$80.52 1.70 (+2.16%)
11/25/2009 4:04 PM

ASA Limited (ASA)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

A closed-end investment company. They provide investors a vehicle to invest in a portfolio consisting primarily of stocks of companies conducting, as a major portion of their business, gold mining and related activities in South Africa.

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Member Avatar OldEnglish (27.62) Submitted: 8/24/2009 4:53:29 PM : Underperform Start Price: $64.95 ASA Score: -15.71

Re-posting. From my last post:

The future president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, believes showers protect against AIDS. South African companies need to get ready for several more years of rolling blackouts as the money allotted for power grid expansion goes to the Winnie Mandela memorial soccer and necklacing fund.

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Member Avatar trendsJohn (< 20) Submitted: 6/14/2008 3:02:46 PM : Underperform Start Price: $70.89 ASA Score: -28.85

multiple technical failures

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Member Avatar YeahBuddy79 (81.89) Submitted: 4/24/2008 5:17:16 PM : Underperform Start Price: $74.77 ASA Score: -24.83

I just don't like this stock.

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Member Avatar lpatti11 (72.61) Submitted: 3/24/2008 6:46:03 PM : Outperform Start Price: $72.48 ASA Score: +25.44

Gold and silver is a play

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Member Avatar lotus0806 (69.67) Submitted: 3/14/2008 3:00:52 PM : Outperform Start Price: $85.15 ASA Score: +4.14

Gold is going up

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Member Avatar Gedunken (89.86) Submitted: 2/29/2008 5:33:25 PM : Outperform Start Price: $82.45 ASA Score: +10.47

Closed end fund dealing in gold and other precious metals. Good valuation and a nice dividend to boot.

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Member Avatar jeff6045 (< 20) Submitted: 4/24/2007 9:03:19 PM : Outperform Start Price: $62.69 ASA Score: +49.28

Gains from inflationary pressures.

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Member Avatar JDuvall420 (64.51) Submitted: 2/7/2007 3:33:58 AM : Outperform Start Price: $56.99 ASA Score: +59.83

Value play (15%) below book, nice hedge on the dollar, and a silver/gold play.

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Member Avatar rhurlbert (20.68) Submitted: 12/11/2006 8:35:27 PM : Outperform Start Price: $57.13 ASA Score: +57.50

Growth 20%

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Member Avatar bigego (< 20) Submitted: 11/17/2006 1:40:03 PM : Underperform Start Price: $53.07 ASA Score: -67.20

Watch

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Member Avatar OCBuddy (95.59) Submitted: 8/28/2006 6:13:29 PM : Outperform Start Price: $56.60 ASA Score: +51.22

Gold and silver is a play on weakening dollar and global destabilization politically and economically.

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