“A gold mine is nothing more than a hole in the ground with a liar on top.” Mark Twain. Investing in China The Accuracy of Chinese Financial Reporting In the news this week, was an infamous short-seller accusing a Chinese company listed on the TSX of fraudulently mis-stating their assets and financial results. Muddy Waters… Continue reading Investing in China – Is There any Risk?
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Gold – Buy Junior Stocks?
Recent Mania for the metal Silver In the recent mania for silver, gold quite surprisingly has become almost forgotten. We have gotten used to the metal trading at $1,500 per oz, and it has become somewhat humdrum. Silver zoomed beyond reason, then plummeted as exchanges grew fearful of another meltdown and as a result raised… Continue reading Gold – Buy Junior Stocks?
The Price of Silver Collapses, The Mania of The Markets Continues with the Latest and the Greatest
Fear and Herd Mentality Rule the Markets During last week, the price of silver plummeted. How should we react? My first comment is “fear not”. The stock market works in strange ways with mania and rushing to the latest and the greatest trade ruling the short term price of whatever is the current rage of… Continue reading The Price of Silver Collapses, The Mania of The Markets Continues with the Latest and the Greatest
Cymor Strategic Growth Fund Philosophy; Gold – is there Value at these Levels?
The Cymor Strategic Growth Fund is a long hedge fund that invests primarily in value stocks. It is managed with the belief that the greatest absolute (real) returns are achieved by recognizing and buying stocks that are undervalued, that have limited downside, and have significant upside. We believe that good absolute returns can be achieved… Continue reading Cymor Strategic Growth Fund Philosophy; Gold – is there Value at these Levels?
Investment Advisors Make Money on Sales, not on Performance. Commissions Provide the Incentive to Look for the Next Sale
In our January 6, 2011 blog, we published a list of 10 corrections needed to the Capitalist System. This is Point # 3. The Commission Incentive for Humans to Ignore What They Sell. If you get paid only on what you sell, and the moment it leaves your shop, there is no incentive to stand… Continue reading Investment Advisors Make Money on Sales, not on Performance. Commissions Provide the Incentive to Look for the Next Sale
Invest in Safe Jurisdictions – Measure Risk
Length of Cymor Blogs Comments have been made that our blogs are a bit too long and that readers lose interest because of their length. We will attempt a shorter version for a while. We appreciate comments on this matter. Safe Jurisdictions One of the basic tenets of the investing policies of the CymorFund is… Continue reading Invest in Safe Jurisdictions – Measure Risk
Investing Guidelines – Stellar Returns, Don’t use margin, Don’t lose capital
We achieved a Return on Investment this year that far exceeded our expectations. Our numbers were so good, that it hard to expect to achieve similar results in future years. Having regard to this success, we thought we might start the New Year by listing some basic policies that we religiously follow. These guidelines should… Continue reading Investing Guidelines – Stellar Returns, Don’t use margin, Don’t lose capital
The Financial Meltdown was Avoidable – What is Capitalism?
In a recent blog, I tried to give an overview of what happened and why it happened. In writing that blog, it occurred to me that the subject of how to avoid future similar meltdowns is about as confused in the public’s minds as to the reasons why the meltdown occurred. If you Understand Why… Continue reading The Financial Meltdown was Avoidable – What is Capitalism?
Invest in Junior Value Companies & Watch Silver – The Next Big Thing
In our last blog, we gave a few criteria as to how to choose good companies to invest in. These comments were hidden at the end of the blog and were not readily visible. We think they are worth repeating. THE TIME TO INVEST IS NOW THE PLACE TO INVEST IS IN JUNIOR RESOURCE STOCKS… Continue reading Invest in Junior Value Companies & Watch Silver – The Next Big Thing