Friday, February 26, 2010

Bogle: History and the Classics

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John Bogle thinks the investing and business world could benefit from more exposure to history and the classics. In this The Atlantic   arti...
Thursday, February 25, 2010

Employment

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The weekly report on unemployment claims was disappointing today (The more detailed monthly employment report is available next week). C...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Munger's Parable

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Charlie Munger recently wrote a  parable  that was published in Slate.  It starts by describing a fictitious place called "Basicland...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Berkshire Hathaway 4th Quarter 2009 13F-HR

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Based upon the most recent 13F-HR filing released yesterday, Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa) reduced its holdings in the following stocks: Johns...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Failure of Common Sense

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So I guess the following practice somehow made perfect sense to Lehman at the time. The following is from an  article  on proprietary trad...

Successful Investing

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To invest successfully over a lifetime does not require a stratospheric IQ, unusual business insights, or inside information. What's nee...
Friday, February 12, 2010

Berkshire Hathaway Joins the S&P 500 Today

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Today, Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa) will be added to the S&P 500 as a company now worth over $ 180 billion.* One of the five most valuab...
Thursday, February 11, 2010

Tilson: Berkshire Hathaway Analysis

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Here is an analysis of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa) by Whitney Tilson  that is updated from time to time. Whether you agree with the valuat...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Book Review: How to Read a Financial Report

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I haven't read How to Read a Financial Report but this review of it is favorable. Sounds like it may provide a convenient way to learn...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010

'Black Swan' Author: Buffett May Just Be Lucky

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Just luck? From this  CNBC article : Nassim Taleb says there isn't enough evidence to show that Warren Buffett's skill, and not...