Monthly Archives: May 2011

LinkedOut–Securities Borrowing and the Inability to Correct Bad Prices

Securities borrowing costs can be a problem when trying to short clearly overvalued businesses (from a Dow Jones NewsPlus story today): The average wholesale rate to borrow LinkedIn was 86% on Tuesday, Astec’s data show. This means that hedge funds seeking … Continue reading

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Greenblatt’s Book, Calandro’s Suggestions, and the CAPE

I am sorry for the dearth of posting. Between tax season and attending the CFA Institute’s  Annual Conference in Edinburgh, I had little time. A review of Greenblatt’s book can be found here: http://post.nyssa.org/nyssa-news/2011/05/book-review-the-big-secret-for-the-small-investor.html Also on the Post, an interesting … Continue reading

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The Rational Optimist has Won the Hayek Prize

From the Rational Optimist Blog to the right: The Rational Optimist has won the Hayek Prize from the Manhattan Institute. I will be giving the Hayek Lecture when I accept the prize later in the year. The Hayek Prize honors … Continue reading

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