EMC
Looking at Seth Klarman, David Einhorn and Meryl Witmer Q3 08 Holdings
Digging into the portfolios of some well-known value investors.
Fairholme, Pershing, and Sellers - 13Fs released
It's that time of year, and some of our favorite managers have just released their 13fs:
114th Edition of the Festival of Stocks
The latest roundup of some of the best stock related blog posts made last week.
Whitney Tilson's Presentation @VIC
Glenn and Tilson's presentation on the EMC stub, Resource America and Berkshire Hathaway.
Pick stocks, buy houses, don't worry
James Altucher explores the weakening of the U.S. housing market, subprime loans, Alt-A loans, and how hedge funds are mixed into this mess. He ends the article with some investment ideas. (Good luck James on your house hunting.)
Promising Stocks Wall Street Ignores
This article tells of the many opportunities available out there. It says that many small caps have barely any analyst coverage and under 6,000 companies are covered by at least three analysts these days.
The Best and the Brightest
Highlights from last week's Ira W. Sohn Investment Research Conference. This report is a bit more detailed than the New York Times article and includes more stocks that were mentioned during the conference. (Subscription required)
Imitation, The Best Form of Flattery?
A trading website expects its subscribers to pay for ideas and content that appears to be reproduced from a free newsletter.
Looking for Profitable Ideas? Follow the "CalPERS' Effect."
Excerpt: "The fund [CalPERS]warned it would start or step up existing efforts to push for changes if the companies do not act quickly themselves. Calpers is already pursuing shareholder proposals at four of the 11 companies."
I found the thought of CalPERS as a potential activist investor very interesting.

