Category Archives: Uncategorized

RIP, Robert A. Haugen

Robert A. Haugen passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013 and I did not discover that until now. Haugen is perhaps best known for his book The New Finance in which he summarized important academic studies that proved that markets were … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Jason Zweig Interviews Jean-Marie Eveillard

Jason is correct that many investors who place their capital with value investing firms will not stay with the firm long enough through multiple cycles in order to capture the value premium. Paradoxically, that is part of the reason that … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Thinking in a Foreign Language Helps Reduce Loss Aversion

According to behavioral finance theory, Loss Aversion causes investors to sell winning investments quickly in order to “lock in” gains and to hold on to losing investments in order to get even, regardless of the underlying fundamentals, changes in circumstances, or overall … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Patience, but the Willingness to Act Decisively when Opportunities Arise…

..these are the keys to investment success, not throwing capital at 500 companies merely because those companies are in somebody’s index… Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Jason Zweig on Irving Kahn, 107 Year OId Value Investor

The former Ben Graham employee is still kicking, but has half of his money in cash. “He reads voraciously every day…especially about science.” Man after my heart. “Individual investors who avoid ‘doing things you know too little about’ still stand … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Don’t Fight the Central Banks

It may never be a worse time to be a discerning investor–one that Ben Graham would call an “Intelligent Investor”–thanks in large part to another Ben. One can be diligent, do everything correctly, and make accurate assessments of a company’s … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

This is Brilliant…The Inability to Predict

If anyone tells you that they can make accurate predictions, hold on to your wallet. One of my firm’s most important practices in investing is to actively ignore most of the noise emanating from strategists and analysts. Most strategists predict the future … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Canada cuts ties with Iran, closes embassy, orders Iranian diplomats home

Canada cuts ties with Iran, closes embassy, orders Iranian diplomats home. It looks like we need to reach a conclusion on the consequences of an Israeli attack sooner than I thought… Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Intelligence Committee Chair Describes Explosive Confrontation Between Netanyahu and American Ambassador – The Atlantic

Intelligence Committee Chair Describes Explosive Confrontation Between Netanyahu and American Ambassador – The Atlantic. What would happen in western financial markets if Israel bombed Iranian nuclear sites? That is something we should be thinking hard about… Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

LinkedIn “Meets” Earnings Expectations…Much Joy in Socialville

Full disclosure: I have a modest short position in LNKD. LinkedIn (LNKD) announced that they met Thomson Reuters analysts’ expectations for earnings at $0.16 per share this quarter. In addition, second quarter revenue at $228.2 million, beat analysts’ expectations of $215.7 … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment