On Oct 22, ARII (American Railcar Industries) stock was sold at $69.814/share. We purchased the shares in Oct 2013 for $39.99/share. Including the dividends, we achieved a total return of 93.75% on this investment. ARII was majority owned by Carl Icahn through his investment arm. The original investment thesis relied on the increasing demand for… [Read More]
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15 Cash Above Price Stocks with No Debt
The basic idea behind value investing is to buy stocks that have greater intrinsic value than the market is valuing it for. Essentially, price is less than the value. Now value can be a tough nut to crack in many cases. But not for the stocks I have listed here for you today. These stocks… [Read More]
[VSG Premium] Reworking the Position Sizing and Portfolio Risk Management Processes
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Over the last few months I have been working on a much formalized strategy to define position sizes and risk management in the portfolio. This new strategy borrows elements of downside risk protection from short term traders (the best of them win because they manage risks properly), as well as many ideas from the new… [Read More]
LISTEN: Interview with Benzinga Pre Market Show
I speak live with Benzinga’s Joel Elconin on the Premarket Show. Broadcast on Dec 2, 2016 at 8:35 am. My segment starts at 31:42 in the stream embedded below
Invitation: Twitter Chat with Schwab and A Chat with Dr Condoleezza Rice
Join me September 20th, at 3:15 – 4:15 p.m. PT / 6:15 – 7:15 p.m. ET, as I host live twitter chat with Schwab (Q&A Panel on Current Market Trends). The panel will include discussion on trading and current market trends following Brexit. Audience members will be able to ask questions during this segment. Moderated… [Read More]
PODCAST: The Two Most Undervalued Sectors in the Market Today
I again had the opportunity to speak with Brian Bain from Investor in the Family who has a very popular investing podcast on iTunes. We discussed the market conditions today and where the opportunities can be found. Take a listen: The original podcast is posted on Brian’s site at Investor in the Family
24 Low P/E Ratio Stocks and ADRs for February 2016
At this time in the market there is no shortage of stocks selling at low multiples of their fundamentals. There is blood in the streets, specially among the small and mid caps, and of course the value assets have suffered in the last couple of years. This makes low P/E stocks even more enticing from… [Read More]
Listen to the Top Investors in the US and Their Best Ideas for 2016
If you’re a professional or self-directed investor, regardless of sector or style, I want to let you know about a unique online event coming up that I’m excited about and honored to be included as a speaker. Eight successful investors will share how they approach investing as an overall philosophy and what their highest conviction… [Read More]
Exited $STC for $36.50/share for 17.83% Total Return
On Dec 23, 2014 we exited our position in Stewart Information Services (STC) at $36.50/share. The shares were acquired at an average cost (including commissions) at $31.01/share on Aug 9, 2013. The stock was a little over 5% of the portfolio when it was sold. While we did not reach our target sell price for… [Read More]
FIXED: Temporary Invitation Request Signup Issues and Workaround
This issue has been resolved. Thank you for your patience The new process of requesting invitations to become a Premium member was communicated yesterday morning and the response was terrific. Unfortunately, around 1:00 pm Eastern Time (US), the servers at the 3rd party list management system I use (Aweber) crashed under load and they are… [Read More]
