Author Archives: Ray Galkowski, CFA

Ed Anderson, Another Superinvestor, Passed Away this Month

The Graham and Doddsville Blog (listed on the right) alerted me to an oversight on my part. Ed Anderson, a co-founder of Tweedy Browne, Graham disciple, and one of the Superinvestors mentioned in Warren Buffett’s Superinvestors of Graham and Doddsville … Continue reading

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Three Resources Added to the Value Investing Resources Page

In my search for video of Walter Schloss who passed away yesterday, I came across a terrific series of videos of several value investors giving speeches or in television appearances. The videos are small segments of longer talks and can be … Continue reading

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RIP, Walter Schloss, a “Superinvestor” Identified in the Tab Above

Bloomberg reports that Walter Schloss died yesterday at the age of 95. He is one of the Superinvestors identified by Buffett in his famous speech The Superinvestors of Graham and Doddsville (see the tab above). I had the honor of … Continue reading

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Avoiding the Siren Song of Emotions | Enterprising Investor Blog

An excellent short piece on behavioral investing. I would pay particular attention to the boombustology information regarding China and they did not even mention Chinese ghost cities. Finally, I love that they used a Waterhouse painting (as above) to emphasize these … Continue reading

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Yoram Bauman, My Favorite Stand Up Economist

It is rated PG-13. (H/T: Greg Mankiw)… Continue reading

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Typical Story of an Unknown Value Investor with Little AUM

The NYSSA linked to a story in Smart Money that I had to share. It is a story of a fund manager who seeks to buy companies that are trading at a discount to their intrinsic value and that have excellent long-term prospects; in other … Continue reading

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Vox added to the Blogroll

I have added a new economics blog to the “Other Investing…” blogroll. It is called Vox and it focuses on EU policy issues. http://www.voxeu.org/ &nbsp… Continue reading

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My Risk Literacy Test Results (w/ Link)

At the prompting of the Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig through a LinkedIn update, I decided to take a risk literacy test that he discovered. I am proud of my results because I take pride in my risk management skills … Continue reading

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Jason Zweig’s New Column on Facebook’s Valuation

The WSJ published today another excellent Intelligent Investor column by Jason Zweig. Today’s piece was on the lure of high-growth, publicly-traded companies (“Glamour Stocks” as Lakonishok, et al. described them) and the probable investor disappointment with Glamour Stocks’ returns. Today’s … Continue reading

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Majority of US Finance Professionals Expect the Global Economy to Stagnate or Deteriorate – The Finance Professionals Post

Majority of US Finance Professionals Expect the Global Economy to Stagnate or Deteriorate – The Finance Professionals Post Continue reading

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