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Does a Margin Call Make a Bad CEO?
A look at Aubrey K. McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake Energy's margin call which forced him to sell all his CHK stock and the techniques that the Fairholme Fund uses to evaluate managers.
Vulture investors come home to roost
Buyers of distressed assets find much to like about this market. This article looks at what Bruce Berkowitz, David Winters, Matthew McLennan of First Eagle Global Fund, Marty Whitman, and Shawn Tumulty of the Mutual Discovery Fund are looking for in this distressed market.
Follow T. Boone Pickens’ Lead With These 4 Stocks
Floyd Brown at Investment U says Pickens has a history of being in the right place and the right time and profiting handsomely. Floyd has picked four stocks to help you follow Pickens’ lead into natural gas and wind energy…
79th Edition of the Festival of Stocks
Catch the latest edition of the Festival of Stocks at Fat Pitch Financials. This blog digest of last week's blog posts links to several stock reviews and a whole lot more.
Meet the Men who Fleeced Enron
Article on the surviving Enron companies and their ultimate strong market returns. The key was buying firms at a discount to true value. Mark Papa of (EOG) and Richard Kinder of Kinder Morgan generated significant value from the leftovers of Enron. The article notes the secret was:1)buy valuable assets for less than they are worth,2)be patient,3)profit

