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Value Investing : Long Term Defensive Investing

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  Long term investment in stocks, requires discipline than enthusiasm, knowledge of how the market performs and has performed matters, resisting the tendency to sell when low and buy high, and knowing how inflation plays out on investment is vital too. This is a field that high IQ does not translate to value, or being a doctor, or a sharp engineer does not make it any easy to make the right decisions about stocks at the right time (there are studies on this you may kindly look up). Youd either need an experienced guide who has had success in the market, and hopefully some one who does not fall to the speculative waves of the market. The other option is of course to get advise from financial experts and consultants of investment. The other option start with a small investment, an amount that you would be okay parting with even if you loose it a 100%. See how the market plays out, how do you respond to the highs and lows of the market, lets say for a full financial year. Then you can...

The United Nations General Assembly : Humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

Background of the Motion With the vote showing Israel and the United States largely isolated over the war attacking 2.3 million Palestinians and killing nearly 8,000 people. Motion for humanitarian ceasefire debated at UN precisely the same time as Israel launched its fiercest attacks yet. Vote Details It received 120 "Yes" votes, 45 "abstentions," and 14 "No" votes The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. Details of the Resolution The adopted resolution calls for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities” and “firmly rejects any attempts at the forced transfer of the Palestinian civilian population”. It also stresses the need to avoid a wider escalation of the fighting and demands increased humanitarian aid for Gaza, where only a small handful of trucks carrying aid have been allowed to enter over the last week. The resolution calls for the i...