quote=cherroy,Dec 19 2007, 09:43 AM]
Buying dividend stocks are somehow like keeping FD as well. I had treated them in this way at least for my personal preferences. There are some good dividend stocks that are quite stable, no doubt Pbbank and Maybulk are one of them, still there are some more although not many.

The downside is those counters are not having 'on sale' frenzy (or yet). So I won't comment whether it is good time to go in or not as I am not fortune teller as well. A better word on those kind of stock at current situation, not cheap but also not expensive.
Better judge your own based on their fundamental issue. As playing those kind of stocks, fundamental issue is the most important factor that drive those kind of stock price.

In this kind of market, defensive approach is more advisable. Occasionally playing some 'goreng' stuff when market severe plunge time (gain through tehcnical rebound), no harm done, but doing at a full force or heavy now seems like very risky to do. In this kind of market even indices go up, individual stock might not.
'Goreng' always has their 'season' one, once their season is over, then it is over. Just like last year, almost all Mesdaq are having some 'goreng' season. Now it is over, it become HK-CWs, and now seems like CWs also receeding already. Once there are too many people lose money in it, then people will start to lose interest on it. While when people keep on making money from it, then the season is going on charging.

Look at broader or macro-economy, if you think economy can grow at full force, then possible current stock price might be cheap but if economy going to slowdown significantly then current stock price might be expensive to buy.
But need to look at individual stock issue as well.

So judge you own.

Just my 2 cents.

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