<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463</id><updated>2012-02-16T02:05:40.444-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Henry &amp; Sofia</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' 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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_MarxKarl Heinrich Marx (May 5, 1818–March 14, 1883) was a German philosopher, political economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist, communist and revolutionary credited as the founder of communism.Marx summarized his </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/3933681455195889528/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/07/visit-to-highgate-cemetery-london.html#comment-form' title='41 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/3933681455195889528'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/3933681455195889528'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/07/visit-to-highgate-cemetery-london.html' title='A visit to Highgate Cemetery, London'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/Sky2HAzwTLI/AAAAAAAAAHg/ZMDvnkeOoC0/s72-c/Karl+1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>41</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-4377799128116625237</id><published>2009-06-24T15:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-24T15:53:45.567-07:00</updated><title type='text'>推綠壩工信部精準違反四條國法</title><summary type='text'>練乙錚「綠壩」事件，本涉政府應否及如何管制網上資訊，但在中國大陸的特定施政環境裏，卻同時引起政府行為的合法性問題；這方面的討論方興未艾，但上周中宣部通知各媒體及宣傳部門，「要加大正面引導力度、不要刊發質疑和批評性的言論」，有關討論便終止，十分可惜。國內近年強調依法治國，強調黨和政府都必須在憲法和法律的範圍內運作；這次推出「綠壩」，是政府行為，牽頭的工信部是中央一級機關，一舉一動全國觸目，其守法與否，在在影響今後全國各地（包括特區）各級黨政機構的守法實踐。因此，小心把工信部在此事上的行為比照我國有關法律，很有益處。首先講工信部守法的一面。○八年一月十六日，信息產業部為徵集網站過濾軟件，發出緊急招標通知(註1)；二十一日，《中國政府採購網》正式登出招標邀請函，申請入標的供應商須立即提交過濾軟件樣品，截止日期為二十五日(註2)，前後合共五個工作天。行動如此急促，能否有效徵集競爭者，是一個問題。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/4377799128116625237/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-post_24.html#comment-form' title='1 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/4377799128116625237'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/4377799128116625237'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-post_24.html' title='推綠壩工信部精準違反四條國法'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-1523743256079626811</id><published>2009-06-24T15:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-24T15:52:46.580-07:00</updated><title type='text'>以言入罪不能禁絕異見 民主改革才可長治久安</title><summary type='text'>【明報專訊】內地異見人士劉曉波去年底被公安人員帶走，下落不明6個多月之後，昨日新華社報道，劉曉波涉嫌煽動顛覆國家政權罪，已被北京公安機關逮捕。報道並無提及劉曉波具體涉及什麼違法事項，不過由他去年底參與發起簽署《零八憲章》，即遭當局帶走羈押，因此有理由相信是與《零八憲章》有關。劉曉波這次被捕是另一次以言入罪事件，而從近期種種事態看來，內地愈在經濟領域取得成就，政治尺度卻愈見收緊，對社會的控制也愈見嚴厲，這些做法，絕對不利於國家的進步和發展。言論自由憲法賦予 何罪之有要求中共領導改革 何罪之有新華社的報道說，「據公安機關偵查掌握，近年來，劉曉波以造謠、誹謗等方式煽動顛覆國家政權、推翻社會主義制度，違反了《中華人民共和國刑法》，涉嫌煽動顛覆國家政權罪，北京市公安機關依法對劉曉波立案偵查，2009年6月23日經檢察機關批准逮捕。經初步審查，劉曉波已對公安機關指控的犯罪事實供認不諱。」</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/1523743256079626811/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-post.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/1523743256079626811'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/1523743256079626811'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-post.html' title='以言入罪不能禁絕異見 民主改革才可長治久安'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-2456490695492429726</id><published>2009-05-05T03:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-05T03:09:30.929-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Recession to Cause Permanent UK Jobs Exodus, Study Reveals</title><summary type='text'>81% of large firms are considering moving major functions abroad Nearly a third of UK jobs at global corporations could go overseasUK competitiveness eroded by poor skills, high taxes, excessive costs and stifling regulations     The UK’s largest multinational companies are preparing to move more business functions overseas, placing a third of their UK jobs at risk, new research by Roland Berger </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/04/global-economic-crisis-hits-german-sex.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/441593253926682694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/441593253926682694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/04/global-economic-crisis-hits-german-sex.html' title='Global economic crisis hits German sex industry'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/Se-FwFAVoaI/AAAAAAAAAG0/qqzhZGktwBA/s72-c/se.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-5257564581378106813</id><published>2009-04-22T13:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-22T13:59:02.059-07:00</updated><title type='text'>In Japan, even mobsters bite the recession bullet</title><summary type='text'>TOKYO (AFP) — They made their money with sex, drugs and gambling but then invested much of it in high finance. Now Japan's yakuza have their back to the wall as the economic crisis takes aim.Just like the legitimate businesses they have muscled into, Japan's mafia are being squeezed by the steepest economic downturn in decades, and as profits have plunged, management has been thinning out the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/5257564581378106813/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-japan-even-mobsters-bite-recession.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/5257564581378106813'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/5257564581378106813'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-japan-even-mobsters-bite-recession.html' title='In Japan, even mobsters bite the recession bullet'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/Se-FCqUYEeI/AAAAAAAAAGk/87ajhKscVQA/s72-c/yakuza.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-4933878424776564297</id><published>2009-04-03T13:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-03T13:28:58.337-07:00</updated><title type='text'>S&amp;P's price to 10-year average earnings (P/E10)</title><summary type='text'>Historic Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio using reported earnings (as opposed to earnings estimates), that for "earnings" part can be found on Standard &amp; Poor's website, where the latest earnings are posted on the earnings page.The number we want is the sum of the reported earnings for the previous four quarters. Since the first quarter of 2009 earnings aren't available, we'll use the Q4 2008 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/4933878424776564297/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/04/s-price-to-10-year-average-earnings.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/4933878424776564297'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/4933878424776564297'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/04/s-price-to-10-year-average-earnings.html' title='S&amp;P&apos;s price to 10-year average earnings (P/E10)'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/SdZvYiTrm5I/AAAAAAAAAGU/dWSVFseSBS0/s72-c/SP-and-PE10.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-5891604338810732819</id><published>2009-04-03T10:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-03T10:08:02.904-07:00</updated><title type='text'>On HSBC</title><summary type='text'>CLSA highlighted some numbers on HSBC ....US, UK businesses. HSBC has US$272bn in loans in the US and US$313bn in loans in the UK, accounting for 62% of total loans. This compares with US$94bn in capital as of December 2008. It is worth remembering that the bank has US$64bn in commercial real-estate and construction loans in the US and UK combined, or 65% of its equity base today where writedowns</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/5891604338810732819/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/04/on-hsbc.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/5891604338810732819'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/5891604338810732819'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/04/on-hsbc.html' title='On HSBC'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-6926343629297691122</id><published>2009-04-03T06:25:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-03T06:26:30.500-07:00</updated><title type='text'>大龍鳳</title><summary type='text'>Bailed-out banks eye toxic asset buysBy Francesco Guerrera in New York and Krishna Guha in WashingtonPublished: April 2 2009 23:20  Last updated: April 2 2009 23:57US banks that have received government aid, including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase, are considering buying toxic assets to be sold by rivals under the Treasury’s $1,000bn (£680bn) plan to revive the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/6926343629297691122/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/6926343629297691122'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/6926343629297691122'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post.html' title='大龍鳳'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-9120671728083480809</id><published>2009-03-29T22:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-29T22:33:34.444-07:00</updated><title type='text'>America the Tarnished</title><summary type='text'>  By PAUL KRUGMANTen years ago the cover of Time magazine featured Robert Rubin, then Treasury secretary, Alan Greenspan, then chairman of the Federal Reserve, and Lawrence Summers, then deputy Treasury secretary. Time dubbed the three “the committee to save the world,” crediting them with leading the global financial system through a crisis that seemed terrifying at the time, although it was a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/9120671728083480809/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/america-tarnished.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/9120671728083480809'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/9120671728083480809'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/america-tarnished.html' title='America the Tarnished'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/SdBZkXlOB6I/AAAAAAAAAGM/85DipUzX4ag/s72-c/the+committee+to+save+the+world-1999-feb-15.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-4794376770034025205</id><published>2009-03-27T13:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-27T14:10:41.554-07:00</updated><title type='text'>挺幸運的人</title><summary type='text'> 一日廿四小時中, 工作佔了十三, 十四小時, 我們一生大部份時間都花在工作上. 在心灰意冷的時候, 會想想當初為甚麽會做這行. 的確我們幹那一行, 可能是大学畢業剛好找着, 又可能大学剛好念着那一系, 又可能是社會上人人都話這行有前途, 又可能是我們十七歲時的夢想. 看看現在的工作, 回頭想想幹這工作有甚麼意義, 十七歲時的我有選錯嗎?當然, 工作不一定是有意義的, 也不一定是愉快的. 工作首要意義是餬口養家, 這可真是一個無止境的工程. 供樓養車, 结緍生仔, 然後供書教学, 還要積穀養老, 真是一生一世的project. 想想我算是挺幸運的人,十幾年前念金融數学畢業後,便入了对沖基金工作, 師傅經驗豐富, 心思细密, 從他身上學到的终身受用. 記得面試時我們討論效率市場理論(efficient market theory), 師傅話「與其他理論模型一樣,若接受了它的假設(</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/4794376770034025205/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_27.html#comment-form' title='1 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/4794376770034025205'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/4794376770034025205'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_27.html' title='挺幸運的人'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/Sc05CFx9_FI/AAAAAAAAAGE/vwvj3FJ4Ev4/s72-c/seagul.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-3937537503729490663</id><published>2009-03-27T13:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-27T14:14:47.619-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Are America’s banks prepared to sell their toxic assets?</title><summary type='text'>Source: Economist AMERICA’S government is a willing buyer of bad assets, but are its banks willing sellers? If a lender flogs a loan or security for less than the value at which it is booked on its balance-sheet, it suffers a loss, depleting its capital. It follows that if banks’ carrying values are still above those that state-sponsored bidders want to pay, they will not sell voluntarily.Just </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/3937537503729490663/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/are-americas-banks-prepared-to-sell.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/3937537503729490663'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/3937537503729490663'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/are-americas-banks-prepared-to-sell.html' title='Are America’s banks prepared to sell their toxic assets?'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/Sc02D1bAvmI/AAAAAAAAAF8/bPGt3_h4wAc/s72-c/level3+asset-09.03.27.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-2829759679432203845</id><published>2009-03-24T14:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T15:32:57.501-07:00</updated><title type='text'>一千零一夜 (updated)</title><summary type='text'>不少財經界朋友的生活,都像&lt;一千零一夜&gt;裡的Scheherazade公主般,靠講故仔求生,過得一日得一日。「近排不停對客戶講故仔,講經濟明年復甦,股市好快反彈,平均成本分段入市…BahBahBah。老實講,幾時復甦,我真係唔知,不過我肯定銀行下個月又裁員,希望無我份吧。」Abby妹話。做sell-side分析員的老友陳仔,日子也差不多。「雖然自己睇淡大市,但總要想些穩陣股份寫報告,唔通甚麼都不做等炒乎。」「Show must go on嘛」陳仔無奈嘆息。近日朋友之中, 生意最忙碌的只有專做企業清盤的會計師. 搞銀行基金銷售的Abby妹正頭痛, 唔知還有甚麼能提起存户的興趣; 芬佬Chris正不停對客户講故事, 吹中國如何不受外圍影響, 阿爺救市如何拯救地球; sell-side分析員陳仔也想盡办法找些穩陣股份寫報告, 希望刺激些買賣, 淡市求存. 其他做private equity的朋友</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/2829759679432203845/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/four-bear-markets.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/2829759679432203845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/2829759679432203845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/four-bear-markets.html' title='一千零一夜 (updated)'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/SclQjbyPlnI/AAAAAAAAAFc/YjRCvVZcW_8/s72-c/four-bears-large.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-8465505537069788611</id><published>2009-03-24T14:19:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T14:30:36.126-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bear Market Rallies</title><summary type='text'> The current bear market is in the middle of its 17th month. At the equivalent point in the 34-month crash of 1929, the market was nearing the end of the second of its five bear market rallies. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/8465505537069788611/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/bear-market-rallies.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/8465505537069788611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/8465505537069788611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/bear-market-rallies.html' title='Bear Market Rallies'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/SclOkzcVwHI/AAAAAAAAAFM/HdIYu3mOjM0/s72-c/Dow-1928-1932-rally-table.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-3855407788558009413</id><published>2009-03-21T15:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-21T15:43:44.969-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work</title><summary type='text'>Looking forward to Alain de Botton's new book ... "The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work"Synopsis:We spend most of our waking lives at work - in occupations often chosen by our unthinking sixteen-year-old selves. And yet we rarely ask ourselves how we got there or what it might mean for us.Equally intrigued by work's pleasures and its pains, Alain de Botton here heads out into the under-charted </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/3855407788558009413/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/pleasures-and-sorrows-of-work.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/3855407788558009413'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/3855407788558009413'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/pleasures-and-sorrows-of-work.html' title='The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScVtkDYxkPI/AAAAAAAAAEY/Jn6X8d082rk/s72-c/aaa.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-1226910347573970043</id><published>2009-03-21T15:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T14:33:00.431-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Consolations of Philosophy</title><summary type='text'>This six part series on philosophy is presented by popular British philosopher Alain de Botton, featuring six thinkers who have influenced history, and their ideas about the pursuit of the happy life.Episode 1: Socrates on Self-Confidence - Why do so many people go along with the crowd and fail to stand up for what they truly believe? Partly because they are too easily swayed by other people’s </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/1226910347573970043/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/consolations-of-philosophy.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/1226910347573970043'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/1226910347573970043'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/consolations-of-philosophy.html' title='Consolations of Philosophy'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScZG1dusgwI/AAAAAAAAAFE/_emQ1e80g3o/s72-c/1+temp.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-9144472116977721897</id><published>2009-03-21T15:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T14:52:46.129-07:00</updated><title type='text'>报纸 ... 夕陽工業</title><summary type='text'>"When newspapers fold"  - Financial Times - March 16 2009The death of a modern newspaper is a real-time, multimedia event. When journalists on the Rocky Mountain News were summoned to their Denver newsroom on February 26 to be told they were working on their final edition, they relayed the announcement through live blogs, online videos, slide shows of tearful colleagues and a minute-by-minute </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/9144472116977721897/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/when-newspapers-fold.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/9144472116977721897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/9144472116977721897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/when-newspapers-fold.html' title='报纸 ... 夕陽工業'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScVrykhqi7I/AAAAAAAAAEI/sXQ0W1wubjc/s72-c/newspaper.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-2737567872010234845</id><published>2009-03-21T15:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-21T15:28:27.401-07:00</updated><title type='text'>由歷史點出當代大問题</title><summary type='text'>奧巴馬當選对美國人的意義很大, 無可否認這是一個大時代, 不單是八十多年來最嚴重的經濟大衰退, 這個國家在多方面也走到一個臨界點-天然資源瓶頸已響起警号, 一場昂貴而傷亡慘重的戰爭, 國内宗教種族移民的矛盾-美國人普遍感到是需要「轉變」的時候了.這個周末看了哥倫比亞大学歷史教授Simon Schama的最新纪錄片〈The American Future – A History〉很是滿足. 記得前年放假我們一起看的BBC纪錄片〈Simon Schama's Power of Art〉和〈A History of Britian〉嗎? 那個用字優雅, 操一口節奏鏗鏘的劍橋英語的主持就是Simon Schama. 原來他其實已旅居纽约多年, 算是半個美國人. 讀美國歷史或看有關纪錄片, 大多愛國主義氾濫或大美國主義味道太濃, 内容偏重光明面, 反而使人頗有保留. 其實, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/2737567872010234845/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_5984.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/2737567872010234845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/2737567872010234845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_5984.html' title='由歷史點出當代大問题'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScVpqAFvd1I/AAAAAAAAAD4/s9Fqzm0g_BQ/s72-c/a.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-1396271567080279528</id><published>2009-03-21T15:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-21T15:23:38.878-07:00</updated><title type='text'>作得太大的關連交易....</title><summary type='text'>2009年3月14日轉貼: FTWrekin creditors hunt for £11m "ruby"By Jonathan Guthrie, Enterprise Editor Published: March 13 2009 An ordinary tale of business collapse has taken an extraordinary turn with the revelation that a medium-sized Shropshire construction business was the purported owner of an £11m ruby called “The Gem of Tanzania”.When Wrekin Construction went into administration this week, directors</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/1396271567080279528/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_3199.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/1396271567080279528'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/1396271567080279528'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_3199.html' title='作得太大的關連交易....'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-2713535974548980688</id><published>2009-03-21T15:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-22T07:13:13.472-07:00</updated><title type='text'>《中國怎麼想？》-- 系統介紹當代中國的政經理念</title><summary type='text'>書名：What Does China Think? (《中國怎麼想？》)出版社：Fourth Estate/HarperCollins作者：Mark Leonard ( http://markleonard.net/books/china/ )英文版早在2007年出版, 但因書名實在太通俗, 所以走漏了眼. 碰巧剛剛中文版出版才認真讀讀, 發覺十分不俗, 很有系統地介紹中國目前幾種相互競爭的思想觀點, 比不少只顧跑小道消息的所謂"中國通"強多. 讀后很感歎香港傳媒在這討論中交白卷, 终日困在芝麻綠豆的消息与copy內地二手網上新聞, 完全失去過往觀察大局的视野. ------------------------China's new intelligentsia by Mark Leonardhttp://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/2713535974548980688/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_4535.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/2713535974548980688'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/2713535974548980688'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' 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再與其他英美銀行比較, 都會發現HSBC的風險有多高, valuation比同類英美銀行高出多少. 近日Vincent 在他的blog (linshaoyangblog.blog.163.com) 寫HSBC :"1,002亿（美元．下同）的股东资金，274亿为收购法国商业银行及多年收购合并未撇消的商誉（Goodwill）及无形资产，剩下来728亿的有形资产净值（Net tangible book value），只及25,274亿总资产的2.88%。如果再将214亿「未变现亏损」（Unrealized Losses）以及美国汇丰融资的「</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/4558293767655941649/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_5414.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/4558293767655941649'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/4558293767655941649'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_5414.html' 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xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScVmtlT2SPI/AAAAAAAAADI/LSbCqBTq1lU/s72-c/vt+HP.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-7817272572984997515</id><published>2009-03-21T15:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-21T15:12:11.201-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Facebooker大戰Baby Boomer</title><summary type='text'>轉貼 作者 Sofia , 5-Jan-2009經濟不景, 裁員之聲此起彼落. 五、六十年代出生的baby boomer主管終於有機會向Y世代(又稱Net-Generation)還以顏色, 要這群出生於八、九十年代、與網絡同步成長的年輕員工, 懂得工作機會並不是垂手可得的.Y世代步入職場之際正直經濟火紅, 公司忙著到各大學院招募的好年份. 他們的工作動力不在於温飽, 而在於尋求心靈滿足.上班的時候電腦開著Facebook、 MSN、電郵、blog、手機,隨時隨地同步處理著好幾十條來自不同渠道的信息, 一如打網絡遊戲,一邊做task, 一邊與一眾網友聊天交流.這看在baby boomer眼裏等同"兒戲", 佔用工作時間不事生產! 他們認為過去十多年的舒服日子造就了這批吃不了苦、挨不了罵、動不動就要放假進修的facebooker. 他們認為Y世代既不投入工作, 又對老闆諸多要求 . 可是在Y</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/7817272572984997515/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/facebookerbaby-boomer.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/7817272572984997515'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/7817272572984997515'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/facebookerbaby-boomer.html' title='Facebooker大戰Baby Boomer'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-2077790794469245518</id><published>2009-03-21T15:07:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-25T10:43:30.600-07:00</updated><title type='text'>網咖難民</title><summary type='text'>摘錄 &lt;偽東京&gt; 新井一二三每晚9點45分，健治離開東京繁華區的快餐廳，先到附近的火車站，打開投幣式寄存櫃，拿出個大背包，然後去隔壁大廈三樓的網咖。那裡晚上10點開始進入「過夜」時段，只要付1580日圓(約合台幣450元)，就能待到第二天早晨8點鐘。東京的網咖，越來越多是單間式的。以健治常來的這一家為例，總面積的八成，被眾多的單間佔領，其他二成則是櫃檯、飲料吧、洗手間等等的公共區。白天也有很多學生、上班族來休息或玩遊戲，可是晚上的客人更多了。一部分是出來喝酒跳舞以後，錯過了末班車的，其他則是跟他一樣，無家可歸的網咖難民。直到一個月前，健治在東京郊區租賃小公寓。雖說是只有一間才10坪的小房子，但是具備廚房和衛浴，住起來夠舒服。自從他大學畢業，在那兒住了整整10年。想到這一點，他稍微覺得目眩；轉眼之間，10年時光白白地過去了。1996年出社會，在戰後的日本人而言，算是相當倒楣的。80</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/2077790794469245518/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_6605.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/2077790794469245518'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/2077790794469245518'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_6605.html' title='網咖難民'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScVlSPtMnkI/AAAAAAAAADA/Im_zCEHKmr8/s72-c/japan_cyberhome.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-896890213806208184</id><published>2009-03-21T15:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-21T15:07:14.657-07:00</updated><title type='text'>七十後</title><summary type='text'>9-Mar-2008晚上下班了,腦袋還是停不下來,有時候下班了也不想回家,生怕漏了甚麼,一分鐘都不想休息。晚上睡不着,白天不願起。有點懷疑是否有上班強迫症。下班走進人群裏,突然感到有些寂寞,離開公司有點不知去哪。「工作狂基本都是七十後的」八十後一代的愛麗斯一臉明白的說,「七十後的另一特徵是話題除了工作就是股票、樓市。」想一想,內地七十後的確如此,香港七十後也大概如此傾向。「七十後與九十後一代有明顯代溝,七十後是工作狂、八十後願意工作但不太願意加班、九十後根本不想幹。」,「老板請吃飯,七十後總會坐在老板旁,八十後則希望最好坐遠點,九十後根本不出現。」愛麗斯話。留意一下不同年代人待人的態度也有點不同,七十後跟陌生人一起總喜歡主動找講話話題,八十後則不太搭理陌生人,找話題?太累了。至於九十後一代,除非你是帥哥美女,否則快死開!肚子太餓不得不下班,把燈關好門鎖妥,在街頭遊魂。腦很實。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/896890213806208184/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_1877.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' 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type='text'>7-Apr-2008馬蒂斯把&lt;和諧的藍調&gt;「小改動」成&lt;和諧的紅調&gt;,買家舒克林(Sergei Shchukin)反而大樂。舒克林除了獨具慧眼在馬蒂斯未被市場接受時大膽投資他的畫作,更深明藝術投資之道,毫不介意「貨不對辦」。畢竟,若兩幅藝術價值一樣高的作品,「有故事講」的作品在市場上的金錢價值往往會較高。俄羅斯成衣商人舒克林在1897年在巴黎買入他的第一幅馬蒂斯,之後陸續收藏了不少塞尚(Paul Cezanne)、凡高(Vincent van Gogh)、高更(Paul Gauguin)和畢加索(Pablo Picasso)的作品。但人生起落難料,1917年俄國爆發革命,舒克林遠走巴黎,人民政府把舒克林的大批藏畫收歸國有。加上另一位紡織商人Ivan Morozov被充公的大批法國現代作品,便成為蘇聯新西方藝術美術館。您在Royal Academy of Arts看的「From </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/2011996420172782578/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_1045.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/2011996420172782578'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/2011996420172782578'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_1045.html' title='甚麼也沒有發生過'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScVkga6Lu_I/AAAAAAAAAC4/dbRf5ppFSik/s72-c/harmony_in_red.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-815399467484448184</id><published>2009-03-21T15:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-21T15:03:53.208-07:00</updated><title type='text'>轉眼廿年</title><summary type='text'>5-May-2008喝社交酒是內地商旅生活的一部份。酒後,話便多起來,笑話可以出位點,罵人罵官也兇點,天南地北甚麼都可以談。人與人的隔膜也好像打破了多少。但酒往往要喝一瓶半瓶,喝的是中國米酒不是老外的白酒,每次酒後狂吐的感覺當然也十分不爽。老同學Simon在內地跑業務跑了十多年,落K見客喝酒幾乎是每日生活的必然動作。 有次Simon打電話回港問候父母,老爸笑盈盈對他說「昨晚又喝酒嗎?」。孝順仔為免父母擔心,當然鐵口否認。「仲口硬? 昨晚兩點多你打電話回來,聽你醉薰薰的,我們談的挺好呢」老爸笑哈哈告訴他。Simon當然完全記不起昨晚自己與他老爸講了些甚麼。老友們都收過Simon的午夜「醉」鈴。他公司的伙計同事也見慣不怪。「有次公司的女同事笑笑口向我說『怎樣,想我嗎?』,一時間呆了幾秒,不知怎樣反應。『你昨晚打我手機哦…半夜吵醒我找死麼』。幸好只被痛揙一頓了事,嚇死我。」Simon一面無奈。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/815399467484448184/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_1499.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/815399467484448184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/815399467484448184'/><link rel='alternate' 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type='text'>26-May-2008「你喜歡一份怎樣的工作呢?」,又或許簡單點問,「你喜歡怎樣的生活?」。典型的答案可能是「最好唔使做!」、「搵食之嘛,想這些無謂事幹嘛。」、「又要供樓、又要養細路,無謂想這些無謂嘢。」、「等我搵夠退休才想吧!」若然一覺醒來真是「唔使做」,你會否真是甚麼都不做呢? 揾幾多才是「搵夠」呢? 五百万?一千万?二千万? 五千万? 為甚麼要「搵夠」才想自已喜歡做甚麼呢? 若不知道自已喜歡怎樣生活,又怎知道多少才是「夠」呢? 為何要住「豪宅」不住村屋、舊樓呢? 為何要買名牌呢? 用名牌便高尚些嗎? 購物便快樂嗎?有不少在企業身居高位的朋友,雖然年薪過百萬,但卻不喜歡自己的生活。「愈升愈無生活,老闆、客戶日日逼迫,死線一次緊過一次,對下屬也不得不嚴厲些,人與人的關係也愈來愈緊張,工作實在沒有甚麼滿足感。日日都在想辭職不幹。」Abby吐吐苦水。「那便不幹吧,你層樓供完了,仲有幾百万。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/2217802683473255417/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_905.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/2217802683473255417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/2217802683473255417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_905.html' title='舒適的平衡'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/SclSRRBqdUI/AAAAAAAAAFk/U75ZS7bSCsY/s72-c/cover_status.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-1714709570400898489</id><published>2009-03-21T14:51:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T15:19:19.744-07:00</updated><title type='text'>一千零一夜</title><summary type='text'>11-Nov-2008 不少財經界朋友的生活,都像&lt;一千零一夜&gt;裡的Scheherazade公主般,靠講故仔求生,過得一日得一日。「近排不停對客戶講故仔,講經濟明年復甦,股市好快反彈,平均成本分段入市…BahBahBah。老實講,幾時復甦,我真係唔知,不過我肯定銀行下個月又裁員,希望無我份吧。」小黃話。做sell-side分析員的老友陳仔,日子也差不多。「雖然自己睇淡大市,但總要想些穩陣股份寫報告,唔通甚麼都不做等炒乎。」事實上,今年(2008)投資股票真係想唔輸都幾難。以基金喜歡玩的中大價股(市值十億港元或以上)計,年初至十一月初,403隻股份中只有12隻有正回報。你話今年分析員選股要唔輸有幾難。九成七要輸錢,有錢賺都係得幾個巴仙。「Show must go on嘛」陳仔無奈嘆息。「阿爺」推出万億方案對中環友也有些好處,最少暫時市場寄望中國經濟增長,好讓客戶安心點,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/1714709570400898489/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_4388.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/1714709570400898489'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/1714709570400898489'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_4388.html' title='一千零一夜'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-2386874733399354230</id><published>2009-03-21T14:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-21T14:51:22.854-07:00</updated><title type='text'>有錢人, 大公司高層實係聰明人兼權威經濟領袖 ?</title><summary type='text'>22-Nov-2008世界有如時光倒流,海盜橫行殺人奪貨要贖金、政府重掌經濟高地,官員指點經濟江山、通用股價返回四十年代水平、銀行倒閉拆骨、金融界失業大軍有如火箭般上升。忽然想起史書上的三十年代大肅條。雖然話今時今日金融調控遠較當年成熟,但也無人敢肯定美國不會重蹈大肅條或九十年代日本的覆轍。昨天與資深芬佬Chris午飯,講起金融界裁員潮,佢話「上星期舊同事聚會,七個有四個已被裁,末裁的也不知過不過得了新年。」。其實我也不知下個月如何,撈這行就是好天收埋落雨柴,反正財務上做好準備就是了。經歴過這麼多周期,心態較平衡,平常心視之吧。睇到Paulson宣佈放棄動用救市資金收購房貸呆壞資產時,一幅「無晒計」的樣子,大家才確定當初打鑼打鼓拿七千億救市「曬冷」時,原來根本無計劃兼無頭緒,根本沒有掌握問題有多大。以致剛剛大大聲話要收購房貸呆壞資產搞重組,但計過數後便大打退堂鼓,急急改口話不如救消費、</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/2386874733399354230/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_6652.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/2386874733399354230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/2386874733399354230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_6652.html' title='有錢人, 大公司高層實係聰明人兼權威經濟領袖 ?'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-5682383831193692324</id><published>2009-03-21T14:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-21T14:50:02.237-07:00</updated><title type='text'>摩天大樓</title><summary type='text'>世事日新月異,但又万變不離其中。例如每逢出現金融危機、經濟蕭條,便必然有一、兩幢「全球最高摩天大樓」完工或快將完工。去年八月底樓高492公尺的上海環球金融大樓完工啟用,號稱全球最高大樓。果然九月中旬全球金融大崩解便席捲全球。這好像魔咒般的說法其實有根有據。經濟學人Andrew Lawrence分析過去一百年來全球最高摩天大樓與經濟循環的關係,發現兩者有高度相關性。「全球最高摩天大樓」的興建,通常正是經濟過熱、盛極而衰的開始。例如1907年紐約的Singer Building和Metropolitian Life Building、1929年的40 Wall Street Building、1930年的Chrysler Building、1931年的帝國大廈、1973年的世貿中心、1970年芝加哥的西爾斯大廈、1998年吉隆坡的雙子星大廈…。又例如預計明年完工的超級摩天大廈杜拜Burj </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/5682383831193692324/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_8246.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/5682383831193692324'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/5682383831193692324'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_8246.html' title='摩天大樓'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-5836819899151206511</id><published>2009-03-21T14:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-21T14:48:07.431-07:00</updated><title type='text'>賭場資本主義 之 皆大歡喜</title><summary type='text'>9月初建議老闆出貨套現,但他又怕大市短線反彈會跑輸指數。「我們總不能持太多現金」老闆話。其實這論調在行內十分流行,好像十戒般不容爭辯。但明明知道經濟衰退、金融爆煲就在眼前,投資組合downside大大,upside無乜,也不盡量套現,如果我是投資者便肯定十分不爽。看着老闆慌失失,反彈小小便追入指數重鎊股,一兩日指數插水又腳軟出貨,真為他的客戶冒汗。O.P.M(Other people's money-其他人的錢),果然沒有那麼肉緊。這星期最過癮的消息肯定是&lt;雷曼總裁被同僚揮拳打臉&gt;。這位袋了四億八千万美元薪資花紅,卻拖垮了雷曼的總裁,上月竟然還敢回到公司健身室做Gym。結果被一位火滾的同胞揮拳泄憤。老實講,睇過這位富豪總裁在國會聽証會上,死不認錯的衰樣,也真想毆他一頓。美國銀行用太大槓桿賭得太大,但與歐洲的銀行比較,真是小巫見大巫。美國槓桿最大的花旗銀行,也只是用6.6元股本投資100</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/5836819899151206511/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_1071.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/5836819899151206511'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/5836819899151206511'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_1071.html' title='賭場資本主義 之 皆大歡喜'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-342586395236027103</id><published>2009-03-21T14:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-21T14:45:37.662-07:00</updated><title type='text'>教育產業</title><summary type='text'>「自信」5900元、「不羈」22000元,「時尚」幻象在電視螢幕閃爍。晚上地鐵上木無表情的中環活死人加班族、還有一身勞累的年輕銷售員窮忙族。少個錢便「自信」都無份,香港也真是一個壓抑的拜金城市。沙氏後出道的金融弄潮兒正紙醉金迷追逐「時尚品味」時,經歷金融風暴的三十中一代,價值觀則較多元化,感覺少了輕狂,心態也比較踏實。這代人的焦點巳從時尚消費轉向子女教育。窮富差距巨大,社會上一小撮官商壟斷巨大利益。家長希望孩子事業成功,最少不會「輸在起跑線」。結果教育又變成名牌消費。讀國際學校或傳統名校,再到美國唸大學,再讀個名牌大學MBA,一條龍入高盛之類大行一年賺幾百萬…這是不少家長夢想子女的青雲路。家長為了這夢想不惜投入巨款,教育產業自然不會錯過如此黃金賺錢機會,各種補習、音樂、體育、外文等「特殊技能」層出不窮, 費用無限提高,愈貴愈「高級」,更愈突顯「優勢」。錢花了,子女便能完成家長末完的夢想嗎</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/342586395236027103/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_4151.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/342586395236027103'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/342586395236027103'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_4151.html' title='教育產業'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-3013268834090687204</id><published>2009-03-21T14:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-21T14:44:28.466-07:00</updated><title type='text'>簡單生活</title><summary type='text'>今日要跳槽也非易事,畢竟大行也炒了不少人,而未來一年也只會炒更多。金融界就是如此。九七金融風暴時期的行家戰友,今日尚在市場的一隻手都數得完。經過這麼多起落,心態很重要,要不然便很容易焦慮、不快樂。名牌產業大打廣告,媒體聯手配合打造「品味」幻象。大部分中產階級誤以此作為標竿,檢驗自身生活品質是否追上大隊、是否往上流動。電話要新款iphone、住要住「豪宅」屋苑、穿要穿名牌、假期例要旅行shopping。當然,白領總會覺得收入追不上響往的「品味」生活。明明收入增加了,手頭資金也挺夠生活,但幸福感覺卻下滑。這是被製造出來的匱乏感,已非客觀擁有多少的問題。整體而言,香港中產向上流動機會巳今非昔比,香港經濟躍式增長期已過,五、六十年代出生一代享受的快速增收上位機會,後生一代大体上無緣再續。人要活得坦然、從容,最重要是做自已,而非追逐商家製造出來的幻象標竿。想想自己在意的是甚麼,是別人的羨慕眼光?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/3013268834090687204/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_4600.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/3013268834090687204'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/3013268834090687204'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_4600.html' title='簡單生活'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-6144269717025710897</id><published>2009-03-21T14:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-21T14:43:10.237-07:00</updated><title type='text'>品茶, 佛謁, 畢菲特</title><summary type='text'>內地暴富戶不論是走私、炒賣還是開廠起家,近年都喜歡飲茶和談佛。他們喝茶喝得很講究,像品紅酒般論茶。真懂還是裝模作樣無人知,普洱茶葉·被暴炒般是肯定的。隨樓市、A股暢旺,炒茶葉的最巔峰期在2006年底至2007初。那時廣州芳村茶葉城千多個舖都被茶商租用。當然,今時今日已見不到如此盛況。據聞該茶葉城有半數店舖關門大吉。曾經熱炒的茶葉,價錢已從高點下跌九成。不少大量入貨的茶商都炒燶茶,或內地用語所講的「深度被套」。同樣「深度被套」的還有早前意氣風發的股市炒家。在股市爆煲前,人人都是「股神」,三、四年回報三、五倍到十倍大有人在。但這回報是得益於大市,還是個人技巧?跌市後能否維持回報?十年廿年能否保持高回報?不少人炒高風險股博高回報,表面上回報好像跑羸大市。但高回報率並不代表投資表現佳,他們只承担了較大市高的風險而不自知。不論是中六合彩發達、祖宗家底厚、還是官商勾結發達,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/6144269717025710897/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_4770.html#comment-form' title='1 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/6144269717025710897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/6144269717025710897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_4770.html' title='品茶, 佛謁, 畢菲特'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-4803722361087026451</id><published>2009-03-21T14:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-21T14:41:56.017-07:00</updated><title type='text'>『失落世代』</title><summary type='text'>上星期我的老朋友井崗三十五歲生日,大家吃了一頓十分暢快的晚餐。認識井崗巳十五年,當年他大學畢業後從東京跑來香港學「中文」,到埗後才發現香港人原來不太會說普通話。那時候我的普通話比他的更爛,我都不記得我們怎溝通,不經不覺便熟絡起來。之後他到上海復旦深造,又來回內地香港工作,居港多年不經不覺成了香港人,還拿了身份証。香港就是這樣一個大城市。畢業後往外闖的日本人當然是少數。但井崗卻十分慶幸當年的決定。「我們廿五至三十五歲一代在日本被稱為『失落世代』。我們畢業時日本經濟正在嚴重滯脹中,是企業招聘的冰河時期。」過去十年日本企業為壓縮成本大幅減少終身雇用制,改為用短期合約或散工。當年不少大學生、高中生找不到正式職位,只好打散工或屈在不理想的工作。經過十多年的低迷,日本經濟終於在2003年漸見復甦。但大企業卻選擇聘用新畢生,而把這整整一代拒於門外。雖然他們不斷進修,實際工作能力也不差。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/4803722361087026451/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974042057985512463.post-9017243220529486772</id><published>2009-03-21T14:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-25T10:46:16.446-07:00</updated><title type='text'>金融疊碼仔</title><summary type='text'>近期主力短炒美股,日日瞓得幾個鐘,精神緊張得很. 周五香港收市後,立刻放下資料,關掉电腦,行出辦公室,吸口清新空氣,讓腦袋清醒一下.不論是打工或自營,投資(或投機)都不是輕鬆的事情. 不停地分析財務报表, 持續收集與閱續市場資訊政經消息,建立檔案,驗證投資(或投機)故事,這些功夫每天最起碼得投入十多小時. 與做任何生意一樣,就算做足一百分也不保證就能賺錢. 而這行的成敗也是如此一目了然,無從推諉-在一個又一個的牛熊市中保本增值就是成功,牛市幾勁熊市輸凸就是失敗. 這可不是聽消息買大細或在股價圖劃個「笑臉」般兒戲. 銀行與保險公司宣傳的「輕輕鬆鬆」投資, 把你的血汗錢交予「專家」便以為可以保本增值, 根本是一個騙局. 世界上那有如此便宜的事情.每天花十多小時看資料,是挺孤獨的工作,但也是我十分享受的事業. 天下間有多少事業能讓我可以與世界緊貼,不斷學習新知識之餘,又能用知識賺錢. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/feeds/9017243220529486772/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_21.html#comment-form' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/9017243220529486772'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6974042057985512463/posts/default/9017243220529486772'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://henry-sofia.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_21.html' title='金融疊碼仔'/><author><name>Henry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14479498893972649033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/ScY4h0eqO7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fdIgfozMvaw/S220/P1010761.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WoDEMuBV7GM/Scptz06Ua8I/AAAAAAAAAFs/YXydqvJSfPI/s72-c/%E8%B3%AD%E5%A0%B4%E7%96%8A%E7%A2%BC%E4%BB%94.jpg' 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