Good blogs don't die. Not-so-good blogs refuse to die.

It always amazes me what you can discover in the internet. I have come across many interesting websites & blogs which are very educational & entertaining. So, when your favorite websites or blogs died off, you feel terrible. It is almost like losing a friend. It also makes you think about your blog and what would happen to it further down the road.

Two weeks ago, I discovered that Politemarket (aka A Peggy Method of Stock Market Valuation) is taking a break from blogging. The blog has stopped posting new entry since August 10. Politemarket is one of the very few Malaysian investment blogs that I find to be very informative and very useful. Just look at the series called "52 ways of Making Money in the Stock Market" (here) or the IPO series (here). I sincerely hope that Politemarket will make a comeback soon.

However, there are some blogs which are not only not informative, their very existence only serves the narrow interest of the publisher. One such blog is Samgang, which has been a thorn at side of many Malaysian investment blogs. His public blog is a kite that advertises his subscription-based blog. As such, his public blog has hardly any useful information. It however contains a lot of mumbo jumbo and a whole load of rubbish. He would make vitriolic criticisms about this fella & that fella & shamelessly trumpeting his successful calls. Oh, don't expect honest answers or deep soul-searching missives from Sam. The man has never made a wrong call before! Why not? He can walk on water!

No underhanded method is beyond him. Of late, he has been aligning himself (& his so-called investment techniques using fundamental analysis) with the success of millionaires & billionaires (here & here). When you can't stand on your own two feet, you have to lean on others. If you must lean on someone, they might as well be millionaires & billionaires. Maybe some of their shine would rub off on him.

I have nothing against fundamental analysis. In fact, some of my best calls are based on fundamental analysis. I do have an issue with Samgang's loud, rude & crude articles. And, the other thing that I find preposterous is that the guy seems to think that he owns fundamental analysis. Finally, I am proud to say that I am one of his favorite targets (here). In fact, I would consider nexttrade an abject failure if it hasn't made it onto that not-so-short honorable list. I won't waste too much good advice on an old dog, like Sam. Maybe, just one:

"Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone".