Berkshire Hathaway’s 13F filing for the third quarter of 2012 showed that the financial sector was Warren Buffett’s favorite area to invest in last......
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December 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
From “the Wizard” to “the Oracle of Omaha,” Warren Buffett is a man that is known by many names in the financial world. While......
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September 28 - Stock Analysis - Comments
This week, “New York State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Kapnick dismissed the complaint filed last year by Walnut Place LLC and related entities......
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April 1 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Two months ago the following article by Benzinga reported insider purchases in 8 companies. At the end of the article we will take a look at returns since......
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November 3 - Insider Trading - Comments
Rajat Gupta Faces 5 Counts of Securities Fraud and 1 Count of Conspiracy to Commit (NYTimes) Rajat K. Gupta, a former Goldman Sachs director who surrendered......
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October 26 - Uncategorized - Comments
Martin Whitman is the founder, Co-Chief Investment Officer, and Portfolio Manager of the Third Avenue Management, which has nearly $5 billion assets under......
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October 13 - Insider Trading - Comments
Samsung Moves to Avoid Sales Ban in Netherlands (WSJ) Samsung Electronics plans to sidestep a sales ban on its smartphones in the Netherlands by tweaking......
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October 12 - Uncategorized - Comments
Gartmore’s Rambourg Expected to Launch New Hedge Fund (FT) “Guillaume Rambourg, the star trader whose run-in with UK market regulators led to the......
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October 5 - Uncategorized - Comments
Moody’s Downgrades Italy Credit Rating (Reuters) Moody’s downgraded Italy’s credit rating three notches, bringing it from an A2 to an Aa2, which......
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October 5 - Uncategorized - Comments
If you want to make money in the stock market then the initial price you pay for your new position is very important. We believe that analyzing stocks......
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August 15 - Lists - Comments
Warren Buffett says “our favorite holding period is forever” and yet he sold eight stocks during the fourth quarter of 2010. It was surprising......
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February 15 - Hedge Funds - Comments