Monday, December 17, 2012

Everything you need to know about Finance and Investing by Bill Ackman (Video)

Ever wonder what investing in stocks / shares and raising capital as a small business owner / entrepreneur is all about?

In this video, Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management (a famous hedge fund) shows you the basic concepts in finance and investing, and touch on raising capital for entrepreneurs.

Concepts discussed: 

  • How income statement and balance sheet works
  • Debt vs. Equity
  • Raising capital for entrepreneurs
  • Valuation or valuing a business
  • IPO or selling to public
  • Investing basics


Check out the video here: http://goo.gl/kgKGm or just click on the video below.





Saturday, December 8, 2012

Barron's 10 US Stock Picks for 2013


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It's that time of the year, this time Barron's is first to come up with their favourite top 10 stock picks.  Link to the article here (you will need a subscription to Barron's, sorry): http://goo.gl/lpGvT

To help my readers, I have put them into a spreadsheet for tracking over the next year. Click here to look at a live spreadsheet of how Barron's picks fare.