The moral of this chapter is: “Never Marry A Stock”.The author points out a number of instances where some of Buffett’s stocks may have traded above intrinsic value, but Buffett has not sold. Unfortunately,...
Read MoreAn iron condor is really not a strategy very suited to adjustment. Usually, adjustment can only mitigate a loss, not eliminate it. It is inherent in the strategy that we face a non-zero probability of the market price of the...
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Read MoreThe Swiss franc has taken a nosedive this morning, and at the same time, gold has sparked. It appears to us that some of the safe-haven buying in the franc is being unwound rapidly amid a Swiss interest rate cut and likely...
Read MoreA week or two ago at WordCamp Denver, I gave a presentation about some plans to create more opportunities for people to contribute to the WordPress open source project. The icon design contest was such a success that it seems...
Read MoreThe euro currency has been in a downward cycle, and I remain bearish as the Eurozone economy looks a bit behind the U.S. in terms of measures to restore growth. On March 5, 2009, the European Central Bank (ECB) cut its key...
Read MoreThoughts from the Frontline Weekly NewsletterMarch 6, 2009 In this issue: Unintended ConsequencesThe I-FactorRating Agencies Gone WildKnights to the Rescue Rules have consequences. And sometimes they have unintended...
Read MorePACCAR (PCAR) designs and manufactures a wide range of trucks used for commercial transportation. Comparing operating metrics to its competition, it appears to be a well-run company. Furthermore, the company’s most recent...
Read MoreThose of you who have followed this blog from its start know that when Reyer and I started posting, we were interested in finding out whether empirical evidence shows that value investing does indeed outperform the market. While...
Read More“Down, down, deeper and down”. So goes the chorus of a Status Quo song, but it is eerily starting to sound like the stock markets’ anthem. Another week and another plunge of equities on fears about the intensity of the global...
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