My Brother Brett and his choir singing Lehah dodi
Monday, June 29, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Drinks at Pulse with TiE Charter Members and the Consul General of India
Wednesday 24 June 2009
Networking and Barbeque at the Ark Group with 20 TIE Charter Members.
TiE’s mission is to help entrepreneurs succeed through mentoring, networking and education, with 53 Chapters around the world.
As a Charter Member, BSI, Ark and Pulse Property were delighted to host the 20 TiE Charter Members for Drinks with Consul General of India, Mr.Amit Dasgupta & visiting Trustee of TiE Global Board & President of TiE Chennai, India: Mr. Ramaraj. Mr Ramaraj is also a senior advisor to Sequoia Capital in India.
The Consul General spoke of the current issues of the Student Bashings and the potential harm that these incidents have caused. It was acknowledged that these were isolated and in most cases not racially motivated attacks. All parties on both sides of the Globe are distressed about this situation and are keen to focus the energy on the positives… .being close collaboration between India and Australia for the betterment of both societies.
The Potential of Trade between India and Australia is enormous, and this is where all parties and Governments should be and want to focus on. There is currently $14b of trade between the 2 countries, and this, says the Consul General, is the tip of the Iceberg. India is looking to have a growth rate of between 6-8% in the current financial year and this is expected to be maintained for the foreseeable future.
The Consul General said that it was up to us, The Entrepreneurs and SMEs to network and work with each other to cross promote goods and services, and that this will flow through to the entire economy.
It all starts with one step.
Networking and Barbeque at the Ark Group with 20 TIE Charter Members.
TiE’s mission is to help entrepreneurs succeed through mentoring, networking and education, with 53 Chapters around the world.
As a Charter Member, BSI, Ark and Pulse Property were delighted to host the 20 TiE Charter Members for Drinks with Consul General of India, Mr.Amit Dasgupta & visiting Trustee of TiE Global Board & President of TiE Chennai, India: Mr. Ramaraj. Mr Ramaraj is also a senior advisor to Sequoia Capital in India.
The Consul General spoke of the current issues of the Student Bashings and the potential harm that these incidents have caused. It was acknowledged that these were isolated and in most cases not racially motivated attacks. All parties on both sides of the Globe are distressed about this situation and are keen to focus the energy on the positives… .being close collaboration between India and Australia for the betterment of both societies.
The Potential of Trade between India and Australia is enormous, and this is where all parties and Governments should be and want to focus on. There is currently $14b of trade between the 2 countries, and this, says the Consul General, is the tip of the Iceberg. India is looking to have a growth rate of between 6-8% in the current financial year and this is expected to be maintained for the foreseeable future.
The Consul General said that it was up to us, The Entrepreneurs and SMEs to network and work with each other to cross promote goods and services, and that this will flow through to the entire economy.
It all starts with one step.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
View from my Broker Craig Maltz - re investing in the Market - he is awesome
With the increased optimism and market moves over the past 2 months the biggest question people are asking now is will this continue?
As I mentioned a few weeks ago I believe this market is suited to short term investments whilst the volatility is present. I still am disturbed with the greed factor that is still persistent in the market place. If 6 months ago I told someone that there stock would go up 100 – 200% plus within that time period, they would have been very surprised . YET, when certain stocks do this, all of a sudden I hear its going higher, don’t sell! The herd don’t make money in the market. It’s the minority who make the tough decisions and SELL on up days and BUY on down days who outperform.
I have been in this business for over 9 years and its human nature to try buy at the bottom and sell at the top but reality suggests this is not so simple . But I know one certain thing .Stocks do not go up in straight lines – They always have a breather…and when cash rates are 3% and you have an opportunity to either lock in great profits , or significantly reduce losses from shares held from the market boom , why would you not take it?
I cant predict what the next 12 months will bring and to be honest I find quite amusing when I see on CNBC etc these “experts” who try make predictions 12 to 24 months out . The same experts who suggested buying the top of the market changed their views at the bottom and suggested selling!
What we all can have is a view . We can trade that view . The difficult thing to do but the most important is to ensure that if the view is proved wrong , you have enough capital intact to move on.
For long term portfolio investors, continue to use a drip feed approach to building a portfolio . It is a prudent way to accumulate stocks and will smooth out entry prices over a period of time .
For the short term traders, ensure that you are disciplined in taking losses and don’t commit all your capital to one trade!
As I mentioned a few weeks ago I believe this market is suited to short term investments whilst the volatility is present. I still am disturbed with the greed factor that is still persistent in the market place. If 6 months ago I told someone that there stock would go up 100 – 200% plus within that time period, they would have been very surprised . YET, when certain stocks do this, all of a sudden I hear its going higher, don’t sell! The herd don’t make money in the market. It’s the minority who make the tough decisions and SELL on up days and BUY on down days who outperform.
I have been in this business for over 9 years and its human nature to try buy at the bottom and sell at the top but reality suggests this is not so simple . But I know one certain thing .Stocks do not go up in straight lines – They always have a breather…and when cash rates are 3% and you have an opportunity to either lock in great profits , or significantly reduce losses from shares held from the market boom , why would you not take it?
I cant predict what the next 12 months will bring and to be honest I find quite amusing when I see on CNBC etc these “experts” who try make predictions 12 to 24 months out . The same experts who suggested buying the top of the market changed their views at the bottom and suggested selling!
What we all can have is a view . We can trade that view . The difficult thing to do but the most important is to ensure that if the view is proved wrong , you have enough capital intact to move on.
For long term portfolio investors, continue to use a drip feed approach to building a portfolio . It is a prudent way to accumulate stocks and will smooth out entry prices over a period of time .
For the short term traders, ensure that you are disciplined in taking losses and don’t commit all your capital to one trade!
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