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PLAYING THE MARKET-A NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
VituVingiSana
#61 Posted : Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:48:19 AM
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@mukiha - All insurance firms (especially in life insurance) have long-term holdings coz they need to generate positive returns to cover float...

Most insurance firms make underwriting losses... Warren Buffett uses the 'float' to make even more...
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
2012
#62 Posted : Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:04:22 AM
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Thanks guys for clearing that up. I managed to download their 2004 to 2008 Annual Reports from their website and my interest has tripled. I kept googling Jubilee Holdings and Jubilee Insurance kept coming up but finally got it.
@mukiha I'm also looking at getting in.

BBI will solve it
:)
VituVingiSana
#63 Posted : Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:56:36 AM
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Jubilee & Diamond Trust are very well-managed firms...
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
stocksmaster
#64 Posted : Saturday, February 13, 2010 12:39:19 PM
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Location: CENTRAL PROVINCE
ACTIVITY 5: PURCHASE OF 100,000 SHARES OF SAFARICOM AT KSH 5.35

DATE: 12TH FEBRUARY 2010

Value of transaction: 100000 X Ksh5.35 = Ksh535000
Add transaction costs(2%)=Ksh 10700

Total cost of purchase= Ksh 545700

Cash in Hand after activity 4: Ksh 776250
Less cost of purchase(activity 5): Ksh 545700

Cash in hand after activity 5:Ksh 230550

RATIONALE OF PURCHASE:
I had a shortlist of three shares but narrowed down to Safaricom due to very high liquidity of the share, good results expected for 2009, alot of local and foreign investors attention,and market dominance.

One challenge for a speculator is the ease of entry and exit from a counter and hence Safaricom is quickly becoming a speculators dream.

Happy hunting
x handle: @stocksmaster79
cnn
#65 Posted : Saturday, February 13, 2010 1:14:51 PM
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@stockmaster,any chance of us knowing the other two in your shortlist?.
the deal
#66 Posted : Saturday, February 13, 2010 1:22:53 PM
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@ stocksmaster good move...you really teaching us how to play the game...having gotten in @ 5.35 whats your exit price or target?
sparkly
#67 Posted : Saturday, February 13, 2010 1:27:01 PM
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@2012 jubilee is a good counter though a bit iliquid. Price will rise sharply once the increase in motor vehicle insurance premiums is made official. From march the premiums will be 7.5% up from 5%.
Life is short. Live passionately.
VituVingiSana
#68 Posted : Monday, February 15, 2010 6:59:28 AM
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@stocksmaster - I think you could have gotten them cheaper but your objectives (& success with Mumias) are different from mine...

And hats off to your buy + sell on Mumias...
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
the deal
#69 Posted : Monday, February 15, 2010 8:38:55 AM
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planning to add more safcom to my portifolio...around april...i see safom i see mtn and vodacom....when i see kplc i see eskom and nampower...powerful companies....
VituVingiSana
#70 Posted : Monday, February 15, 2010 8:56:23 AM
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@the deal: Eskom is government owned but tell me more about NamPower...
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
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