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Those who are familiar with me know that there are very few investors that I respect more than Bruce Berkowitz of Fairholme Funds.  His analysis is always cogent and persuasive, while he doesn’t cater to short-termism like 99% of Wall Street.  I was disgusted in 2011 when he had his only really rough year, when...
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Last week’s semi-encouraging jobs report has once again brought about calls for the Federal Reserve to begin the tapering process.  I find myself to be rather agnostic and wouldn’t make an investment decision based on this type of short-term issue, but the key is understanding that interest rates are likely to stay very low due...
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One of the hardest things to evaluate when investing in businesses is how management will allocate capital.  The best thing to do is look at management’s historical track record, but there is no perfect way to measure things.  Great capital allocation can make an average business a great investment if bought at the right price....
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Unfortunately, the financial advisory industry is plagued with cookie-cutter formulas like the so called 4% rule, which is based off of statistical samples of historical returns to help create a withdrawal plan for retirees.  The problem with these types of generic solutions is that the historical returns may or may not be relevant whatsoever towards...
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While I believe Bill Ackman to be one of the smartest investors in the field, I don’t believe with his original assessment on Herbal Life (HLF).  There was nothing in his research report that really told me that it was a Pyramid Scheme by any stretch of the imagination and being so public about it,...
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Below is a link to our most recent article BlackBerry Workout Strategy 101.  In this article we discuss our belief that value investor Prem Watsa of Fairfax Financial understands that the breakup value of BlackBerry is likely greater than the Enterprise Value being paid for the company, and we believe that the company should be...
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