The recent crash in the energy markets reminded me of an article we wrote in 2012, which outlined famous value investor Prem Watsa’s investment in International Coal.  This article is highly relevant to what is going now and how money can be made over the long-term, through investing in cyclical industries during downturns.  Value investing...Read More

While most people were recovering from a gluttonous Thanksgiving, the energy markets were extremely active last Friday.  The price of U.S. crude oil fell 10.2% in the day, while energy stocks were massacred.  The primary reason for the decline was OPEC’s decision to keep production steady, despite calls from many of its constituents to cut...Read More

Read our latest research report from Chief Investment Officer Tim Travis on AGCO Corporation (AGCO).   AGCO Corp.: Cyclical Downturn in Farm Incomes Creates a Buying OpportunityRead More

At T&T Capital Management (TTCM) our most important options strategy that we employ is the selling of cash-secured put options. Cash-secured means that we generally don’t employ using leverage in relation to options trading as it can cause problems, like any leveraged strategy can.  Selling cash-secured puts allows the investor the opportunity to create a...Read More

Read our latest research report from Chief Investment Officer Tim Travis on American International Group (AIG).   AIG – Large Discount to Intrinsic Value, P&C Business Needs to DeliverRead More

T&T Capital Management is very proud to have our Chief Investment Officer Tim Travis featured in The Suit magazine November 2014 issue with his article Opportunity in Down Markets. Read Article Today! Click Below!   Tim Travis in The Suit magazine: Opportunity in Down Markets   Who is Suit Magazine? THE SUIT magazine provides in-depth analyses...Read More

Assured Guaranty (AGO) has been a pillar investment for first myself in 2009 and T&T Capital Management since its founding in late 2011.  For an example of our investment thesis please review this article I wrote in 2011: http://seekingalpha.com/article/476071-assured-guaranty-an-undervalued-diamond-in-the-rough. Due to record low interest rates, municipal bond insurance market demand has declined, which has reduced...Read More

Today, the Wall Street Journal had an interesting article on the weak performance of “blue chip” stocks such as Coca Cola, IBM, AT&T and Wal-Mart this year.  “Blue chips” is a term that has no relevance to me but has been and still is a popular term for much of the investment community.  A “blue chip”...Read More

In the last several weeks we have seen extreme volatility in global markets.  Most notable is the decline in crude oil prices, which have come down in excess of 23% from their highs.  There are a variety of excuses for the selloff such as weak economic growth, EBOLA and ISIL.  The reality however, is that...Read More

When markets are volatile there are a few common questions that are asked. I thought it would be helpful to notate them and also post the responses to them, as there is nothing more important in investing than mastering the psychology necessary to actually invest successfully. Below are a few examples: 1) It seems that...Read More