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Dow Theory (Part 1)

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Over the last few months, I’ve discussed my investment philosophies using all sorts of metaphors and descriptions. Little did I know that many of these ideas have already been distilled into a very eloquent theory known as The Dow Theory. Had I been more well versed in these ideas earlier, it might have been a […]

Pullbacks - A Fundamental Perspective

Monday, April 14th, 2008

We discussed pullbacks from a technical perspective last Friday. As you may have been able to tell from the chart example, it can be a little bit difficult to play interim pullbacks during an uptrend. Even harder if you’re trying to catch pullbacks during a rapid rally. In fact, 50% of the gain in Coach’s […]

Investing Lessons from Buffett and Lampert

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Following up yesterday’s piece on lessons in business analysis that could be gleaned from this year’s Warren Buffett and Eddie Lampert shareholder letters, we’ll be looking at what investing specific lessons offered by these two mavens. After all, most of us aren’t looking for controlling ownership of the companies we invest in and, as a […]

Free Book Re-Visited

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Well, after the review of Active Value Investing: Making Money in Range Bound Markets, Vitaliy was kind enough to contact me and offer another book giveaway for those of you who missed out on the first contest in October. This time, the book is coming autographed! Not only is it a $49.95 value (or $32.97 […]

Merry Christmas!

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

No scrooging it up with talk of investing and money today. Hope you all used your earnings this year to buy some great gifts for your loved ones (and yourself)! Enjoy the holidays. We’ll see you soon. I have a feeling Santa has a little rally in store for us in the next week or […]

An Interview with Tim Sykes

Monday, October 8th, 2007

So, some people seem to disagree with my opinion on Timothy Syke’s new book, An American Hedge Fund. I acknowledge that it could have been written better and for those looking for a soft-spoken, rational tone, then Timothy’s raw and cocky voice probably won’t win you over. But, overall, inspirational or not, I do think […]


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