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Chasing Value: 2008 picks -- the last nail
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Filed under: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), China, Reliance Steel and Aluminum (RS), Valero Energy (VLO), Huaneng Power Intl ADS (HNP), Chasing Value, Commodities, Oil, Anglo Amer ADR (AAUK), DJIA, Stocks to Buy, Newcastle Investment (NCT), Raytheon Company (RTN), Best Stocks for 2008, Bunge Ltd. (BG), Loews Corporation (L), NASDAQ, Lorillard Inc. (LO)  I made it through mid-year of tracking my 2008 picks from last December and then -- Wham! -- I went from a slight advantage to being humbled badly by the market. However difficult it is to display your failings, once again I will share all of the...
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BRK.A to Suffer as Economy Tanks in 2009
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What? Have I lost my mind? Shorting the primary investment vehicle of a man who is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time?
Well, we shall soon see. In my view 2009 is going to be a very rough year in the financial world. Many analysis, I believe Mr Warren Buffet, included, still really don't get it. They are still talking about America pulling out of the recession sometime during 2009 and on we go to even greater things in investment land.
I fear that many people, even seasoned pros like Buffet, are still underestimating the beast that has us in its claw< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< />...
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Chasing Value: Add General Electric to the list
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Filed under: General Electric (GE), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Chasing Value, Stocks to Buy, Obama Picks, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) <> For 2009 I will be tracking a real portfolio created this quarter in scary times, when everyone is second guessing themselves, the market, and the economy. Last week I wrote Chasing Value: Annaly Capital Mgmt -- from watch list to buy noting that Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) was acquired, for among other things its 15% yield and basic stability. It trounced the market in 2008, but the yield by itself was very rewarding and I expect that to contin...
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No Cramer, now is not the time to panic!
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Filed under: Forecasts, Other issues, Good news, Rants and raves, General Electric (GE), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Market matters, Money and Finance Today, DJIA, Stocks to Buy, Recession  My colleague (sort of) James Cramer has suddenly turned into a giant, growling bear. He has been moving in that direction for a few months and now he thinks we all should go into hibernation for five years. He is so wrong!
<>First of all, it is never a good idea to make decisions while you are in panic mode. Second, Jim's guidance is moving with the market so he is not making any serious prognostication, ju...
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All bets are off -- stocks irrational downside
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Filed under: Rants and raves, General Electric (GE), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Market matters, Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Stocks to Buy, Southern Company (SO) <> There is a lot of bad news affecting the stock market and prices are falling for some very important reasons. These include reduced expectations for earnings, higher unemployment, a lack of liquidity, a housing market that has not bottomed yet, federal spending gone wild, and the collapse of some venerable financial institutions to name a select few.
The<> Standard & Poor's 500 Index: started the year (Dec 28, 2007) at 1,478.49 and as of...
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Berkshire Hathaway: Like a Kid in a Candy Store
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A) with Warren Buffett at the helm has one of the greatest financial combinations investors have ever seen. The shares of the once-wheezing textile-maker-turned-investment-vehicle doubled over the past 10 years, while the broad Standard &Poor’s 500 Index returned only 18% during t he same period. In the process, Buffett became the richest man on the planet, with a net worth of about $62 billion, Forbes magazine reported back in March. <>Since then, however, Berkshire Hathaway’s shares have plunged 23% - the "Class A" shares closed Friday at $116,650 each...
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Serious Money: Choose these 5 stocks over CDs -- DEO, GE, HNP, JPM, MRK
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Filed under: General Electric (GE), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), China, Diageo plc (DEO), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Merck and Co (MRK), Huaneng Power Intl ADS (HNP), Serious Money, Stocks to Buy  The following two-part article puts forth ten stock ideas that I believe would be better off in your investment portfolio than one comprised primarily of Certificates of Deposits (CDs) or bonds, or even government treasuries. This is not to say that these do not have value or offer some level of security, but they are long term losers.
<>A basket of high yielding-high quality stocks can offer a higher return...
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Serious Money: 10 finance stocks as the market bounces
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Filed under: Major movement, Rants and raves, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Market matters, Citigroup Inc. (C), Money and Finance Today, Merrill Lynch (MER), Serious Money, DJIA, Lehman Br Holdings (LEH), Stocks to Buy, MBIA Inc (MBI)  Today the Dow Jones Industrial Average bounced back from yesterday's poor showing. It ended the trading day at 11,397.56, that's plus 266.48 (+2.39%) returning more than it had lost only 24 hours ago.
<><><>There are plenty of prognosticators explaining why this happened and so I am not going to join the crowd this afternoon with my own version. Leave it to say we are i...
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Serious Money: 10 finance markets to consider as the market bounces
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Filed under: Major movement, Rants and raves, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Market matters, Citigroup Inc. (C), Money and Finance Today, Merrill Lynch (MER), Serious Money, DJIA, Lehman Br Holdings (LEH), Stocks to Buy, MBIA Inc (MBI) Today the Dow Jones Industrial Average bounced back from yesterday's poor showing. It ended the trading day at 11,397.56, that's plus 266.48 (+2.39%) returning more than it had lost only 24 hours ago. <><><>There are plenty of prognosticators explaining why this happened and so I am not going to join the crowd this afternoon with my own version. Leave it to say we are i...
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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Overall return, 1964-2007: 400,863%
Lesson: Top-flight management Of all of the advantages that Berkshire Hathaway has going for it, the most obvious begins with two men: Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. Without them, Berkshire would probably be a now-defunct textile mill. With them, it's been an absolute powerhouse of an investment … which goes to show: We should absolutely demand fantastic management.
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This post is part of a series featuring bargain stocks that are worth a look now. See more 
The first time I bought 
Billionaire Warren Buffett, the greatest investor of our age, today gave free advice to people worried about the economy: 
The market is bouncing around with every bit of news leaked from the Congress as well as company warnings and Federal reports. 'My pal Warren' is frequently being asked his opinion about the stock market and his 'stock answer' is that he ignores the overall market and its daily gyrations and focuses on individual investments and price (value).
Over the summer, my twelve-year-old son proclaimed that he was going to be the world's first zillionair! I had to explain to him that if he achieved that lofty goal he would be the only one because that is more capital than exists today; unless he meant Zimbabwean dollars. I suggested that long before he owned the whole planet there might be a few objections here and there.
