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I don't throw darts at a board. I bet on sure things.

Every battle is won before it is ever fought. Sun-tzu After I've read Theo's posts about Tom Stanley I was thinking about the best investment strategy. Study by Ibbotson looked at the period between December 1968 and December 20 ...

personal blog entry - GordonGekko - 2006-12-03 16:29 - 5 comments

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page - Theo - 2005-12-10 18:18 - 0 comments

Stock Options in Value Investing

The option markets can present special-situation investors with an opportunity to make spectacular profit from a little known market inefficiency .- page 230 In reality, when it comes to investing in the options of companies undergoing extra ...

forum topic - GordonGekko - 2007-03-28 07:02 - 20 comments

Ende vieler Reisen 2013?

Als ob es nicht schon genügend schlechte Nachrichten gäbe: Jetzt warnt die Internationale Energieagentur (IEA) in Paris vor einer Weltwirtschaftkrise 2013 wegen mangelnder Ölvorräte. Gegenüber der Süddeutschen Zeitung sa ...

personal blog entry - pelcmarek - 2009-03-01 04:31 - 0 comments

Discussions about UNESCO and recent Bilderberg meetings

... U.S. Unemployment sits at 8.9% as of May 18, 2009. (c)  "Estulin’s sources also tell him that Bilderberg will again ... The economy is still going down the tubes, imo. (C)  POST-MEETING RESULTS ... looked into whether he has a newletter, or whatever. (c)  Charlie Skelton - comedian reporter for guardian.co.uk.  During ...

personal blog entry - Vooch - 2009-05-19 00:19 - 0 comments

Warren Buffett, Unplugged

The WSJ published an article this weekend titled “ Warren Buffett, Unplugged :  The hands-off billionaire shuns computers, leaves his managers alone, yet has notched huge returns. He just turned 75. Can anyone fill his shoes? ” ...

personal blog entry - Theo - 2007-11-16 12:03 - 0 comments

Notes from Wesco part 2

I will post my Q&A notes under "comments" so as not to take too much space on the main page. Enjoy ...

personal blog entry - First Principles - 2007-05-14 21:04 - 3 comments

Place Your Bets

Here is my bet: 1.US debt is big: http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/   2.Us debt will be even bigger: http://www.cedarcomm.com/~stevelm1/usdebt.png 3.This is the same for US debt versus GDP: http://www.cedarcomm.com/~ ...

personal blog entry - GordonGekko - 2007-06-02 19:53 - 6 comments

Billionaire Money Managers

... year appointed chair of Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., immediately donated $10 million. Splits time between $30 million Manhattan ... Secretive hedge fund manager raised in Raleigh, N.C., studied literature at Middlebury College. Met Wall Street tycoon Walter ...

personal blog entry - Theo - 2005-12-01 00:29 - 0 comments

SHARES

Accuride Corporation -- --Ind Mtrls-- --AutoParts-- --ACW Allied Irish Banks -- --Financial Svc---- International Banks-- -- AIB AmeriCredit Corporation -- -- Financial-- -- Svc Finance-- --ACF Bon-Ton ...

personal blog entry - GordonGekko - 2007-10-23 05:25 - 1 comment

Is magicformulainvesting.com really magic ?

EBIT / Enterprise value ,,For purposes of the study and in the interest of simplicity,it was assumed that depreciation and amortization expense were roughly EQUAL to MAINTANANCE capital spending. It was, therefore, assumed that EBITDA - Maintenan ...

personal blog entry - GordonGekko - 2007-02-18 06:22 - 18 comments

NewMarket Corporation - [NEU]

... in favor of Planned Purchases or Open Market Purchases by C level officers or directors with ownership of a large percentage of common ... Purchase by Chairman Of The Board and Director Bruce C Gottwald.     See - Insider Purchase.JPG   (This JPG ...

personal blog entry - MPatel - 2007-02-12 13:02 - 6 comments - 2 attachments

This powder keg is going to blow (Who is next Bove list)

... Fargo & Company - WFC - 10.3% Citigroup Inc. - C - 10.3% Old National Bancorp - ONB - 9.9% United Community Banks, ...

personal blog entry - pelcmarek - 2008-08-06 05:54 - 0 comments

Stokblogs Roundtable

Theo recently posted a great article about copycat investing. Nobody lives in a vaccuum and we can all benefit from the sharing of ideas. A lot of people here, at Stokblogs, have been quite generous in sharing their knowledge and experience. In the spirit ...

personal blog entry - Suntzu - 2006-12-08 14:45 - 18 comments

Coke caves under Wal-Mart pressure

There seems to be no limit to the power of Wal Mart Stores Inc ( WMT ).  CNN had a good article recently about how Coca Cola ( KO ) had to change their supply system in order to please Wal-Mart.  Not even a company as old and as big as ...

personal blog entry - Theo - 2006-06-28 13:17 - 10 comments - 2 attachments