April 2011
April 28, 2011 –
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April 27, 2011 –
“If ever there was an organization more corrupt, incompetent, and less capable of issuing an intelligent analysis on debt than S&P, I am unaware of them. Why do I write this? A huge part of the reason the US is in its awful financial position is due to the fine work of S&P. Consider what Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, economics professor at Columbia University observed: [more]
April 16, 2011 –
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RELATED TICKERS: SNY
In the world of investing, finding out about a new issuance of contingent value rights (CVRs) is sort of like seeing a shooting star or finding a four leaf clover. There's no guarantee that one's wish on the star will come true or that clovers are actually lucky, but it's cool when you see one. [more]
April 07, 2011 –
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RELATED TICKERS: CAH
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April 06, 2011 –
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RELATED TICKERS: CVS
About a month ago I wrote a piece for my blog titled A disappointing investment that's poised to take off (http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/a-disappointing-investment/550913 ...no hot links on my MacBook). It was about CVS and how it has the potential to be a solid investment going forward. [more]
April 06, 2011 –
Let me begin by saying that I have always been a huge Joel Greenblatt fan. His first book, You Can Be a Stock Market Genius literally changed the way I invest. It is considered to be the unofficial instruction manual for special situations investing. Greenblatt used its principles to deliver something like 50% annual returns at his hedge fund. [more]
April 04, 2011 –
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RELATED TICKERS: VOD
, AWK
, PWE
So I decided to re-read Joel Greenblatt's investnig classic "You Can Be a Stock Market Genius" this morning. I read it a number of years ago and I can say that without a doubt it is the best book on investing that I have ever read. I suppose that's why I like the Special Ops service so much. The book is the unofficial guide to investing in special situations. [more]
April 01, 2011 –
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RELATED TICKERS: ALEX
Here's an interesting bit of news. One of the Market's biggeest gainers was a company called Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX). The stock was up 19% on news that the world's most famous activist investor, Bill Ackman, has established a nearly 10% stake in the company. [more]
April 01, 2011 –
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RELATED TICKERS: CORN
, CF
, MOS
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