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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Well, it seems that my PEG analysis has reached a bit of a snag. The absolute valuation model is proving difficult to construct and it’ll be some time before I figure it out exactly. Thus, I’m going to take a bit of a hiatus from it. I apologize to those who were waiting eagerly for […]

An Analysis of PEG (Part 2/2)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

To get a better understanding of the PEG ratio, we should look at the underlying factors in evaluating price-to-earnings and growth. To do this, we will start by making some assumptions. These assumptions may not be entirely representative of real life, but they will help to provide a baseline for the analysis and give some […]

Price Earnings to Growth by the Numbers (Part 1 of 2)

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

The Price Earnings to Growth ratio is often relegated to “rule of thumb” status and doesn’t get much press despite that fact that it combines two of a stock’s most important fundamental attributes - the price to earnings ratio and forecasted earnings growth.
One main issue with this metric is the fact that it is not […]

Socially Responsible Investing

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Was yesterday’s post on investing in your vices a little disheartening? Does the “angel” investor inside you wish you could only invest in cute and cuddly companies which breed unicorns and consume green house gases.  Luckily, I think we all know that there’s more than one way to make money in the markets. Yes, vice […]

Indulge Your Vices

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

So, my last post on a few contests that I’ve entered got me thinking about my propensity to play games of chance. I wouldn’t say I have a gambling problem, but I do find myself drawn to those games when I have a few extra bucks lying around. We all know that gambling whether it […]

Super Bowl Indicator

Monday, February 11th, 2008

It seems a lot of “market curiosities,” or stock market urban legends, tend to revolve around beginning of the year happenings. I guess that’s because we’re all looking for an edge or some kind of crystal ball to reveal to us what will happen to our money as the new year unfolds. Here’s one that’s […]


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