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Where is the value?

The BIG question we have to ask ourselves now, is WHERE do we find value? We are finding it hard in our business to see opportunity in the stock market and are currently looking at alternatives..

One of the areas where we see opportunity is in lending to business. The banks are contracting their lending books and interest rates in the real world are far, far away from the published ones..

The best investment still is to invest in yourself and your own business.

Maybe a personal challenge is a good place to start. Why not Kajak a river? This is what Mike Boon did.. READ his story here..

Back to Value in 2012

2011 was one of the most difficult investment years that we have encountered but for me highlighted the fact that we need to go back to basics of investment and to stop following economists, news feeds and other fads..

Investment is a business activity and we need to get back to the basic principles of how to look at a business opportunity;

I am convinced that their will be Major opportunities in 2012 and will be looking for them following the principles as first outlined by Benjamin Graham, all those years ago in his classic: The Intelligent Investor

We will be following our guiding principles:

1. Margin of Safety
2. Buying a good business at a reasonable price
3. Owner operators
4. Strong balance sheet

etc.


I think that 2012 will bring buying opportunities that we might not see again for a generation..


Good Luck

And may all your trades and investments be prosperous in 2012..