Monthly Archives: December 2010

Historical Market Returns by Year (1825 – 2010)

I first saw the Friess Associates and Yale University market return histogram a few years ago and found it fascinating. Barring a large collapse on the last trading day of the year tomorrow, the returns on the S&P 500 (the … Continue reading

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Street Cred–The CFA Designation

I enjoyed this description of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation on CNBC today: Continue reading

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Stan Majcher (Hotchkis & Wiley Value Portfolio Manager) Interview at Morningstar

As Stan says, the only risk that we as portfolio managers can truly control is the price that we pay for our investments. In other words, we must make a purchase only when all of our research tells us that there is … Continue reading

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David Einhorn on the Charlie Rose Show (Video)

David Einhorn appeared on the Charlie Rose Show on December 6, 2010. I think Einhorn is a brilliant securities analyst. He has done a remarkable job providing high risk-adjusted returns for over a decade for the limited partners in his … Continue reading

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Realists versus Pessimists

I have been writing for several weeks that I would write a review of Matt Ridley’s The Rational Optimist. I believe it is the most important book of 2010 if only to shake us out of the rigid pessimism brought on … Continue reading

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Whitney Tilson’s T2 Partners LLC November Shareholder Letter…

…courtesy of Gurufocus.com T2 Partners November 2010 Shareholder Letter Continue reading

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James Montier’s Presentation at the CFA Institute’s European Investment Conference

James Montier is an outstanding strategist who now works for GMO. He spoke last month at the CFA Institute’s European Investment Conference. The attached blogpost summarizes his talk. The money quote: So where do the new normal proponents get it … Continue reading

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