Americans are firmly back into their old ways, saving virtually nothing and spending the rest. A recent piece from The Economist documents the short-......
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April 7 - News - Comments
According to a filing with the SEC, Shona Brown, who sits on the Board of Directors at PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP), directly purchased 1,000 shares of stock......
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March 4 - Insider Trading - Comments
We have been pooling 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors such as Warren Buffett in our database which we use to provide useful information......
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February 21 - Hedge Funds - Comments
William von Mueffling founded Cantillon Capital Management in 2003 after a very successful stint at Lazard. The fund originally followed a long/short......
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January 11 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway’s largest 13F holding by market value at the end of September- as it has been for some time- was The Coca-Cola......
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January 10 - Stock Analysis - Comments
After identifying the most popular stocks among hedge funds (see our Top Ten here) according to their third quarter 13F filings, we have decided to break......
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December 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The wit and wisdom of Warren Buffett (CNN) Fortune met Warren Buffett by accident in 1966. I was writing an investing article about another man, Alfred......
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November 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP), has underperformed the S&P 500 year-to-date by 8%. The company’s performance can somewhat be attributed its 0.4 beta;......
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October 16 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Warren Buffett may be the most emulated money manager in the history of finance, let alone the past century. Unlike his mentor Benjamin Graham, Buffett......
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October 11 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Warren Buffett really likes The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO). Berkshire Hathaway has had a large position in the stock for decades, as Buffett identified......
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October 9 - Stock Analysis - 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
Inside Warren Buffett’s Private Poker Tournament (BRW) Via Forbes comes a read on what it’s like to go to Warren Buffett’s private poker tournament......
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August 29 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Does Warren Buffett Have An Ally? (SeekingAlpha) My post of Monday August 20 closed with the following comment: “as one reads a book like ‘More Money......
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August 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Although Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the largest company in the markets today in terms of market capitalization, and its shares priced similar to Google......
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August 2 - News - Comments
The earnings report for Coca-Cola (KO) was reported early Tuesday from Atlanta, and the news was sparkling and fizzy for investors, as the company reported......
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July 17 - News - Comments
Carlos Slim, Warren Buffett, and Larry Ellison–Who Just Bought Lanai–Each Lost $700 Million Thursday (Forbes) Tough day in the markets Thursday......
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June 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In a recession, three things are certain – gold prices go up, discount stores prosper and people drink. They drink to celebrate, drink to forget or......
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November 15 - Uncategorized - Comments
Jim Cramer spoke on his show Friday night about companies that he thought were poised to turn around. He covered a variety of different companies from......
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October 17 - Lists - Comments
There are several stocks that seem to exist outside the economy, dependent on very little other than consumer demand for them. While no stock is fully......
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October 13 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
High dividend stocks offer a way for investors to earn a return regularly before realizing any gains from the sale of the stock. The dividend can be spent......
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October 10 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
Eagle Capital Management is a New York based hedge fund that was founded in 1988 by Ravenel Boykin Curry III, father of the current partner of the fund......
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August 8 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Bloomberg published a brief interview with Paul Ruddock, Lansdowne’s co-founder and chief executive. Ruddock has a law degree from Oxford University......
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July 29 - News - 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
Jim Simons’ Medallion Fund is a phenomenon, by far the best hedge fund with 34% annual alpha. The problem is its strategy has a size constraint......
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February 13 - Uncategorized - Comments
