| Fixing Fidelity
THERE ARE FOUR ESSENTIAL WAYS in which stock-fund managers can try to beat the market and outrun the competition. They can be bigger, faster, smarter or more patient. For years, Fidelity Investments was the biggest in the business. It remains a giant, but the advantages of size have been eroded by regulation and technology. And a firm of Fidelity's heft and broad customer base never could compete on speed in a market where computer programs fling stocks around in five-millisecond increments. So, as the big Boston investment company retools its stock-picking process in a bid to reverse several years of ... .
Transmission Stocks: Bringing Wind Power to Where it's Needed
As essential to wind power as any of these is improved power transmission. The National Wind Coordinating Collaborative states, Electrical transmission facilities connecting windy areas and load centers are sometimes non-existent or minimal. Even in cases where a good wind resource has nearby transmission, that transmission often has limited capacity to transport additional energy. In fact, transmission facilities throughout much of the country are strained, and this problem is acute at specific points of congestion. The expansion of wind power is hampered by this situation, but the associated problem is not confined to wind. Instead, it is a general problem of concern to many in the electric power sector. While the need for long distance transmission often holds up the construction of wind farms for logistical reasons (there is no incentive to erect wind turbines if you cannot get the power to market), it is unlikely to prevent investment in renewables for financial reasons.
Wine Investment
Welcome to decanter.com's comprehensive guide to wine investment in association with Berry Bros. & Rudd. Following the superb 2005 vintages in Bordeaux and Burgundy, there has never been a better time to invest in wine - or has there? If you're thinking of investing in wine these pages are an essential reference point: stop here for everything you need to know before you get out your cheque book Why invest in wine? What are the potential disadvantages of investing in wine? What is an investment wine? Which properties and regions to consider Which vintages? How much do I need to invest? Dos Don'ts En primeur vs older vintages Tricks of the Trade Where to buy? Where to sell? How do I value my cellar 10 great investment wines (and 10 not-so-good) Contacts Useful websites Glossary
What are the advantages of investing in wine? The underlying principles of wine investment boil down to the laws of supply and demand.
How to See a Property Thru Investor Eyes
Successful real estate investors train themselves how to look at property through the eyes of an investor, not the eyes of the consumer. Essentially, that means they have the ability to consider and evaluate real estate investments without getting emotionally attached to them. The first time I walked through a potential investment property you should have seen the expression on my face. I was visualizing what it would be like to live in that particular property and since it would be in a low or moderate income neighborhood and in need of repair, the image that I was seeing was not very appealing. It took awhile for me to get used to this sort of thing and I had to repeatedly say to myself "I'm not going to live here". After the real estate investment property "shock" wore off, I was able to see with a different set of eyes.
Spirit Finance Corporation to Be Acquired by Macquarie-Led Consortium
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spirit Finance Corporation (NYSE: SFC) ("Spirit Finance"), a real estate investment trust focused on single tenant, operationally essential real estate, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which a consortium including Macquarie Bank Limited, Kaupthing Bank hf. and other independent equity participants (collectively, "the Consortium") will acquire Spirit Finance in a transaction valued at approximately $3.5 billion, including approximately $1.9 billion of assumed debt. Under the terms of the agreement, the Consortium will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Spirit Finance common stock for $14.50 per share in cash. This represents a premium of approximately 15% over Spirit Finance's 90 day average closing share price and an 11% premium over Spirit Finance's closing price on March 12, 2007.
Vestar Investment Specialists appoints Malcolm Thomas
Thomas brings 19 years' experience in the bank and finance industry to the role. He has worked with Tower and Trust Bank Bay of Plenty, and spent 12 years as a private banker and investment adviser at the BNZ. The appointment was made by Peter Jones, founder and principal of Jones Financial Services, the specialist financial services company that was recently acquired by Vestar. Jones heads Vestar's offices in Rotorua, where Thomas is based. "With such high-level and extensive knowledge of the industry, Malcolm is the ideal addition to our team," Jones said. "He is interested in people first and foremost, which is an essential quality for a good investment adviser. They need to take the time to establish what the client's unique circumstances and goals are, and what they need their money to do for them, and then tailor a plan accordingly.
Take advice from the experts
Investing in overseas property is a dream for so many. And the key to making that dream a reality is to ensure that you are prepared for every eventuality along the road to success. So where better to start your research than by heading to the Invest in Property show, Earls Court, 13-15 April.
The show is widely recognised as the perfect platform for both experienced and novice investors to gather essential information on investing in property overseas.
Experts will be on hand at the show to advise both experienced and novice investors on everything from their first investment to the next addition to a successful portfolio. The show features financial and tax experts, current buying advice on emerging markets, off-plan purchasing opportunities, structural and interior advice, market information and predictions, tips for landlords and licensing, maximising buy to lets and let to buys, and hints for dealing with estates agents and solicitors, not to mention over 150 quality exhibitors.
Psilos Makes Equity Investment in Click4Care
POWELL, OH -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/10/07 -- Click4Care, Inc., a provider of innovative medical management software for payers, providers and patients, today announced the successful completion of a $10,000,000 equity investment by Psilos Group, among the nation's most successful healthcare venture capital firms. In conjunction with the investment, Click4Care announced that Psilos' Senior Managing Member, Dr. Albert Waxman, and Managing Member, Steve Krupa, have joined Click4Care's Board of Directors. Click4Care's flagship product, ThinkHealth, delivers a holistic approach to care management that brings the myriad of un-integrated processes -- predictive modeling, disease management, care management and various administrative support functions -- together under one platform and transforms them into a seamless, differentiating solution for providing care and preventing illness.
Change in attitudes essential to attract mega investors ...
COLOMBO: Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama called for a total change in the attitudes at the Board of Investment to attract more mega investments to the country. Dr. Amunugama said the BOI was on track to attract US$ 4 billion worth of investments in several fields. Speaking at the opening of a new unit for mega projects at the BOI, Minister Amunugama said: I think for a long time, there have been proposals that the BOI should go for rather high investment areas and to give a customised service to those mega investors. Originally when the BOI was started, there were only mega investors. But over a period of time, the services of BOI were expanded, but expanded, probably, in the wrong direction. The emphasis was moved away from mega investment to facilitating and offering tax benefits to, I would say, marginal or questionable enterprises.
The Market's 10 Best Stocks Revisited
That's why last year I was working on a column just like this one. I wanted to know the names of the greatest stocks of the past decade, and I wanted to know what we could learn from them. The results surprised me. Taking stock of great stocksThe top 10 performers from 1996 through 2005 were all: Obscure Ignored Small While I expected names like Apple Computer, my research revealed Hansen Natural and Pool Corp. Now that 2006 is over, I thought it'd be worthwhile to take stock of another decade: 1997 through 2006. Without further ado, the top 10 performers: Company 1997 Market Cap Return, 1997-2006 .
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