Stock Analysis
Are We There Yet?
Are we still in the grip of a treacherous sideways market, or we are now entering into a secular bull market?
Tweets from Warren Buffett’s Woodstock
Traditions. As you get older your life slowly starts turning into a series of traditions. (I write this word and I think ...
Mea Culpa – Whistler Blackcomb
Our investment process is both qualitatively and quantitatively intensive. Throughout the course of a year we look at hundreds of ...
Whistler Blackcomb Beckons for Investors
I don’t run, I don’t lift weights, and I don’t frequent a gym. I admire those who do, but that’s ...
I Like Big… and I Cannot Lie – Presentation
My presentation at Value Investing Congress in Las Vegas in 2013
See You in Omaha, Again!
Traditions. I write this word and I think of Tevye the milkman in Fiddler on the Roof saying (actually singing) ...
Finding Yield and Value in Dividend-Paying Stocks
If I were a dividend, I’d fire my press agent. I’d be jealous and feel neglected because stock prices get ...
How HP Can Navigate the Information Superhighway
Когда Hewlett-Packard Co. обсуждается в средствах массовой информации, она изображается как компьютерная компания. На первый взгляд, это имеет смысл: HP ...
No Kodak Moment for Hewlett-Packard
Investment mistakes usually fall into one of three categories: analysis, behavior or bad luck. In October 2011, after the shares of ...
Michael Dell, Who’s Your Daddy?
Michael Dell should ask himself a simple question: “Who is my daddy?” He says his current daddy — Wall Street’s ...
Buffett Buying Heinz – Not As Expensive as Appears
Berkshire Hathaway buying Heinz is unlike any deal Buffett has ever done. In his past deals he was always a ...
How Much Would You Pay for the Apple Ecosystem?
Earlier this week I wrote about the psychological challenges that Apple shareholders face. I also discussed the evolution of Apple’s “i” ...
Understanding Apple Requires an Analysis of Fundamentals and Psychology
So many articles have been written recently about Apple — defending it or explaining why this glorious fruit will turn ...
Looking for “Herbal” in Herbalife
Months before the recent Sturm und Drang surrounding nutritional-supplement maker Herbalife, my firm took a long, hard look at the ...
On Y! Breakout – Apple (not yet)
I was on Yahoo! Breakout with terrific Jeff Macke discussing Apple ….
Bargain Hunting at J.C. Penney
ARMED WITH fancy, Nobel Prize–winning equations and Greek terminology such as beta, portable alpha, neutered theta and sigma-squared delta (okay, ...
Finding Value in HMOs
The part I hate about writing is the first paragraph — the introduction. You have to say something pithy that ...
Electronic Arts – Revenge of the Nerd
I wrote this article about EA for the May 2012 issue of Institutional Investor Magazine. I had the pleasure to ...
Helmerich & Payne Analysis
Not to buy is an active decision. I took a serious look at Helmerich & Payne and, though we really ...
Thoughts from VALUEx Vail 2012 Conference
Here are my thoughts from the VALUEx Vail conference. The idea for this conference came to me when I attended ...
