CFA Society of Seattle Panel on Green Investing
On May 25th I'll be participating in a panel hosted by the CFA Society of Seattle titled Why All the Fuss About Green Investing. The panel also includes,
On May 25th I'll be participating in a panel hosted by the CFA Society of Seattle titled Why All the Fuss About Green Investing. The panel also includes,
I own UTX and feel the shares are fully valued. I have part of my position hedge with call options. The company is well managed and I see no reason to urgently sell.
PROPOSALS...
First, let me say that I own Abbot Labs (ABT) because I think the company has good value. Abbott has a good franchise of drugs and its research will continue to make more useful drugs. At a forward P/E of 10 and growth that represents good value, it has been hit too hard by investors' lack of interest in the pharma sector. So I think now is a good time to own the company, as I think the stock is about to go higher...
Below are some links to my February articles:
The value trap is one of the biggest dangers that value minded investors, aka bargain shoppers, have to contend with. It's even worse for contrarians like me who always look for gems in the mud that are hated by the masses.
Today, I met with Mark Wright as a guest on Q13Fox News This Morning . I came on right after a fun weather segment. Groundhog day is big with the meteorologists. While I didn't get to pet the little groundhog in the studio, Mark and I did talk about the economy and what new investors should be doing. He also managed to get me to talk about bicycle stock settlements before India modernized.
It's time to think about putting yourself back on that investing path. If you're new to investing start doing some practice trading and learning at Kapitall. Then, pay off your credit card debt if you have any. After that put some money in your savings. When you're ready, and have a little confidence pick an online broker and open an account. Be conservative and slow with your investment choices at first. Below are the links to my January articles:
One of my investing axioms is "never underestimate the short term stupidity of market". A good example is the market bubble: Speculators buy assets they think are bad investments hoping to sell to those who don't see the bad investment. This is known as the greater fool theory of investing. Mostly they sell to those who agree that an asset is overvalued but who are hoping to do the same thing. This scenario is repeated throughout history: ...
I've been taking some time off to spend time with our new baby and the rest of the family. Below are the links to my December articles: