Visa is for Serious Long Investors

Yeah, check this out folks! Presentation by Visa CEO, Joseph Saunders and Visa CFO Byron Pollitt @ UBS Global Financial Services Conference @ May 14, 2008.

It gives us a good insight of Visa Positioning and Outlook

Highlights @

Slide 6, Visa is rapid growing around the world

Slide 7, Visa is #1 payments network

Slide 8, for Visa Products and Services Differentiator with competitors like Mastercard, American Express, Discover.

Slide 14, for Visa Financial Strength Highlights

Slide 17, uninterrupted growth even during recession year of 1991 and 2001!

** Basically, it will be our shelter for rainy days and stormy economy ahead.































Source : http://library.corporate-ir.net/library/21/215/215693/items/293861/VisaUBS.pdf

Un-learn & Re-learn the basics of trading

Objective :
Learn how to trade, not to invest

Start Right:

1. un-learn, re-learn the basics
2. get to know yourself! what kind of trader you are.
3. foundation foundation foundation...forge it firmly
4. form a group, join a group, do whatever it takes to float around traders, to grow & advance beyond the basics
5. paper trade as long as it takes to build up confidence, get motivated, and build up stamina to stay on course
6. Stop kidding yourself that you can be like your guru after attending a 3~4days seminar!

Defensive Thinking, Defensive Mode:
Always look for an excuse not to trade (Process of elimination and minimizing risk)
If you are in the trade, always find an excuse not to stay at the trade.

Golden Rules:
implant Right habits
Stick to the guideline, & your strategy
do Programming Trading
be comfortable to practice cut loss
practice and establish consistency

Money Down, and Get Serious about Equity Investment

Here are some sites that were recommended for me to go thru....

If you have any good recommendations, pls drop me a line and share with us....

Cheers~
shrimphead

http://money.cnn.com
http://www.cnbc.com/

http://moneycentral.msn.com/home.asp
http://finance.google.com
https://us.etrade.com/e/t/invest/markets
http://finance.yahoo.com/
http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/

http://www.briefing.com/
http://www.marketwatch.com/
http://www.stockta.com/
http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com
http://stockcharts.com
http://seasonalcharts.com/

http://www.valuepro.net/index.shtml
http://www.sequoiacap.com/
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http://www.whispernumber.com/index.jsp
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http://www.stocksplits.net/
http://www.optionslam.com/
http://www.trade-ideas.com/StockInfo/
http://www.zacks.com/

http://www.form4oracle.com/
http://www.sec.gov/
http://www.thestreet.com/now/index.html
http://www.businessweek.com/index.html

http://www.fdaadvisorycommittee.com/...mittee/TOC.htm
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/
http://www.fiercebiotech.com/
http://www.biospace.com/

http://www.forexfactory.com
http://www.fxstreet.com/
http://www.dollardex.com/sg/index.cfm?current=home

http://investopedia.com/
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/