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By admin - Posted on July 28th, 2008
Tagged: Insight on whether Berkshire Hathaway stock is a value in itself, with Andrew Kilpatrick, Wachovia and Whitney Tilson, T2 Partners.
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Insight on whether Berkshire Hathaway stock is a value in itself, with Andrew Kilpatrick, Wachovia and Whitney Tilson, T2 Partners.
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By admin - Posted on July 28th, 2008
Tagged: Barack Obama calls on Warren Buffett, among others, as he turns his attention to the troubled U.S. economy now that he's returned from his international tour that featured a well-attended speech in Berlin.
Barack Obama calls on Warren Buffett, among others, as he turns his attention to the troubled U.S. economy now that he's returned from his international tour that featured a well-attended speech in Berlin.
By admin - Posted on July 28th, 2008
Tagged: Prem Watsa, chair of insurance conglomerate Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., began to worry about a credit meltdown a few years ago. So he and his investment team devised a defensive strategy. Today, Fairfax is in great shape financially, despite lousy markets.
The company has defied gravity and two weeks ago its credit was upgraded. This reflected its stellar performance on its US$19.8-billion investment portfolio, good operations at its underlying insurance companies and a jump in shareholders' equity from US$2.856-billion in 2006 to US$4.8-billion today.
Prem Watsa, chair of insurance conglomerate Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., began to worry about a credit meltdown a few years ago. So he and his investment team devised a defensive strategy. Today, Fairfax is in great shape financially, despite lousy markets.
The company has defied gravity and two weeks ago its credit was upgraded. This reflected its stellar performance on its US$19.8-billion investment portfolio, good operations at its underlying insurance companies and a jump in shareholders' equity from US$2.856-billion in 2006 to US$4.8-billion today.
By admin - Posted on July 28th, 2008
Stocks such as Gannett and Goodyear Tire seem to have gotten more punishment than they deserve -- while others haven't gotten enough. Some Investment Pros like to gripe about how hard it is to find cheap stocks. But that argument is getting tougher to make, as the market's selloff this year has left more than 100 companies in the S&P 500 trading below 10 times projected 2009 profits, based on a recent computer screen.
Noted value manager Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors tells Barron's this week that he now feels "like a kid in a candy store."
Stocks such as Gannett and Goodyear Tire seem to have gotten more punishment than they deserve -- while others haven't gotten enough. Some Investment Pros like to gripe about how hard it is to find cheap stocks. But that argument is getting tougher to make, as the market's selloff this year has left more than 100 companies in the S&P 500 trading below 10 times projected 2009 profits, based on a recent computer screen.
Noted value manager Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors tells Barron's this week that he now feels "like a kid in a candy store."
By admin - Posted on July 28th, 2008
As the housing bubble burst and more borrowers missed payments, banks began pulling back on lending. The credit crunch fed on itself, buyers for certain types of securities evaporated, and money for corporate deals dried up. Some investors responded by seeking companies that pay solid dividends.
As the housing bubble burst and more borrowers missed payments, banks began pulling back on lending. The credit crunch fed on itself, buyers for certain types of securities evaporated, and money for corporate deals dried up. Some investors responded by seeking companies that pay solid dividends.
