logicalthought

Is It Time for Capital Preservation Mode?

>>When I saw indoor ski resorts and saw that they were building man made islands, I thought that these were crazy things, as I always thought that Las Vegas was a crazy place to invest.<<

The funny thing is, at least Las Vegas has the attraction of GAMBLING... What does Dubai have? I kind of suspect that anyone who could afford to stay at one of those "seven-star" hotels and likes to ski could probably afford a side trip to, say, Killington.

Who Says You Can't Make Money in Stocks over Long Periods of Time?

You also could have bought General Motors, Xerox or Kodak at the same time you were buying your HPQ and IBM in 1962 and your JNJ, PG or CVX in 1970. Hey, why not? They were absolutely dominant, world class, multinational companies, right?

The point is that even if you're a very long-term investor, you need to look at every stock you own on a regular basis and ask yourself: "In light of everything I know about this company and where it fits into today's world, would I buy this stock TODAY?" If the answer is "no" for any reason other that it's already a full-sized position for you, you should immediately SELL and find something better.

Largest Companies in the World

Bespoke guys:

How about doing this ranking by enterprise value, as the market cap alone can be a bit misleading when evaluating the "price" that the market puts on a company.