Archive for October, 2010

Three Dimensions of Valuation
Posted on 30. Oct, 2010 by TheFreeInvestor.
In the last two posts, I covered two aspects of investing – quality of business and quality of management of the firm. This post is devoted to the third and final aspect – financials and valuation. Valuation can be a fun exercise to do. But, due to the mathematical nature of the exercise, too much reliance on […]
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Quality of Management
Posted on 23. Oct, 2010 by TheFreeInvestor.
In the previous post, I wrote about five ways to find high quality businesses. There are two more areas that I investigate before investing in a company. This post is about one of those areas – Quality of Management. In my view, when you are a retail investor, assessing the quality of management is probably one […]
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Five Ways to Find High Quality Businesses
Posted on 17. Oct, 2010 by TheFreeInvestor.
Before I start talking about specific companies or industries of interest, I want to write about my investment approach and the characteristics that I look for in my investments. Hopefully some of the characteristics will resonate with your investment criteria. First in that list is the quality of the business. I am not looking for […]
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My First Post
Posted on 09. Oct, 2010 by TheFreeInvestor.
This is my first post on The Free Investor blog and I am super excited about it ! Are you a passionate investor ? Do you thrive to be an informed investor? If the answer to either of those questions is yes then I urge you to join me in exploring the intricacies of investments, […]