After the market closed today the government announced that they will be selling some more of their stock.  They didn’t specify size as that is contingent upon pricing.  The good news for AIG shareholders is that the company is buying back $2 billion of their stock.  At just over 50% of tangible book value this...Read More

This article http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/03/21/6-reasons-why-i-dont-invest-in-the-u-s-stock-market/3/ in Fortune shows some key differences in how non-value investors look at the market versus how we do.  I’m going to address the authors 6 reason below: 1) Retirement Savings- The author cites the fact that the market has been flat over the last 15 years because so much retirement money has come into...Read More

Famed value investor David Dreman is still finding attractive opportunities in both energy and financials.  Dreman takes a more diversified approach then we advocate at TTCM, where we tend to take more concentrated positions.  The psychology has changed in the markets over the last few years and pessimism is still highly prevalent even after the...Read More