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"Cheap and Ugly" Can Be Beautiful

Columbia’s Bruce Greenwald make some fantastic points. The second video is especially important as he talks about Fannie (FNM), Freddie (FRE) and why ignoring the balance sheet can be disastrous.

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“Cheap and Ugly” Can Be Beautiful

Columbia’s Bruce Greenwald make some fantastic points. The second video is especially important as he talks about Fannie (FNM), Freddie (FRE) and why ignoring the balance sheet can be disastrous.

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Last Night's StockTwits TV Show

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Last Night’s StockTwits TV Show

Weekly on Tuesday’s at 8:30

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Subs: News Corp. Keeps Improving

News Corp’s (NWSA)  fundamental story keeps improving virtually day  by day

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Subs: Thoughts on Market Levels and Value

When we are looking at the market, should we care what the value of it is when we are making a buying decision?

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Subs: New Buy

Unless you believe the desire to reduce a company’s energy costs is going away, then this company looks like a steal at current levels

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A CRE Update

Mr. Green makes the important point on the difference to banks for CRE vs RRE.  That point also bodes well for the “extend maturities” argument.

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A Holding Opens More Sales Channels

Thought they would not announce something until earnings. Key here (aside from the obvious) is that management is delivering on the expectations they set.

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Why We Bought Jamba Juice…..

This was originally posted Sept. 8th for subscribers. We bought shares based on this at $1.14 (currently stand at $2.02, 77% gain).  Subsequent posts have bolstered the case for it.

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Subs: Notes to "Margin of Safety" Chapter 10

Titled: “Areas of Opportunity for Value Investors: Catalysts, Market Inefficiencies, and Institutional Constraints”

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Subs: Notes to “Margin of Safety” Chapter 10

Titled: “Areas of Opportunity for Value Investors: Catalysts, Market Inefficiencies, and Institutional Constraints”

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RHI Entertainment Hit With Baseless/Frivolous Class Action

As a shareholder, I am incensed that the company will have to spend money to defend garbage like this.  Let’s look at this poster child of abuse of the US civil litigation system. The definition of frivolous

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Getting Dissed' on General Growth Properties

Somebody decided to call me out on my General Growth thesis and did so by putting me in the same sentence as Goldman Sachs (GS) and Bill Ackman. Can’t decide to argue with or thank them….I’ll do both.

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Getting Dissed’ on General Growth Properties

Somebody decided to call me out on my General Growth thesis and did so by putting me in the same sentence as Goldman Sachs (GS) and Bill Ackman. Can’t decide to argue with or thank them….I’ll do both.