under The Radar News - Tuesday [view article]
    More analysts diss Merrill. - Perhaps these analysts should be involved in assessment of their employers. They seem to have more insight into financial health of this troubled market than people who run it. Isn't is great to be paid for just an opinion and have no accountability for an outcome? Oh, wait, don't their bosses are doing just the same for even more money? Why do we care what they estimate? Reply
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    Mar 26 12:41 AM
    Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [view article]
    The Wall Street Journal reported that General Growth Properties and Simon Property Group are planning to sell shares to raise cash, which would dilute current share holders value. This is comparable to a recent experience in England. The press reported that cap rates in England were lower than mortgage rates and the REIT was forced to sell shares to raise cash for redemption's.

    In looking at the balance sheet of Simon Properties, the long term debt was reported to be $19 billion in real estate which was financed with $17 billion in long term debt. I question the terms of the long term debt. It has been reported that 59% of the mortgage debt for commercial properties was interest only! Further raising doubt is the report by Mood's that the loan to value ratio was typically 110% or more.

    So, the reason for the sale of shares may be that the interest only loans at substantially interest rates have caused a problem for Simon.
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    Mar 24 03:34 PM
    Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [view article]
    Only in America can a group of "former executives" who drove their company into bankruptcy turn around a month later and borrow $2 billion to float a scheme patterned after the one that bankrupt their previous operation. And of course it won't be Black Rock itself that ponies up the $2 billion. They will borrow it from someone like Citi or Bank of America that will lend it to them no-questions-asked.

    And five years from now the Federal Reserve will buy the toxic waste the new scheme generates, leaving the taxpayer to foot the bill. As I say, only in America.
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    Mar 24 09:27 AM
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    Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [view article]
    Leave it to former CountryWide executives to find a way to profit further, while of course helping the public like they did previously when originating those nefarious loans to begin with. Yea, do us a favor guys. Reply
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    Mar 24 09:07 AM
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    Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [view article]
    Always appreciated. Easy to not comment on such a helpful start to each day. Many thanks. Deaver Reply
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    Mar 04 05:25 AM
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    Are You Short or Long China? [view article]
    First of all, Renesola had a 52 week high of $14.19 and priced it's IPO at $13. $82 is inaccurately shown on Yahoo! Finance and is wrong.

    Secondly, China Finance Online has a P/E of 42 based on 2007 earnings. You may be using Yahoo!'s data again, which is dated.

    Finally, The reason why Home Inns trades at a high PEG is that they are spending a lot of money building new hotels. Once the pace of expansion slows, capex will shrink and profits will expand.

    I don't own any of these companies and have no intention of doing so. Baidu, Shanda and Ctrip are much better investments in my opinion.
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