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Daily Archives: November 23, 2009

Boundless Energy Demand in China Boosts A-Power

November 23, 2009
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Boundless Energy Demand in China Boosts A-Power

My stock idea for today is a company that’s working in the cracks in the Chinese power grid.  A-Power Energy Generation (APWR) is a small company that builds distributed power generating systems but is moving quickly into the Green energy sector. A typical A-Power project might be a small (less than $50 million) coal-fired power plant that’s adjacent to a factory or industrial park and provides power to the local area.  The plant may or may not be connected to the national power grid, but for its local users, it will certainly eliminate the brownouts and outages that plague...

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Why Investing is Fun

November 23, 2009
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Why Investing is Fun

I want to speak up for one big benefit of stock investing that doesn’t get a lot of publicity. I think it’s fun! Yes, fun.  And I don’t just mean that making a big killing on a hot stock is fun. I think the daily drama and the brain work and the blood, sweat and tears of researching, buying and selling stocks is totally engaging.  (It may even be as immersive as playing World of Warcraft or diving into Grand Theft Auto, but I wouldn’t know from first-hand experience.) I know it’s a fact that the ranks of investors...

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