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Using SWOT Analysis to Determine Moat

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Value investors often struggle with ascribing value to future earnings power of a company, unless the company has a moat that protects its profitability. But how do you know a moat exists and will exist in the future. A simple SWOT analysis can help with estimating a future moat.

James Montier on Inverting Discounted Cash Flows

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Looks at how discounted cash flows can be reverse engineered to see what assumptions an investor is making to purchase or hold a given stock. Great tool for assessing whether you are being overly optimistic or carrying too much risk.

Lone Pine Capital 13F Comparison: 4Q 2009 vs. 1Q 2010

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A portfolio update for the hedge fund and Tiger Cub Lone Pine Capital using their lastest 13F SEC filing.

Learning from Michael Burry of Scion Capital

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A look at Michael Burry of Scion Capital's old posts from Silicon Investor. I show how he evolved from a doctor and amateur investor to being called one of the greatest.

Amazon (NasdaqGS: AMZN) Jumps Towards The 50MA

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Amazon.com, Inc. (NasdaqGS: AMZN) soared all day as it approached the daily 50 moving average. This level is at approximately $125.25 and should be short term resistance. The whole tech sector rallied today on the back of positive comments about the semiconductor sector. SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) jumped almost 12% on good news and analyst comments. Other stocks like I

Competing Against Mom and Pop

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This story briefly discusses the stocks of three firms that compete against small "mom and pop" companies. It discusses some of the advantages that large firms have over mom and pops and vis-versa.