Darkmage12,

1) Who cares about paper lost?? It is NOT real?? I am collecting $0.40 every year. With this kind of dividend yield, I can hold on the stock forever and never sell. If I never plan to sell the stock to begin with, why should I care about paper loss??

2) Seriously, how long do you think a stock will stay at $2 if it pays out $0.40 every year?? Eventually, the market panic is over and the stock price will come back up again.

As what Warren Buffet had said, do not invest unless you can invest on something that you can forget about it and do nothing for 10 years. You make money when you buy NOT when you sell.

Dreamer

that's why we're only talking about good stocks . not the random stock that will never able to climb back the ladder after the crisis.

my aunty got stucked with her 40k cash in 1 stock until now when since 1997 economy crisis. if she sell it now, she'll lose money, so she wait. (altho tat might be forever).

chinese tradition related stocks are usually good stock - licensed dai yi lung, licensed gambling center, licensed choi san ye center etc.

This post has been edited by ky_khor: Nov 8 2006, 08:44 AM

People doesnt sell odd lot for fun
Odd lots are usually given out as bonus issue, share split or reverse split.
For example, Stock A declares a bonus issue 1 for 10
So if you are holding 100 units it your holding will eventually becomes 110 units.
However, as the normal market is traded in board lot of 100 units, you can only dispose it in odd lot market. And yes there is such a market but usually the commission rate will be higher.

then odd lot hard to sell?

sweet, i just noticed that the PB funds are all forward pricing ....

Yes, you're right. If the dividend yield is high, sure we no need to sell the stock. However, there're reasons for us to sell the stock:
- if management team is changed, the dividend yield might different
- if you know the share price will drop soon, why not you sell it and buy it when price low? You can earn the price appreciation and also the dividend
- if there's another good stock that you want to invest into

@leekk8
you should do contra trading

It has been a long time I haven't been here,so many old timers are still around!

There's a odd lot board that you can sell your odd lots,just ask your Remisier to put up the quotes for you.The quotes are normally quite far off from the current market price.

One point to note,you should sell your odd lots on the same day you sell the board lots,this is because in most broking firms,all selling contracts in respect of the same counter executed on the same day will be consolidated into one contract,and brokerage is calculated on the selling amount.That means you pay less brokerage fees this way compare to selling board and odd lots on different days .but you have to first check whether is consolidation practise by your broker.

This post has been edited by lklatmy: Nov 8 2006, 10:39 AM

<< You only sell a stock if and only if you get better ROI by investing it on something else.>>

Leekk8,

You are saying exactly the same thing that I am saying but with more words. Learn to say more with less.

Dreamer

You do not sell. You just buy more. You NEVER really know the share price will drop soon. You think you know that the share price will drop soon.

If anyone in the world know EXACTLY what will happen in any ONE share price, the person will be extremely rich.

Dreamer

P.S.: A few years ago, I made the mistake of believing that I know how a share price will move. It costs me 50% of my whole life's saving at that time. Hopefully, you will learn this lesson with much less money that I lost.

This post has been edited by dreamer101: Nov 8 2006, 11:02 AM

I think sometimes we got reason to sell :

1. Company profit will decline due to deterioration of economy situation, hence low profit -> low dividen.

2. Interest rate will go up, which is related to No.3 below.

3. share price is unreasonable price or price is expensive based on forward PE ratio. Eg. if interest rate is 5% so theorectically forward PE shouldn't be more than 20 since PE ratio of 20 is also about simple 5% return rate. What for you invest in share which give you the same return rate as FD. Forward PE is more accurate to measure, not current PE.

4. Poor prospect or management change (from good to bad)

5. Also, dividen yield must be based on profit earned, special dividen can't be reliable since it is one off which used company acculumated profit to give out. Eg. Pos Holding recent declare special dividen Rm1.++ which is one off.

Share price won't forever go up or go down. If economy situation or share market has peak that better sell it first and taking its profit. After all, like everybody said, it is still a paper profit untill you sell it.

Thanks dreamer for your advice, I will remember what you've said and try not to predict how the share move in short term...

Yes, I have to learn to say more with less, but it's not the only reason for us to sell the share...so, I disagree with the statement you made, which states IF AND ONLY IF... I agree with cherroy, if the management change, the performance might be poor, and dividend will be less or no more dividend. Just imagine, a good performance company change management then buy over some bad companies, sure the performance will become bad...

Cherroy,

Let's look at your reasons and compare with my reason of buying high dividend yielding bank stock.

1) Company profit going down to recession

Maybe the bank will make less money due to bad loan. But, I am sure that the bank will recover since it had done that for the last time. I may buy more if the share price goes down further.

2. Interest rate will go up, which is related to No.3 below.

Bank make a hell lot more money when interest rate goes up.

3. share price is unreasonable price

Why should I care?? I make money when I buy. Okay, if the P/E went up to 100, I may sell. Anything less than that, I collect dividend every year.

4. Poor prospect or management change (from good to bad)

Only if Malaysia allow foreign bank to open unlimited local branches, I may change my mind.

5. Also, dividen yield must be based on profit earned,

Bank's profit is based on 3% to 4% margin on their loan which is NOT open for competition. Unless the bank makes a lot of bad loan, you can pretty much know 80% to 90% how much money they will make.

Dreamer

<< if the management change, the performance might be poor, and dividend will be less or no more dividend. Just imagine, a good performance company change management then buy over some bad companies, sure the performance will become bad...>>

1) Which means at that time, you get better ROI by selling the stock and buy something else.

<<Thanks dreamer for your advice, I will remember what you've said and try not to predict how the share move in short term...>>

2) You can predict and gamble BUT do not be over-confident. Limit how much money that you will gamble with. Manage your risk.

Dreamer

since bank is a business, base lending rate will always > interest rate. means if FD interest goes up, the loan interest will goes up as well (i guess). further more ppl who dun do med-high risk investment will pour their money to the bank FD.

Ky_khor,

You are wrong in your sequence of how things usually happens. Bank always raise BLR and credit card interest rate first. Then, wait for a few months before they raise FD and saving rate. So, bank always makes a lot of money first for a few months when interest rate goes up.

Dreamer

Normally, what methodology u guys practise when looking for individual stocks to buy??

omg is the market really that good ?
i just called my broker wanted to place an order for the new call warrant on MPLANT which is only open for sale today, and heck, it was over-subscribed by lunch time

Speculation in the making.

hey i thought you cannot trade ?