You and I use the word “risk” frequently in our lives, without really thinking about its definition or knowing whether others around us think of
Month: November 2016
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Many thanks to Jake Taylor at 5GQ for creating this interview with me. Jake certainly does ask 5 Good Questions. Hope you enjoy it.
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Many of you have asked for my book recommendations, so I decided to publish book reviews after first introducing a reading list for value investors.
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Here are some of my takeaways from this wonderful talk given by superinvestor (value investor) Mohnish Pabrai last month (October 2016) to a classroom
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Do the following investment objectives or actions resonate with you? 1. Enrich your financial advisor through high fees and trading commissions 2. Cede full control
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Indexing either via Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) or via Robo Advisors is a trend in focus these days, for good reason – the traditional alternative
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INFN stock is down ~50% YTD driven by sharp YoY declines in revenues and earnings (see chart below). Both company management and investors seem to
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I previously wrote about AMZN valuation risk here, and valuation will often be a concern for high-growth companies. Implicit in that view is a concern
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$CAVM traded down ~5% the day after the company reported a 3Q16 beat both on earnings and 4Q16 guidance. The chart below suggests short interest