Industry, Economic, General SET

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What does the most expensive investment newsletter now advise?

The recent robust nature of Asian emerging markets (especially China & Thailand ) countries balance sheets gives them big if not huge agility/ability to stimulate internal consumption and investments should they need to.  Due to this along with their long term good prospects, Emerging markets in Asia are now favorably viewed.

 

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Low Debt to Equity ratios on the SET/MAI.

Just how underleveraged are stocks in Thailand?  I found out for us -and here is the simple graph/evidence.

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We are entering a more reflective period of this downturn.

Monday morning in the mist. Here are some more ramblings on the financial fallout which I keep thinking is broadly overstated by the press.  Unless you own homes in many USA areas which are still declining, its not as bad here as many think, nor as the press reports.  Meaning, the...

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The least bad place to hide during the US fall out.

The US slowdown now goes global.  But The US/EU slowdown still doesn’t portend a global recession as in the meantime the sky high oil prices have corrected 40% and interest rates are once again leaning lower.

 

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A restatement of confidence during dire times.

Market timing does not work, the stock bears got it just as wrong with their often leveraged oil and gold positions. Since broadly speaking commodities have been in a new downtrend, sticking to value shares in Thailand is a good place to hide, however with patience.

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Buy when there is blood in the street.

Letter II, to all the members, at this daring time, with the SET index flirting above with the what I view critical 645 support level. Nobody can call the outcome now but I think we are close to a resolution to the current major stand-off and that in time this is...

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An open letter to Thai stock market members.

Here is an open letter to the Thaistock.com members, as posted at 10:30 AM on Monday September 1 '08.

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Stock buy-back programs, its time has come now!

Select listed companies on the SET and MAI should now consider purchasing back some of their own shares, in the market place at low average prices. This is called treasury stock and is legal on local exchange rules with some stipulations.

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Back office issues on dividends and mail received.

Here are some back-office issues of conern to non-Thai investors whom reside outside of Thailand -and have wondered about Thai mail received and/or what to do with dividend checks send them.

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