For long-term investors, the ideal corporate manager is one whose financial interests are aligned with those of shareholders. This occurs when managers have a substantial portion of their net worth tied up in the company’s...
Read MoreOn this site, some time has been spent discussing how investors can tell if management is behaving in a questionable manner. There are some tip-offs based on EPS rounding, as well as some clues based on management candor. But...
Read MoreTandy Brands (TBAC) appears to trade firmly in value territory. While the company trades for just $11 million, Tandy has net current assets of almost $19 million. But it’s very easy to see that management is not being...
Read MoreWhile there is no doubt that free enterprise gives rise to recurrent episodes of speculation, the features that are common to these episodes are rarely analyzed, according to the author of A Short History of Financial Euphoria,...
Read MoreWhile there is no doubt that free enterprise gives rise to recurrent episodes of speculation, the features that are common to these episodes are rarely analyzed, according to the author of A Short History of Financial Euphoria,...
Read MoreThere are many indicators which attempt to gauge the health of the economy. They are broadly divided into three categories: leading (e.g. building permits), coincident (e.g. retail sales) and lagging indicators (e.g. employment...
Read MoreBest Buy (BBY) and Amazon (AMZN) appear to be companies headed in different directions. While Amazon has seen steady revenue and earnings growth over the quarters and over the years, Best Buy’s revenue has been flat, with...
Read MoreIf you’re a value investor who likes to buy companies undergoing liquidation, Global Railway Industries (GBI) may be for you! After undergoing a few strategic sales in the last couple of years, Global Railway is down to...
Read MoreStop-loss orders are often recommended to investors of all types, especially when the market is as volatile as it has been lately. For value investors, however, the benefits of stop-loss orders are not as high as they are for...
Read MoreOmnivision Technologies (OVTI) designs and sells chips that capture digital images. These chips are used in cameras, smartphones, tablets, PCs and a slew of other devices. In just the last two months, the company has lost half...
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