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Best performing stocks of the last 9 years
What industries or products/services are represented:
Dieting and nutrition, Instant coffee, Energy drinks, Gaming (slot machines), Energy (gas and oil), Clothing/Shoe retail, Health services and care, Fertilizers.
Identifying what is behind these top performers (9244% over 9 years for the best performer) the following trends emerge
- Building on increasing demand
- Aggressive acquisitions and smart expansion
- Risk management as a growth strategy
- Brilliant marketing ? (how else would you explain UGG)
- Exceptional leadership
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !!!
UK is finally moving off cheques
Chequebooks will be gone by 2018. Link.
Hiring right people
An interesting approach to hiring people - focus on 3 basic questions
1. Are they smart? - casual conversation and no “standard” interview questions. Knowing things in detail and being able to explain them, knowing things you don’t, being curious and asking questions.
2. Can they get stuff done? - what have they delivered, sample of their work
3. Can I work with them?
Notice that formal resume screening for keywords has no part in this process.
Dodgy TLD-s and related risk - McAfee research
McAfee has produced a research which highlights the top level domains most often associated with malware, spyware, browser exploits and phishing sites.
Cameroon, .COM and China take the top risky spots while Governmental, Japan and Edu are the least risky.
