Tham khảo sách 'the file rules for successful stock investing_2', tài chính - ngân hàng, đầu tư chứng khoán phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 12 The 10-Minute Test With literally thousands of companies available to invest in one of the toughest challenges for any investor is figuring out which ones are worth detailed examination and which ones aren t. Now that you know the tools of in-depth fundamental analysis I want to give you some tips on narrowing down the field. Apply the following tests to any stock that you think might be a worthwhile investment and you should be able to decide in IO minutes whether it warrants much of your time. In fact I ll bet that asking the questions in this chapter will allow you to eliminate at least half if not more of the stocks you run across from consideration. Throwing out less-promising stocks early in the process will leave you more time to investigate and value the ones that really might be great investments. Two caveats before we start First these rules of thumb are starting points no more and no less. There are exceptions to every guideline I list in this chapter. These shortcuts aren t designed to cover every possible situation but if you apply them they will eliminate poor investments more often than not. iyS the io-minute test Second although the following list of questions might seem daunting at first you can answer all of them using a compilation of IO years worth of financial data that s available on . Does the Firm Pass a Minimum Quality Hurdle Avoiding the junk that litters the investment landscape is the first step in our io-minute test. Companies with miniscule market capitalizations and firms that trade on the bulletin boards or pink sheets are the first ones to rule out. Also avoid foreign firms that don t file regular financials with the SEC even some large foreign firms issue only brief press releases each quarter and publish full financials only once per year. Finally recent initial public offerings IPOs are usually not worth your time. Companies sell shares to the public only when they think they re getting a high price so IPOs are
