Below is the roll call of the disgraced counters 5yrs later...
Drums rolling and strobe lights for effect:
1. Access Kenya (ACCS)
2. BOC Gases (BOC)
3. CFC - Note: spinned off its insurance arm
4. EA cables (CABL)
5. EA portland cement (PORT)
6. Eveready (EVRD)
7. Express Kenya (XPRS)
8. Kengen (KEGN)
9. Kenya Airways (KQ)
10. National bank (NBK)
11. Olympia Capital (OCH)
12. Sameer Africa (FIRE)
13. Standard Group (SGL)
14. Total Kenya (TOTL)
If one had invested long term in the above counters without averaging down, that equity portfolio would still be in the red 5yrs later! So how long term is long term?
This is why unit trusts/mutual funds will never disclose what they hold in their portfolios... The pandora box has to be kept as far away from the limelight as possible lest redemptions bankrupt these safe 'investment' vehicles...
$15/barrel oil... The commodities lehman moment arrives as well as Sovereign debt volcano!