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How To Mitigate Against Risks When Value Investing

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Fundamentals 03:  Risks differ depending on the type of assets and investment style.  This post looks at risk and risk mitigation from the perspective of a stock-picking value investor.  Revision date: 22 Aug 2020
When you invest in equities, the goal is of course to get a better return compared to keeping monies in fixed deposits. 
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Is Eksons a value trap? (Part 1 of 2)

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Case Study 01-1: A fundamental analysis of the Group
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With a market price of RM 0.57 per share on 1st June 2020 and with cash and marketable securities of RM 1.27 per share (based on the Balance Sheet on 31st Dec 2019), Eksons looks like a bargain. 
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An Introduction to Value Investing - confronting value traps

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Fundamentals 01: Originally published under "An Introduction to Investing in Listed Companies".  Cover issues to consider when investing.  Updated to include notes on how to analyze companies and other value investing tips. Revision date: 18 Oct 2020


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