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Occupation/Title: Private Client Portfolio Manager - former US diplomat 1987-2000
Age: 50 (and Sweet 16 on SI now!)
Location: Northern Virginia
College: Brown University/Tufts University
Degree: B.A. International Relations/M.A.L.D.
Favorite Stocks: Value plays long and overvalued stocks short
Investment Style: Follow the Money, not the Hype
Investment Experience: 1992
Interests and Hobbies: Cycling, international affairs - now on Twitter @DB1212013
Quote: 'Anyone who claims to be right in the market 100% of the time is a liar, and anyone who believes him is a fool.'
Additional Info: “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” - Benjamin Franklin
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Much worse than the Gallup poll: Large Majority Oppose Intervention in Syria View from the Center and Left yesterday
We won't be getting stuck very far into Syria at this rate - good: The sligView from the Center and Left yesterday
TPLM in a big breakout now - good overview of recent drilling: seekingalpha.com50% Gains Investingyesterday
Bought AIB, a pfd from the list mentioned here over the weekend. 50% Gains Investingyesterday
This report from an unknown source on IV explains CENJF: Event: CEN fell almost50% Gains Investingyesterday
I don't know what's driving the trading in Coastal now, it doesn't m50% Gains Investingyesterday
Once again, those who hoped for a Republican rebranding back to the center to coView from the Center and Left yesterday
Welcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas’s morning policy news primer. SView from the Center and Left yesterday
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is bullish about the chances of an immigration refView from the Center and Left Sunday
Unless there is a breaking crisis or an election, I don't see why anyone watView from the Center and Left Sunday
More rebranding? I don't think so, LOL.... washingtonpost.com  View from the Center and Left Sunday
"Underscoring the crisis of confidence, Congress was the only institution View from the Center and Left Sunday
The Intelligent Investor: Why the Markets’ Latest Stumbles Are Good News Income Investing 1Sunday
The Intelligent Investor: Why the Markets’ Latest Stumbles Are Good News 50% Gains InvestingSunday
The Dallas Cowboys Play Caller Circus Jun 15th, 2013 aThe NFC East Sunday
Darrell Issa's IRS Investigation Is Falling Apart Posted by: Joshua GreenView from the Center and Left last Saturday
A herd of numbskulls making fun of the link between cycling and better health - Cycling For Everyone last Saturday
No, I found it on SI's Income Investing thread, a must read for income inves50% Gains Investinglast Saturday
I had GDP-C but lost some confidence in the company, especially when there are s50% Gains Investinglast Saturday
This is just the House Republicans humping the collective legs of their midterm View from the Center and Left last Saturday
Do something wacko, then backpedal, do something wacko, then backpedal.....that View from the Center and Left last Saturday
These are the key parameters when first sorting pfds - yield, price, call date a50% Gains Investinglast Saturday
This is a key trend to watch - the DC population is growing again for the same rView from the Center and Left last Saturday
Great spreadsheet for HY preferreds: docs.google.com  50% Gains Investinglast Saturday
"From 1995 to 2012, the various [farm] subsidies totaled $293 billion — mView from the Center and Left last Friday
Large Majority Still Supports Expanded Background Checks A new Public PolicView from the Center and Left last Friday
He really said this.... Perry Says There's No Freedom From Religion TexView from the Center and Left last Friday
Rubio just wrote off a larger chunk of the youth vote in 2016..... View from the Center and Left last Friday
1:06PM CommonWealth REIT: Marcato Capital Management expresses concern about CW50% Gains Investinglast Friday
MHR CC transcript: seekingalpha.com  50% Gains Investinglast Friday
Not until the 10-Q is filed within the next 30 days - part of the bond covenantsBig Dog's Boom Boom Roomlast Friday
Added O and HCN-J to my discount yield buys today; done with loading up in that 50% Gains Investinglast Friday
I understand the griping about Evans and the MHR share price but one fact stands50% Gains Investinglast Friday
MHR on move to zero net debt: "On track for asset sales - 100-150m by year50% Gains Investinglast Friday
FBIZ - if this closes over 28.60 today it should make the preliminary cut for ad50% Gains Investinglast Friday
Everything in the MHR PR looked good but it's important to note that the Q1 50% Gains Investinglast Friday
Edward Snowden’s misplaced idealism By David Ignatius, Published: June 12 JouView from the Center and Left last Thursday
Trent Franks’s abortion claim and the manly Republican Party By Dana MilView from the Center and Left last Thursday
Comfortable and confident, dazzling Dez ready to dominate: Be afraid, NFL defenThe NFC East last Thursday
More White Americans Dying Than Being Born By NEIL SHAH More white Americans View from the Center and Left last Thursday
MHR AUDIT DONE! Houston, TX – (Marketwire) – June 13, 2013 – Magnum Hunter Reso50% Gains Investinglast Thursday
It is simpler just to pass by the stupid and the ugly in the world and leave theView from the Center and Left last Thursday
They do and say such funny, offensive things in the bubble, pissing off minoritiView from the Center and Left last Thursday
2:38 pmJason Samenow Particularly dangerous thunderstorm watch in SE Va. [graphSevere Weather and the Economic Impact last Thursday
The more they pander to their echo chamber the less able they are as a party to View from the Center and Left last Thursday
I would actually prefer a Friday midday ambush to get the shorts scrambling unaw50% Gains Investinglast Thursday
No official news since Evans last repeated that a conference a week or so ago. Big Dog's Boom Boom Roomlast Thursday
The Rachel Maddow Show Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on state-mandated, medView from the Center and Left last Thursday
Also added STWD and AGIIL for yield and some capital upside off the lows. 50% Gains Investinglast Thursday
Bought NNN-D for my income portfolio this morning. Still blood in the water all50% Gains Investinglast Thursday
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