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Month: April 2013

Dig a little deeper

April 30, 2013 Investing Sidekick Leave a comment

The best investment ideas are not found in obvious places, you need to do the work and dig around. I have learnt that the hard way over the years, new investors lack patience and rely too heavily on summary information.

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Posted in: Musings Filed under: large companies, mega cap, mistakes, new, searching

Weekend stock: Renaissance IT

April 26, 2013 Investing Sidekick Leave a comment

Renaissance Investment Trust is selling at a 28% discount to book value, and expects to wind down by 2015. It will start returning cash to shareholders by early 2014. This is investment offers a great margin of safety and some upside potential.

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Posted in: Stocks Filed under: anchorfree, Book value discount, goldman sachs, Investment Trust, RENN, unlisted, upside

How to find investment ideas

April 23, 2013 Investing Sidekick 3 Comments

The world of investing is huge, looking for investment ideas needs a targeted approach. Here are the areas I look for good investments.

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Posted in: Investing Tools

Weekend stock: Tesco

April 20, 2013 Investing Sidekick Leave a comment

After Tesco's latest results were released this week, I had to write about them as the value of the company has changed in my opinion.

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Posted in: Stocks Filed under: buy, TSCO

Hedge fund at a discount

April 19, 2013 Investing Sidekick 3 Comments

It's been a long time since I've read about a stock that's got me excited, but a good hedge fund selling at a discount to book value has done the trick. But all is not as great as at first glance.

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Posted in: Stocks Filed under: buy

Investment Checklist

April 16, 2013 Investing Sidekick Leave a comment

Before making an investment you should always perform checks. This investment checklist highlights the most common areas overlooked by investors.

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Posted in: Investing Tools Filed under: check, Investment Checklist

Weekend stock pick: Amlin

April 12, 2013 Investing Sidekick Leave a comment

The next installment of my Weekend Stock Picks looks at the insurer Amlin, a stock I have held for the last couple of years and which has a good dividend yield and is one of the strongest insurers in the industry.

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Posted in: Stocks Filed under: AML, buy

Quick glance: AKPS and EVBS

April 10, 2013 Investing Sidekick 1 Comment

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (AKPS.OL) Aker Philadelphia Shipyard is a leading U.S. commercial shipyard constructing vessels for operation in the Jones…

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Posted in: Stocks Filed under: AKPS, EVB, EVBS

Weekend stock pick: Avangardco

April 5, 2013 Investing Sidekick 16 Comments

I’ve decided to start a new series every Friday, entitled Weekend stock pick. The idea is that I will post…

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Posted in: Stocks Filed under: AVGR, buy

$WMT Walmart sold

April 3, 2013 Investing Sidekick 2 Comments

As I previously mentioned, I was aiming to get out of Walmart (NYSE:WMT) at around $75. Today after checking the…

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Posted in: Portfolio Updates Filed under: sell, WMT

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