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Investment Style: Deep Deep Value (a.k.a. theft) or Buffetology when opportunities arise
Quote: If you come to a contradiction, check your premises. Ayn Rand
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Value Investing12-29-08 10:57 PM 1,160
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somebody please just make this year end!Value Investing 12/29/2008 10:57:38 PM
Best ideas time. I've had a long career since I was at Columbia Business SchoolValue Investing 11/21/2008 10:41:32 PM
MGA was a very nice forced liquidation a week ago. Went lower in the carnage buValue Investing110/12/2008 09:40:15 PM
Bingo! KONA looks very much like PF Changs when it had 20 restaurants. There wValue Investing 12/14/2007 12:35:32 AM
I remember when we used to do favorite names this time of year. This year has bValue Investing112/12/2007 09:49:50 PM
Would you write in a couple paragraphs why HW is your largest position? Last Value Investing 11/23/2007 11:10:15 PM
I've been trying to figure out CCRT all day. Can anyone tell me why a $1.10 losValue Investing 11/06/2007 03:47:33 PM
anybody know why IMP is so cheap? not a great situation, but 5x earnings, .5x bValue Investing 10/16/2007 09:15:08 PM
mainly consumerValue Investing 09/28/2007 03:42:56 PM
Has anybody else just had a horrible last six weeks or so which seems to have maValue Investing 09/27/2007 10:30:56 PM
I own a lot of Berkshire. I've looked at WSC in the past but never found it demValue Investing 09/24/2007 08:35:54 PM
No doubt BBY is taking share from CC (and Tweeter has just about disappeared). Value Investing 09/20/2007 04:51:18 PM
ANF I've been out of since about low 50s which was probably '04-'05. Made a sicValue Investing109/01/2007 09:33:11 PM
Don't feel so bad - I gave up on RTRSY right at the bottom in '02. Though that Value Investing 08/23/2007 04:47:14 PM
Theres a lot of wisdom in that post Paul. Most wise is that there are no rules,Value Investing108/22/2007 10:45:28 PM
bingo. I think if you spend some time on the asset side of the balance sheet Value Investing 07/04/2007 10:01:31 PM
Value Investing107/02/2007 10:12:29 PM
thanks everybody. Its been a long time. St. Joe was 12 years ago! I still remValue Investing 07/02/2007 10:11:57 PM
I read that book too - the math is right but I could not figure out how to applyValue Investing 07/02/2007 12:14:43 AM
ANF is trading at approximately 10 times free cash flow adjusting for the $6 of Value Investing108/12/2004 03:34:05 PM
<<Can anyone help me to find out: How to estimate a risk to reward ratio for goValue Investing 02/20/2004 11:58:30 PM
If I had to own a large cap tech stock it would probably be microsoft. But I doValue Investing 02/20/2004 12:47:50 AM
Not to be too nitpicky here, but I was not involved in ANF in "the late 90s". IValue Investing 02/19/2004 11:24:59 AM
I looked at LENS recently, not for the first time but for the first time in a coValue Investing 02/13/2004 08:54:49 PM
don't assume that - I haven't done any work on that - too small for me, just looValue Investing 01/23/2004 09:31:50 AM
KTEC - nice pick.Value Investing 01/17/2004 12:31:16 AM
SEMI making up for my UAIR. Can I get the first bankruptcy in the SI Value portValue Investing 01/17/2004 12:16:21 AM
I remember four, five years ago we used to go through the ritual at the end of tValue Investing 12/26/2003 11:12:51 PM
I find Toyota interesting enough to own. Bought it about 10% lower. UnquestionValue Investing 12/25/2003 01:00:12 AM
if you are in a mood to think, this is a fascinating speech by Bill Miller - goeValue Investing 12/21/2003 12:42:58 AM
somebody tell me why fss isn't trading at 10x earnings or even less?Value Investing 10/04/2003 12:44:28 AM
Oh I promised myself three years ago I won't post anything on names I own institValue Investing 09/10/2003 10:48:36 PM
I'm taking it seriously. As long as this is a Buffetology thread, look how muchBuffettology 08/14/2003 10:48:56 PM
David, thanks for the heads up three months ago on EBSC at 5 when the market wasValue Investing 08/03/2003 11:28:59 PM
<<Jim Clarke also brought up Saucony at around $5. It's just now passing $14. >>Value Investing 07/23/2003 11:35:23 PM
That went on my bulletin board in my sell-side hall of shame. Right next to theValue Investing 06/17/2003 11:19:14 PM
whoever asked that question about "what do you avoid regardless" produced some gValue Investing 06/13/2003 11:57:32 PM
jwa is one of those stocks I'd love to own at the right price. this ain't it. Buffettology 06/13/2003 11:34:02 PM
re: gtsi...$2.75 baby. what a fun stock to trade. let me know if it goes backValue Investing 05/30/2003 12:35:06 PM
seems likely to be more than 5. no need to get more specific at this point. i Value Investing 05/23/2003 10:54:43 AM
Thanks for the heads up on EBSC. I sold the Dutch auction what, two or three yeValue Investing 05/23/2003 01:16:55 AM
guys, take it outside. I was the one who brought up the political issue, but I Value Investing 04/12/2003 11:34:56 PM
I got lucky - sold all my Apple about three weeks ago when they named Al Gore toValue Investing 04/11/2003 10:53:02 PM
Bob does it through the balance sheet. Jurgis and I did it through the cash floValue Investing 03/28/2003 11:29:51 PM
HRC hints. This is a great opportunity to learn forensic accounting. I thinkValue Investing 03/26/2003 12:07:46 AM
HRC - I'll give you all an exercise that will make you better investors. Print Value Investing 03/23/2003 02:17:09 AM
Jurgis hit the big one - "look through earnings" in big positions held but not cBuffettology 03/11/2003 10:52:50 PM
I don't want to get into an extended discussion on WFSL here, but you posted aftBuffettology 03/03/2003 11:55:06 PM
<<Also, some cities and states have sold tobacco bonds to raise cash. The bonds Value Investing 03/01/2003 10:36:40 PM
<<For me, this just says "you can't compete with a senior banker who always knowBuffettology 03/01/2003 10:22:01 PM

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