3iii sifu, do you mean that investors should only stick to established companies?

Vitrox is one of the hot stocks which is popular these days and on an uptrend. I noticed Vitrox's price had been dropping frm Jan to Mac but its financial performance had been good this few quarters. (good to me at least, since its profit had been increasing and it had not made any loss in a few years) I believe in buying good stocks whose price had dropped a little as I think its price will eventually return later. I bought Vitrox at RM5.65 in April and sold recently at RM7.00, which is roughly a 20% gain.Even if I lose 10% in my next stock, I still have a 10% gain from Vitrox.

One thing for sure, I won't buy stocks like Jaks as I don't want loss-making companies, (Jaks made a loss in 2016) as I think most investors or speculators would prefer placing their bets in a company which churns profits year in year out rather than another company which makes a profit once every few years.

My reasoning is that if I can obtain profit more than bank's FD in shorter time, why not? I have heard of buying and keeping for the long term but I am afraid that if I hold, the price might go down and my profits will reduce if I hold too long.

I would like to hear your comments on this speculating approach of mine.

dont put all your eggs into one basket

poor Star. I still remember the days where it hovered around RM2.40. fortunately I had no spare cash to purchase Star that time or I would have lost money now.

Hong Leong bank may overtake Public Bank as the top banking stock in the future. I think HL Bank's superior profit margin means it's more efficient in business compared to its competitors. Will accumulate if it drops below 18.00.

please lah, what has pakatan got to do with F&N?

uptrend

the Hengyuan of 2018?

clever clever squirrel jump, one day fall to the ground also

I'll buy if ECS drops to RM0.86

buy when directors buy? good news might be around the corner?

who wants to bet on PIE to increase in price at a faster pace compared to SKPRES?

TM is not SingTel. Dont keep your hopes high

KYY is like fire. A good friend but a bad enemy. People follow KYY too much. When KYY sells, they follow suit thinking that something is wrong with the stock when the real problem is they did not do enough research.

It would take a brave person like you to place your money in this stock. Others would have selected safer stocks.

the majority wants to earn fast & easy money, including me. But I'm more risk-averse, so I would never use margin. Margin is too risky.

wait 5 years to prove them wrong.

why isn't anyone interested in this stock? price is at its lowest this year. it has been consistently paying dividends too, in fact sometimes more than KLK.

you must be one of the ultimate trolls of i3investor. opening a specific thread which makes no sense just to dismiss value investing & kc's methods? mari... mari... tell us your experience on you picking winning stocks~

this is why don't trust anyone's advice too much.

Brace yourselves, this stock is about to go lower~

hey you, stop spamming i3 investor website with your political topics which are not relevant here. nobody would want to scroll half the page because of your political topics. go share your posts elsewhere.

one more negative return in its financial report and BCorp will bcome BMedia price~

who sees a future with this stock?

Ham yu fan sang. continuous optimism will drive price to reach RM40 maybe, but it will never reach their golden days of RM60+.

exit at RM6

TP=RM5.25? I'm of the view you underestimate the power of speculators. My TP would be at least RM5.50 by Aug.

let me get this straight. F&N pays RM0.60 annually whereas Panamy pays RM1.00 annually. to me, it's a no brainer.

SAM will moon. Mark my words. TP=RM9.20 by 31.12.2018!

sounds too good to be true

supermax to rise next week

Hey, Flintstones why not you learn more about buying stocks & holding for the long term before you criticise kcchong?

Calvin Tan tells you to sell because he wants to buy from you. Don't forget that he is a value investor.

It's clobberin' time

"Its a bear market, and its everyone else's turn to hibernate now." And your reasons are?

It seems to me that this post of Calvin's is targeted at attacking John Lu as an act of retaliation due to your personal grudge against him. Your title gives the impression that you have information about the syndicates & proof of wrongdoing. (to me at least, that's what I came here for)
However, this post is disappointing because you usually have well-researched write-ups.

I superinvestor like me must have the criteria:
1. Must very very rich. (nope, not really)

2. Must very intelligent. (super investors are vry intelligent, no doubt about it)

3. Must very good donor to charity. (not relevant at all)

4. Must very ego. (over-confidence?)

5. Must able call people who critisize me as "stupid and poor" (they may scold you back, because they're smarter & richer. i3 will remove your offensive comments (if any) anyway...)

Conclusion: Troll of the year of i3 investor. XD

To me, what Jon Choivo and Icon8888 are arguing is essentially the same. Some people get rich merely by investing/speculating in the stockmarket. Some make it big, others may lose a little. Worse, some lose it all. If one knows what he/she is doing, perhaps 'sailang' on Hengyuan (when it was RM3) or bought KESM when it was undervalued, they definitely can become rich. The key to getting rich via stocks is to have sufficient knowledge, timing, high EQ (not easily swayed by emotiosn) & luck when you buy & sell.

No doubt some people can punt & hit the jackpot like Icon's friend has done. As Icon mentioned, it takes perseverance. The utilization of information, eg. i3investor.com allows investors to pick stocks more confidently. stick to one's price target despite the ups & downs. But on the other hand, Jon Choivo has a more conservative view on the majority of punters, where these eager punters are actually gamblers. These gamblers want fast, easy money. They jump on the bandwagon of any hot stock w/o doing any research whatsoever. Most, if not all, get burnt, simply because they can't control their emotions. When they see a 10% profit plummet to a 30% loss in the span of a few days (or months), they panic & sell at a loss.

“An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative.”― Benjamin Graham

Icon8888 said as long as punters do the right things, they will get rich. But isn't that considered as doing research? If punters had done proper analysis, they won't be classified as punters. They should be called investors. They'll stand a chance to get rich via the share market. I don't think those who have conducted due diligence are categorized as punters/speculators. Surely these people will have higher chances of selecting winning stocks. But the reality is, most people don't have the patience. They want immediate results. They mindlessly follow the crowd to buy trending stocks. These are the majority of punters/speculators.

I'm inclined to Jon Choivo's view that the majority of punters don't have what it takes to get rich via stocks. If the majority of punters, (eg. 70% of them) lose money in the stock market or are not profiting much from it, it is certainly not wise to 'sailang' their hard-earned money into trading stocks. For punters, stocks are a source of extra income. Think of it as driving Uber/Grab part-time. It cannot replace working full-time for a living, though a few may attain great success. To the normal folk, returns from shares are a bonus. Realistically, dabbling in stocks without a job and hoping for the best isn't going to make any punter or speculator rich. It is akin to buying Toto/Magnum/Damacai everyday, hoping to strike big.

BOOM! Can this stock lose more than FGV in terms of percentage loss compared to IPO price? Only time will tell. Meanwhile, Maybank will mati-mati support this stock.

don't catch a falling knife

I am not a member of kcchongnz's course. But this is genuinely good advice. This article allows investors & speculators to think again before making any moves in the stock market. Many bits of investment nuggets can be extracted from this seemingly short & simple article, eg. don't chase hot stocks blindly, stick to your pre-determined strategies, buy low & sell high, etc. "If I've seen a little farther than other men, it's by standing on the shoulders of giants" Well, I may not see further than the pros, but I can certainly follow their footpaths to see things not seen by others.

it's so quiet here. I guess future prospects for this stock to rise is really dim, judging by a high PE of 56.45 & ROE of 1.81%. Most of all, net profit shrank drastically since 2016.

Just wait & watch, Astro will drop to BJToto's level.

http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/skp-resources-plans-415-sen-dividend-fy17

pg 112 of Annual Report 2016 states that Cash and bank balances at 31 Dec 2016 is RM4.045M, compared to RM52.294M at 30 June 2015. Is this a cause for concern? Can someone explain the reason for this?

Anyone holding it for the dividend?

Why can't we buy it now & keep for the long term, eg. 5-6 years? Track record is not too bad...

Amway has fallen from grace, dropping from RM10 a year ago to RM8.85 now. Wonder when will it rise again & break the downtrend?

Will monitor this share frm time to time. I think it has potential.

Those who bought just to get the dividends and kept until now will grin from ear to ear.