Everything in the stock market is not cast in stone. The prices of shares are not stable. It moves up or down due to investor expectations. Are u able to withstand the pressures of price fluctuations?

You must not be emotionally attached to yr investment. If the hint of an economic storm appears on the horizon, u would have to make a hard decision whether to hold on or to sell yr investment. In short, u must know what u are buying.

For example, in 1997/1998 the entire stock market collapse irrespective of whether the share is paying good dividends or not.

No one can guarantee that the share which is paying good dividends now will continue to do so in the future. It only make the chances of the company failing less likely.

For example BAT is good stock but the tobacco industry is a sunset industry. In 4 to 6 years time, what would happen to the industry?

Ha ha, u can guarantee u won't make a loss?

All the MNC that set up plants in M'sia are free to export to any country in the world. Some of these politicians are just bullshitting. Just tell any MNC that they are not allowed to export to Israel and they will shift their plants out of M'sia for good and head to Vietnam & Cambodia or Eastern Europe. Even Japanese companies operating here are free to export their products anywhere in the world. This is 2014 & not the 1970s or 80s when the economies of China, Vietnam & Cambodia are not open.
Then you will have a large population of employed people and a recession.
As to the boycott, before these people participate in the wars of other people, it is braver to boycott all medicines originating in the USA or invented by the Jews.

They should boycott Kentucky as well.

This post has been edited by Oracles99: Aug 9 2014, 05:32 PM