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Will the Facebook IPO Be a Good Investment - As Cohan says,“If a Facebook IPO created a fever to invest in tech start-ups, it might be good for the venture capital industry. But since the IPO does not change much for Facebook investors, does not spur the growth of a range of related ...
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As Cohan says,“If a Facebook IPO created a fever to invest in tech start-ups, it might be good for
the venture capital industry. But since the IPO does not change much for Facebook investors, does
not spur the growth of a range of related ...
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WILL THE FACEBOOK IPO BE A GOOD INVESTMENT
POSTED BY EIZ ON THURSDAY, 19 JANUARY, 2012, 7:14 AM
Jim Rogers On Facebook and The IPOJim
Rogers, the outspoken proponent of the
free market and CEO/Chairman of Rogers
Holdings, said yesterday he wouldn’t be a
buyer of the highly anticipated Facebook
stock simply because it would be too
expensive. Jim Rogers is a widely
followed investor and publisher of several
books on investing whose insight has
proven itself as he and Billionaire investor
George Soros co-founded the Quantum
Fund.
Facebook’s IPO will set a new standard for how low big investment banks are willing to go on
advisory fees in order to win big business. Even that isn’t enough to sway some of the smartest
investors to buying into the hype machine being created. Yes, investors love to buy hyped up and
overly expensive stocks traditionally, but Rogers claims he would not be one of them.
Leaks and rumors suggest Facebook will file its documents for IPO, an initial public offering, the
1st of February and could be the biggest Internet stock offering in history. The talk is that this could
be the largest Internet offering ever as Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook’s plan could raise upwards
of $10 billion which would give Facebook a price tag of more than $100 billion.
Even though Rogers says he wouldn’t buy Facebook, he did tell those at CNBC that the timing of
an IPO this week would be a smart move by Facebook.
Rogers, creator of the Rogers Global Resources Equity Index, also stated his interest in
technology in certain shapes and forms but hesitates on buying any of them. “They are a bit hot
these days and they have been for two or three months, so that’s why I am short. I don’t buy high-
priced stocks,” Rogers said.
From Forbes, “The reality is that underwriters will price the [Facebook] IPO based on demand
under the ruse of comparisons with recent Internet IPOs such as Zynga (ZNGA), LinkedIn (LNKD),
Pandora (P), and Groupon (GRPN).”
The highly anticipated IPO of Zynga flopped as it came public at $10, briefly traded higher than that,
but then went below $10 and has since stayed right around that same IPO price.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/willthefacebookipobeagoodinvestment-120201071412-phpapp02/85/will-the-facebook-ipo-be-a-good-investment-1-320.jpg)
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- 1. SEARCH LATEST NEWS Will The Facebook IPO be a Good Investment Home Privacy Archive WILL THE FACEBOOK IPO BE A GOOD INVESTMENT POSTED BY EIZ ON THURSDAY, 19 JANUARY, 2012, 7:14 AM GO Will-The-Facebook-IPO-be-a-Good-Investment.png As Cohan says,“If a Facebook IPO created a fever to invest in tech start-ups, it might be good for the venture capital industry. But since the IPO does not change much for Facebook investors, does not spur the growth of a range of related ... Share | WILL THE FACEBOOK IPO BE A GOOD INVESTMENT POSTED BY EIZ ON THURSDAY, 19 JANUARY, 2012, 7:14 AM Jim Rogers On Facebook and The IPOJim Rogers, the outspoken proponent of the free market and CEO/Chairman of Rogers Holdings, said yesterday he wouldn’t be a buyer of the highly anticipated Facebook stock simply because it would be too expensive. Jim Rogers is a widely followed investor and publisher of several books on investing whose insight has proven itself as he and Billionaire investor George Soros co-founded the Quantum Fund. Facebook’s IPO will set a new standard for how low big investment banks are willing to go on advisory fees in order to win big business. Even that isn’t enough to sway some of the smartest investors to buying into the hype machine being created. Yes, investors love to buy hyped up and overly expensive stocks traditionally, but Rogers claims he would not be one of them. Leaks and rumors suggest Facebook will file its documents for IPO, an initial public offering, the 1st of February and could be the biggest Internet stock offering in history. The talk is that this could be the largest Internet offering ever as Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook’s plan could raise upwards of $10 billion which would give Facebook a price tag of more than $100 billion. Even though Rogers says he wouldn’t buy Facebook, he did tell those at CNBC that the timing of an IPO this week would be a smart move by Facebook. Rogers, creator of the Rogers Global Resources Equity Index, also stated his interest in technology in certain shapes and forms but hesitates on buying any of them. “They are a bit hot these days and they have been for two or three months, so that’s why I am short. I don’t buy high- priced stocks,” Rogers said. From Forbes, “The reality is that underwriters will price the [Facebook] IPO based on demand under the ruse of comparisons with recent Internet IPOs such as Zynga (ZNGA), LinkedIn (LNKD), Pandora (P), and Groupon (GRPN).” The highly anticipated IPO of Zynga flopped as it came public at $10, briefly traded higher than that, but then went below $10 and has since stayed right around that same IPO price.