…to follow or whether it should be abandoned. Here are some criteria I have found useful in making that decision 1 – Does it Make Sense? Is It Supported by…
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Wall Street's Sucker's Bets: Investing or Gambling?
…these leveraged inverse funds losing propositions.” It explains, however, that these funds remain in existence because investors keep channeling in fresh capital in the hopes of “beating the odds.” Georgetown…
Berkshire Rallies on Share Buyback Announcement
…acquisitions. This according to an article in Bloomberg. The article reported that Buffett and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger can “now make repurchases whenever they both believe the price is below…
Oil Hedge Funds Struggling
Some of the biggest commodity hedge funds are shutting down despite a rally in raw materials during the past year, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal….
The Double Edged Sword of Avoiding Value Traps
…in eliminating the absolute worst stocks. Below are some criteria we have found helpful in doing that. 1 – Projected Future Earnings and Sales That Are Well Below the Past…
Federal Debt on a Suicide Mission, Says Gundlach
…expands when the Fed funds rate is cut, which is typically during or following a recession.” The article offered highlights of Gundlach’s comments on the global economy and the…
Value Investing Advice from Mohnish Pabrai
Sumzero, an online research platform for professional investors, recently conducted an interview with noted value investor and author Mohnish Pabrai, founder of Pabrai Investment Funds (a group of hedge funds…
Investors are Behaving Less Badly
New evidence suggests that investors may be shifting their habit of buying high and selling low, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal. The article reports that…
Small School Endowment at Top of Class
…funds and big private-equity bets.” Instead, they say, the strong returns have come from investing 70% of the fund’s money with stock pickers and “sticking with them.” The article…
Trouble for Quant Hedge Funds
The rise in market volatility has resulted in poor results for many quant funds, according to a recent Bloomberg article that says, “They were caught flat-footed in February when markets…