New York, NY - January 24, 2011 (Investorideas.com Newswire) - Reverse Course: Chinese OTC BB Stocks

By Josh Levine
The wave of Chinese stock listings on the U.S. equities markets is one of the big stories in recent years. And like anything in the investment world, there's the good, the bad, and the ugly.

 

For several reasons, I preferred to spend minimal time researching and analyzing Chinese companies. Rather than devote the time and energy navigating the maze of small firms coming out of China, I believed my resources were better spent on US-based prospects, which are vastly more accessible.

Read more: Josh Levine's Blog; Reverse Course: Chinese OTC BB Stocks

In the Beginning, Only a Simple Safety Net

On January 1, 2011 the oldest Baby Boomer turned 65 years old, the magic Golden Age of retirement in the United States. 65 years of age has been the magic number for all Americans and Canadians in terms of their retirement planning. In the United States it has been a sacrosanct right of passage that at age 65 Americans could retire and receive a stipend, in the form of an annuity, from all the FICA taxes they had paid into the Social Security system during their working lifetime. Not long ago Americans could retire at 63 years of age and receive a smaller stipend. Full retirement age in the United States now 67 years and we expect this in the next decade or so ago to 70 years. These are a few of the continual changes that have been made to keep the struggling system alive albeit on life support.

Written by Michael A. Berry, Ph.D. - [ Discovery Investing Web Site ]

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New York, NY - January 18, 2011 (Investorideas.com Newswire) - Wall Street and the business media are buzzing about the prospects of an IPO for social networking site Facebook, as well as other Internet sensations such as Zynga, Groupon, Twitter and LinkedIn. For any investor hungering for hot new-offerings, this group may whet your appetite.

 

But these deals will cater to the institutional investors already with big stakes, and will not be readily available to the investing public. According to secondary transaction service provider Nyppex, the five companies have all passed the billion-dollar valuation threshold. It was reported recently that Facebook got valued at a whopping $50 billion.

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What to Look for in Discovery Stocks

What Is Discovery Investing?

It is an investing discipline focused on risky investments likely to create great wealth from market discounting of initial world class discoveries.

Written by Michael A. Berry, Ph.D. - [ Discovery Investing Web Site ]

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Talison Strikes Again: Lithium Supply

Yesterday, after we published Morning Notes, Talison announced record sales and production results for their second quarter of 2011. This company just keeps producing better results. As you know we are owners of Talison from our original investment in Salares Lithium. Salares Lithium is a classic example of the Discovery Incubator stock that was taken out by bigger Discovery “fish,” Australia's Talison Lithium. We have a 10 bagger in this discovery investment.

Written by Michael A. Berry, Ph.D. - [ Discovery Investing Web Site ]

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