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| | | Latest Updates | | | | WEEKLY COMMENTARY | | Wakefield Health (WFD) struck a rough patch in its first half, its interim net profit dropping by 41.2 percent to $3.6 million. WFD's first quarter was affected by negative trends in District Health Board, ACC and self-funded patient ...more | | | | DAVID MCEWEN'S COLUMN | Commodities Are Still Attractive
Commodity prices have been softening lately amid fears about China's economy overheating. Naturally, this has dragged down the price of most resources companies.
BHP, for ...more | | | | MARY HOLM'S COLUMN | READERS REACT OVER GST
By Mary Holm
Two readers sound angry about my last column about GST. Some of their points are valid, but over all I think they just didn’t “get” it.
The column – about the government’s ...more | | | | | | McEwen Investment Report #570 | F&P Healthcare looks a little peaky
Healthcare company shares trade at enormous earnings multiples relative to most other sectors.
This is because demand for their products is very reliable. Few people skimp on their health when all is not well and few governments can resist the political benefits of increased healthcare spending.
Another reason is that their margins are very high, partly for the same reasons as above. And margins are highest among those companies that design medical equipment on the cutting edge of healthcare.
Thirdly, their earnings growth rate usually is more rapid than other companies. As the generally wealthy baby boomers age, they are spending more and more on healthcare.
A new product that offers significant new healthcare benefits can become a global overnight success. ...more | | | | McEwen Yield Report #61 | Understanding how risk can work for you
All of us think of ourselves as rational beings even in times of crisis, applying the laws of probability in a cool and calculated fashion to the choices that confront us.
We like to believe we are above average in skills, intelligence and experience.
Who admits to being an incompetent driver or a stupid investor?
The classical models of rationality specifies how people should make decisions in the face of risk and what the world would be like if people did in fact behave as specified. ...more | | |
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