…he looks at the strategy of Joseph Piotroski, a college accounting professor whose work has had a big impact on the investing world. “In 2000, while a young accounting professor…
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A Sector That Should Benefit From The Oil Plunge
…at 5 such stocks that get high marks from his Guru Strategies, each of which is based on the approach of a different investing great. Among them: culinary supply store…
OSAM: Microcaps A Better Opportunity Than PE
…and less complex than private equity fees. And they look at how investing in attractively valued, fundamentally sound microcaps can offer even better returns than investing in the average microcap….
Five Fixed Income Misconceptions
…Market-cap-weighted investing makes sense in fixed income. “Most investors gain their initial market experience by investing in stocks or mutual funds. The misapplication of equity investing principles to bond investing…
Buffett-Inspired Bargains In The Great White North
…businesses at ‘fair’ prices and often holds stocks for decades, Coca-Cola Co. and American Express Co. being two examples,” writes Heinzl. “He summed up his investing philosophy in his 1996…
Buffett, Berkshire Dumping Retailer's Shares
After saying that he made a “huge mistake” by investing in the firm, Warren Buffett is now decreasing Berkshire Hathaway’s stake in grocery giant Tesco. Earlier in October, Buffett told…
Take It From The Gurus: Boring Is Beautiful
…emotions might be saying. As hedge fund guru George Soros once said, ‘If investing is entertaining, if you’re having fun, you’re probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.’”…
Why Buffett Likes Banks
While they may be known more for investing in insurance companies and firms that make and sell simple consumer goods, Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway are also quite fond of…
Great Pages: Ben Graham's "Mental Weapons"
…crowd in investing. Taken from The Intelligent investor (2005 edition, HarperBusiness) Validea’s Benjamin Graham-inspired portfolio is up 359.3% since its mid-2003 inception vs. 100.1% for the S&P 500. Check out…
Munger On Buffett, Temperament, And Why He's Better Than Ben Graham
…But he was a very good writer and a very good teacher and a brilliant man, one of the only intellectuals — probably the only intellectual — in the investing…