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Due Diligence - How to Investigate a Stock
An SI Board Since March 1999
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Emcee:  Don Pueblo Type:  Unmoderated
Please read this before you post here.

The Internet is a tremendous resource for information. Having done due diligence before the Internet, I can tell you that if you think it is hard now, you ain't seen nuthin'. The web is the best thing that has ever happened to due diligence. It's your money, you ought to take the time to find out something about where your dough is going.

It seems to me that a lot of heartache could be saved if investors would just do a little more work before they threw their hard-earned money at a stock. But, it also seems that the investigation of the fundamental aspects of a publicly traded company ("due diligence") is harder the less you know how to do it; and the people that should do it the most are the same people that may not know how to do it. That's the purpose for this thread.

We are talking "fundamental analysis" here. If you want "technical analysis" (how to read a chart), you came to the wrong place.

The game plan: if you have a question about how to investigate a stock, you post it here. Then somebody who might have a solution to the question can post their reply. Then you can talk about it. If you think you may look dumb by asking a question, don't worry, nobody is looking. Better to ask than to throw your money away. No question is too dumb. Ask anything you want, as long as it fits our topic. Opinions are fine, just try and back it up.

If you know of a link to some source of information on this subject, post it.

If you see somebody on another thread asking about how to do some due diligence, send them over here, and we'll all make an effort to become better investors.

This is not a forum for anybody to hype or tout a stock. This is not a forum for flame wars between people who don't agree about the value of some particular stock. If you are a paid tout, I'm warning you in advance, move along right now. I don't like illegal PR, either: techstocks.com

I reserve the right to have off-topic posts erased. COUSIN SHORTY is watching, so be nice.
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752If more people did their DD They would be less concerned with bashers Message 18AugustWest-11/13/2002
751KJC, That is dated material no? Their CEO Norris Harris that has a track recordJoe Copia-7/6/2001
750Hi Joe, Long time, no see... Start with this (somewhat dated) review of where EL KABONG!!!-7/6/2001
749TLC and all, Can this thread help me find good, bad, ugly on KING. So far I haJoe Copia-7/6/2001
748You need the exercise.katstox-4/10/2001
747Rent it.Don Pueblo-4/10/2001
746I figgered you could use a good laugh.. Idiot sticks is an apt description. I hac.horn-4/10/2001
745LOL! Good one, horn! That made me laugh...I had not even considered making a jokDon Pueblo-4/10/2001
744There you go! I feel better!Don Pueblo-4/10/2001
743Which X did you bury?c.horn-4/10/2001
742Nothing wrong with a hard days work or two... but no more ;) If it's anyjbIII-4/9/2001
741Things are busy, my friend. Due to a very weird turn of events, I spent 8 hours Don Pueblo-4/9/2001
740Yes one of the many reasons to have a diversified portfolioLogain Ablar-4/9/2001
739Tim, Thanks for the response. As a concerned shareholder I will be followinjbIII-4/9/2001
738TLC, LOL , nice to see you again, how's things? This is funny, no newjbIII-4/9/2001
737JB: If you mean to find out what was actually done the companies board has to hLogain Ablar-4/8/2001
736Ask the corporate controller where he stashed the dough he made on the options, Don Pueblo-4/7/2001
735How does anyone investigate to find this? <i>CAMARILLO, Calif., March 29jbIII-4/7/2001
734 jhg, I know nothing of RAMBUS. I've heard of it, but I don't follow itEL KABONG!!!-3/12/2000
733 THREAD, anyone have any ideas how to grapple with the question of RAMBUS, up frjhg_in_kc-3/12/2000
732 OK. I would GUESS that such information is available for free somewhere for frThe Other Analyst-2/16/2000
731 Thanks for your reply. I see now that I didn't make myself clear enough. WhMichael Greeley-2/12/2000
730 Thanks for the reminder: I forgot about changing the cell alignment and have bEdwarda-2/12/2000
729 The Other Analyst Ah yes. It had been a while since I had been there and forgAL R-2/11/2000
728 It is still there. It is not immediately apparent. The sequence is to go to tThe Other Analyst-2/11/2000
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