Tag Archives: SINA
“Sprinkle Cupcake”: My Portfolio Strategy
Posted on 16. Oct, 2011 by TheFreeInvestor.
I have been thinking about a good way to describe my portfolio strategy. When you ask ten investors about their portfolio strategy, you will get ten different answers about value, growth, income, core, and core plus etc etc. Most of these terms mean different things to different people and way too obscure for a regular […]
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Limitations of Financial Modeling
Posted on 10. Jul, 2011 by TheFreeInvestor.
If you have read any of the research reports from wall street firms, you will notice the use of financial models to estimate value of the firm and the target price for the stock. Financial models make us feel good and gives us the comfort in precise numbers and complex formula. The mathematical nature of financial modeling […]
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Review: First Half of 2011
Posted on 06. Jul, 2011 by TheFreeInvestor.
First half of 2011 ended in green for my portfolio. Period return for my portfolio was approximately 11% vs 5% S&P 500 return for the first half of the year. Of course, I am more interested in the long term return as I am not planning to liquidate the portfolio any time soon. Over long […]
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Investing in Early Stage Businesses
Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by TheFreeInvestor.
As I mentioned in my post about high quality business, I am a fan of technology enabled disruptive businesses, especially in their early stages when the company is growing rapidly. Of course, early stage companies are riskier than mature companies. So, we need to keep the portfolio allocation at a level that is commensurate with our […]