Value Investing News

Interview with Bruce Berkowitz, released today by Fairholme Funds. First the fund holdings, which have two things in common; most were down in 11, and most are financials.
TOP HOLDINGS BY ISSUER * *...

…After his recent Capital Hill rounds and a new year off to a good start with strong market and employment numbers, many of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s critics may want to start thinking...

In some ways the expression value investing… may be regarded as a rather meaningless label because it would be an irrational act to invest in something that has no value. The investor decides...

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To watch the Portugal debt crisis unfold is to wish someone would whisper these old, wise words in her ear:  “We have found the enemy and she is us.”  That’s right:  it’s not dismal debt...

On Wednesday, Goldman Sachs announced that its top public relations executive, Lucas van Praag, will retire from the firm in March. Goldman’s chief executive and chairman, Lloyd C. Blankfein,...

A new page consisting of Howard Mark’s favorite books has been  added to ValueWalk.
The page can be found here. Make sure to also check out our Howard Marks Resource Page.…
We are not...

Banks are using the low interest environment to once again snatch up mortgage related products that many believe helped cause the financial meltdown of 2008.  They are also starting to securitize the...

Central Natural Resources (CTNR.OTC)

Price: $27 (2/7/2012)

Market Cap: $13,000,000

Often I will read an investment thesis that hinges on some sort of hidden asset.  A hidden asset is something a company might own that is either under monetized or maybe held on the books at an...

Lockheed Martin Corp. is the world's largest military weapons manufacturer, and is also a significant supplier to NASA and other non-defense government agencies. LMT receives about 93% of its revenues from global defense sales. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

Tom Brakke of The Research Puzzle has written a series of seven “letters to a young analyst” that provide advice and guidance to those early in their career as investment analysts. They...

Many value investors tend to favour quantitative over qualitative factors when evaluating stocks. Nevertheless, it is absolutely imperative that investors go beyond the quarterly reports in...

From around the web, I thought I would share some useful charts. The first chart shows the characteristics of different phases of the economic cycle, including how different asset classes behave:...

If you’re like many investors, you believe the recent communication from the Fed was a game-changer.  In last week’s post, …I discussed some of the implications that I believe are inherent in...

I thought that I had a really good proposal for dealing with money market fund problems.  And it is good, far better than what the SEC is proposing….  My proposal is better because it treats...

I thought that I had a really good proposal for dealing with money market fund problems.  And it is good, far better than what the SEC is proposing.  My proposal is better because it treats money market funds like ETFs — they are pass-through vehicles, and as such, do not need capital...