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Alternative Investing Extreme: Titanic Artifacts Auction Extended (PRXI)

Posted: April 4, 2012 at 4:40 pm

Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRXI) is far from a typical public company and it has been featured by us as one of America's most unusual public companies before.  The company is a ...
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An SEC Concern Over Target Date Retirement Fund Disclosures

Posted: April 4, 2012 at 9:08 am

The Securities and Exchange Commission is highlighting something which may be a concern for the popular mutual fund themes called Target Date Retirement Funds.  For the billions and billions of ...
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A Financial Reality Check For Diamond Foods (DMND)

Posted: April 3, 2012 at 5:34 pm

There is a good reality check today for anyone considering whether or not they should be committing capital to invest in Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND).  The nuts and snacks ...
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Playing Down Chances of a Sirius-Liberty Takeover (SIRI, LMCA)

Posted: April 3, 2012 at 9:06 am

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) shares have been creeping higher in the last couple of days on hope that Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LMCA) will take the satellite radio ...
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Yahoo! Activist Investors Launch Recruiting Site (YHOO)

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 12:17 pm

The activist investor attack against Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) to better unlock its value is heating up.   Dan Loeb, Harry Wilson, Michael Wolf, and Jeff Zucker have launched the website ...
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Marc Faber Boom & Doom… Stocks, Japan, Gold (EWJ, GLD)

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 10:45 am

Marc Faber, who is the publisher of the Gloom, Boom and Doom Report, gave an interview on Bloomberg Television this Monday showing some real caution that is mixed with some ...
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Trader Inquiry… Playing RIMM Down To Under $10 (RIMM)

Posted: March 21, 2012 at 1:09 pm

It is far from a secret that Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) is in trouble.  It is a classic value trap rather than a value stock.  I recently  had an interesting ...
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The 10 Largest Hedge Funds in America

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 6:01 am

By now, most investors know that the large hedge funds are run by billionaires rather than millionaires. What many investors might not know is that some hedge funds are reaching ...
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Do Long-Term Berkshire References Matter? Stocks Versus Bonds (BRK.B, BRK.B, BAC, GS, GE, HOG, TIF)

Posted: February 29, 2012 at 1:51 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B) (NYSE: BRK.B) is very widely followed due to the great performance through time and due to the following of the great Warren Buffett.  It has ...
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Warren Buffett Bought Shares of J.P. Morgan (WFC, BAC, JPM)

Posted: February 27, 2012 at 8:00 am

Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A) have invested in banks on and off, and the public filings show that Berkshire is a larger and larger stake holder in ...
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Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter Names His Successor, Sort Of (BRK.A, BAC, IBM, AXP, KO, WFC)

Posted: February 25, 2012 at 11:15 am

The annual letter for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) is out and the discussion immediately jumps in about who will succeed Warren Buffett, book value, buybacks, and the portfolio.  Berkshire ...
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Caesars, A Sham Of An IPO… Beware The Ides of March (CZR, APO, GS, WYNN, LVS)

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 11:41 am

Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR) is beyond weird when it comes to initial public offerings.  This was one of our TOP 17 IPOS TO WATCH IN 2012.  We also make ...
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Political Fodder… Private Equity Firms Are Hiring!

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 9:55 am

Private equity firms are bad and evil because they fire workers to juice profits for billionaires who get to pay low tax rates!  Is that the right logic?  What if ...
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Facebook Full IPO Filing Details (FB, MS, GS, MSFT, TROW, ZNGA, GSVC, IPG)

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 5:29 pm

Facebook, Inc. has now filed its paperwork with the SEC which will allow the social networking giant to conduct an initial public offering.  It should be no real surprise that ...
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Ron Johnon’s Magic, When 20% Stock Gains May Be Enough (JCP, AAPL)

Posted: January 26, 2012 at 3:05 pm

It was just on January 5 that we called the news on J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP)... Bad News Is Good News!  Our take was that the company big ...
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