The best way to predict the future of investments and markets is through meticulous research and hard data analysis. Astrology, while silly to many, offers a fresh and fun perspective and Wellington Capital Group invites readers to take stock and look at the year ahead. The Chinese celestial system is also celebrated in Tokyo, having […]
Equity Analysis
What Drove Amazon Stock Higher in 2017?
Nowadays, most retailers are moving their businesses online, but no one does e-commerce quite like Amazon! The company began as a humble online bookstore, but is now one of the largest online retailers worldwide. Its dominance of the e-commerce sector is so impressive that according to One Click Retail, Amazon was responsible for about 44% […]
888 Holdings and its stock in 2017
888 Holdings, originally called Virtual Holdings, was founded in 1997 It’s been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 2005 So far in 2017 its share price has risen from 250p to 264p as revenues have risen Business to consumer venue is up 6% to $242.6 million, with the casino business unit driving over 60% […]
Share Trading Can be Volatile and Lucrative
Share trading, allows you to narrowly define your view, and take a position in an individual stock, as opposed to a more broad-based index. When you invest in shares, the risk is limited to the change in the price of an individual stock, where the upside or downside can be significant if there is an […]
New Course – Equity Analysis and Valuation
We are pleased to announce the addition of a new course – Equity Analysis and Valuation – to our library of courses for Finance Professionals. Course: Equity Analysis and Valuation Learn the characteristics, analysis, and valuation of equity securities. This course provides a thorough understanding of the equity markets and the analysis and valuation of […]
Should You Invest in Amazon Stock?
Amazon, the largest internet retailer in the world, is also one of the best-performing large-cap companies in the market. Its stock has gained more than 37% since the start of the year, exceeding that of the S&P 500, which gained just 10%. Growing sales and market share across a wide range of sectors have helped […]
The Piotroski Score
Professor Piotroski decided to test his stock scanner to historical data, to compare the results vs. the ones reported for the period. This test finally resulted in what came to be known as Piotroski Score . The period in question was 1976 to 1996. It ended up giving 23% average return, annually. Validea reports, that by […]
The Buy Side: A Wall Street Trader’s Tale of Spectacular Excess – Book Review
A young man who grew in a wood stove heated house moves to the city with big dreams in his eyes and a journalism degree in his pocket in his U-haul. He has little luck finding a job and with big help from his uncle he lands a position in sales at Morgan Stanley. He […]
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings – Book Review
Philip A. Fischer famously said: Investors have been so oversold on diversification that fear of having too many eggs in one basket has caused them to put far too little into companies they thoroughly know and far too much in others which they know nothing about. and The successful investor is usually an individual who […]
Discovering Why you have not become Wealthy: Yet
There is no question that most people want to be wealthy; however, there are very few that actually take the necessary steps to achieve it. Why do people want these things, but never work to get them? The truth is that anyone that has regular employment – from a ditch digger to a lawyer – […]