Monthly Archives: July 2012

Leave it to the Pros

It is typically a great day when you see a company whose stock you own announce that they are being bought out. Most takeovers are done at a premium to where the stock was trading, and typically the stock instantly … Continue reading

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YHOO to $60.41?

Over this past week, Daniel Loeb (Third Point) increased his position in YHOO by 2.5 million shares. He  now owns a total of 73 million shares. This purchase, although it only increased his position by ~3.5%, was an extremely important purchase for my YHOO … Continue reading

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Another Open Letter to @JimCramer

Dear Jim, It’s as if you read my Open Letter yesterday, and wanted to validate my point. In last night’s episode of “Am I Diversified”, (@ the :55 mark,) you took a Twitterer’s portfolio, which included KORS, T, AAPL, MHR, & FB. … Continue reading

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Open Letter to @JimCramer

Dear Jim, I understand that you are in the business of entertainment and ratings, I also believe that your intentions in this case are good, however, I think you should stop (or at least refine) the “Am I Diversified” segment … Continue reading

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Know both sides of the trade

For any investment you ever make, it’s extremely important to “know both sides of the trade”. If you are buying a stock, you’re buying the shares from someone that is selling it. What does he know that you don’t? For … Continue reading

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Blue Chip Utilities = Red Portfolio?

Keeping on the same theme as two recent posts, (Analyzing Annaly and Treasuries are bubbling,) I’m going to highlight another investment that has been a great performer the last couple of years, but has a good amount of downside risk … Continue reading

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Treasuries are bubbling

When doing Fundamental Analysis, most of your focus should be on what you think the real value of an asset is.  Conversely, Technical Analysis focuses (for the most part) on what other people are doing. Let’s look at Gold for … Continue reading

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Is RIMM cheap enough?

RIMM has been the epitome of a Value Trap. It will undoubtedly become a great business school case study. If you have been following me on twitter, you would know that i have been bearish on RIMM for years, and I still … Continue reading

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