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The Accounting classifications of Equity Share Capital – Cognicrafting
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Seeker of knowledge, wisdom and financial independence. The Accounting classifications of Equity Share Capital. July 29, 2015. July 29, 2015. I’ll keep this as brief as possible, and I won’t blame you if you fall asleep reading this – accounting classes used to bore me to death. Authorized Share Capital = Issued Share capital Un-issued Share Capital. Subscribed capital is the amount of issued share capital for which a company has received applications (i.e people take a subscription for those shares).
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About – Cognicrafting
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Seeker of knowledge, wisdom and financial independence. Short story – I’m a Telecommunications Engineer MBA in Finance by formal education. I used to think that it meant I was fairly smart and well educated (“The fool doth think himself wise”) till I came across Charlie Munger. His breadth of knowledge and wisdom is truly mindboggling to comprehend, and in particular, 3 core principles stuck with me. I’d be honoured if you would take the time to share your feedback and thoughts. Enter your comment here.
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Baron Rothschild’s legendary gambit – Cognicrafting
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Seeker of knowledge, wisdom and financial independence. Baron Rothschild’s legendary gambit. July 23, 2015. July 24, 2015. You know the popular Warren Buffett quote – “Be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy? Of Rothschild, the German poet Heinrich Heine declared – “Money is the god of our time, and Rothschild is his prophet”. Thus Rothschild’s story is one of courage, conviction and perhaps the greatest speculative trade in history till George Soros shorted the pound&#...
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August 2015 – Cognicrafting
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Seeker of knowledge, wisdom and financial independence. The Micawber Principle and thoughts on Money and Happiness. August 30, 2015. The Micawber Principle and thoughts on Money and Happiness. Raising capital via rights issues. August 22, 2015. Raising capital via rights issues. August 14, 2015. Once upon a time, not so long ago in a land called Wall Street, a tribe known as the Investment Bankers devised the ultimate hoodwink in an attempt to justify increasingly risky and expensive deals. They call...
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What are Dividends and when is it rational to pay them? – Cognicrafting
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Seeker of knowledge, wisdom and financial independence. What are Dividends and when is it rational to pay them? August 7, 2015. March 13, 2016. 8220;Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in. – John D Rockefeller. Dividends are basically a portion of the company’s earnings that are distributed to its shareholders. As a shareholder, one of your legal rights is that you are entitled to receive any dividends that are declared by the company. The day before the ex-...
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Capital Adjustment: Share Splits and Bonuses – Cognicrafting
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Seeker of knowledge, wisdom and financial independence. Capital Adjustment: Share Splits and Bonuses. August 2, 2015. August 2, 2015. Two of the more common adjustments you will see with equity capital are splits and bonuses. While typically a source of investor excitement, I think an understanding of what actually happens will help you decide whether that excitement is justified. Relaxo Footwear – Split History. Relaxo Footwear – share split. Share splits can increase the liquidity of a stock, but they ...
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The Trouble with Bubbles – Cognicrafting
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Seeker of knowledge, wisdom and financial independence. The Trouble with Bubbles. July 18, 2015. July 18, 2015. I present to you the example of Facebook. The stock fell as soon as it opened, and the share prices crashed more than 50% over the next couple of months. The odds are most certainly not in your favour. Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Hyperbolic discounting – a possible explanation for the decline in stock holding periods. Enter your comment here. Follow Blog via Email.
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The EBITDA fairytale – Cognicrafting
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Seeker of knowledge, wisdom and financial independence. August 14, 2015. December 2, 2015. Once upon a time, not so long ago in a land called Wall Street, a tribe known as the Investment Bankers devised the ultimate hoodwink in an attempt to justify increasingly risky and expensive deals. They called their creation – EBITDA. I think that, every time you see the word EBITDA, you should substitute the word ‘bullshit’ earnings. 8211; Warren Buffett. Earnings Before I tricked the Dumb Auditor. A) Capital Int...
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July 2015 – Cognicrafting
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Seeker of knowledge, wisdom and financial independence. The Accounting classifications of Equity Share Capital. July 29, 2015. The Accounting classifications of Equity Share Capital. Implications of the Dupont Identity – Understanding Return on Equity. July 27, 2015. Implications of the Dupont Identity – Understanding Return on Equity. Baron Rothschild’s legendary gambit. July 23, 2015. 8221; The earlier version was “Buy when there’s blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own”,...Hyperbolic disc...
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Hyperbolic discounting – a possible explanation for the decline in stock holding periods – Cognicrafting
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Seeker of knowledge, wisdom and financial independence. Hyperbolic discounting – a possible explanation for the decline in stock holding periods. July 19, 2015. The effect of this on investing has been that as information flow and the convenience of trading in the stock market has increased, holding periods have dropped off significantly since a peak around the 1940s. The impact of this on investments today are –. 8221; Ignoring their fear-mongering is better for your financial and mental state. The mora...
