Top Stories for the Week at VIN

Although Sherwin has performed well, the market hasn’t rewarded it – and here’s why that troublesome trend is going to continue.

Business Wire Canada Opening Reception: A Conversation with Warren Buffett

Excerpt: “Noven Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: NOVN) recently made significant changes to its board of directors and senior management. The company hired a new CFO, accepted the resignation of its long time Chairman and CEO Robert C. Strauss, and appointed Wayne P. Yetter as its new Chairman. We applaud these actions and believe a tremendous amount of value will come from the changes.”

Some poor choices under Greenblatt’s Magic Formula screen. Lists some criteria for determining a good Magic Formula stock from a bad one.

According to Benjamin Graham (1894-1976), investors should make market fluctuations their friends, rather than get carried away by the market sentiment. Investors should not try to time the market, as the stock market movement is always unpredictable. In this article, we will look into some key elements of Graham’s investing philosophy.

Value investing may be rewarding in the long term, but can be painful in the short term. Can that be avoided? And is now the wrong time for value?

It looks like Berkshire Hathaway added Kraft, Trane, Sanofi Aventis, and more.

Crafty Buffett submits an SEC filing on Valentine’s Day announcing his love for Kraft.

At under 8 P/E and 17% earnings yield, the largest egg producer in the U.S. looks like a bargain. But what lies beneath the shell that makes this a risky stock?

A quick search on Amazon.com for the term “Value Investing” turned up 2,970 books. At the top of the list, the usual suspects appear:

The maverick hedge fund manager delegates and controls stock selection.

Despite near term challenges related to concerns over it’s blockbuster anemia drugs, Amgen’s huge R&D budget, deep pipeline, and the bright outlook for biotechnology make it an attractive buy for any portfolio.

Investment guru Warren Buffet had once said: “Price is what you pay, value is what you get.” As bears refuse to give up the grip on markets, investors are resorting to value investing. Value investing essentially means buying companies whose stock prices appear cheap when viewed against its fundamental intrinsic value.

Fortune asked 13 money managers about the current downturn, and what they’re buying (or not buying) now. Including : John Neff , Leon Cooperman, Michael Steinhardt, Whitney Tilson …etc.

The hate e-mail can stop!! This blog has been investing real money in the magic formula for over 2 years. 2007’s results and results since inception are now posted!

In part two of the chat, Curtis Jensen, Third Avenue Management’s co-chief investment officer, talks the fund firm’s focus on analyzing the balance sheet, as well as a couple of financial stocks that have recently been in the news.

“What you have is a collection of brands and assets”.. Whitney Tilson

After great reviews, many in the value investing forum requested a second interview with William Spetrino Jr. The people requested it and we have delivered.

After an interview with the Financial Post, Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., yesterday answered questions from some of Bay Street’s top investor relations professionals. He shared more on his views on the markets, politics and the economy.

Whitney Tilson on retailers, Sears Holdings, C …