Todd Sullivan often posts some great speeches or client letters from successful investors on his ValuePlays web site, and he recently featured a particularly interesting speech that former hedge fund…
The "Expert on Experts" on Who You Can -- And Can't -- Trust in Today's Market
“Expert”. It’s a term that gets thrown around an awful lot in parts of our society, and the financial world is no exception. But in an interview with Money magazine,…
A Little Consistency, Please
Earnings: It’s been a dirty word for the past several months, as companies across the country have been posting some ugly results and slashing estimates of future earnings. Standard &…
Kass Turning Bullish?
It appears that Doug Kass — the money manager and RealMoney.com columnist who has been particularly bearish in recent years and predicted some of the economic crisis — is turning…
Buffett Cut J&J Stake, Other Holdings in Fourth Quarter
Berkshire Hathaway has released the list of its holdings for the fourth quarter of 2008 — and it looks like Warren Buffett has made some substantial changes to his company’s…
Hulbert: Signs of Investors Moving Back Toward Risk
In his latest column for MarketWatch, Mark Hulbert notes that a “dramatic reversal” is taking place in the bond market — and says it’s a reversal that could signal good…
Grantham: There's Risk in Value -- and in Buy-and-Hold
Jeremy Grantham has released the second half of his fourth-quarter 2008 letter on GMO’s website, and in it he offers several intriguing points about why value investors got hit hard…
Growth vs. Value: Does It Matter Anymore?
Growth versus value: For decades, it has been perhaps the most widely asked question in stock market strategy discussions. But in Forbes’ most recent Intelligent Investing Panel, two top strategists…
Tilson on Cognitive Dissonance, and a Shift in Strategy
In a column for the Financial Times, money manager and columnist Whitney Tilson — one of those who predicted the housing and financial crises — discusses the “tricky” process of…
Schiff: Any Stimulus Plan Will Be Disastrous
While investors are eagerly waiting to hear what the final economic stimulus package will include, author Peter Schiff, who predicted the recent housing and stock market collapses, has been issuing…