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Sequoia (Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb) files 13F for December 31st, 2009

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Sequoia's Q4 portfolio has been filed. New positions include: WSH, ATLS, STRA, ACGL, FSC, AZO, MRK, KMR, CMCSK, LMT, LH, ORCL, APA, MMM, SLB, RHI, TROW, LOW, ADP, VAR, and YBTVA.

Ideas from the 2009 Value Investing Congress New York

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Investment ideas from the 5th annual Value Investing Congress in New York. Includes stock ideas from Bill Ackman, Whitney Tilson, Alexander Roepers, Julian Robertson, David Einhorn, David Nierenberg, and more.

Notes From The Fifth Annual Value Investing Congress Day 2

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Notes on the 5th annual Value Investing Congress Day 2: Part 1.

Magic Formula Weekly Roundup 9/26

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Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of the Magic Formula Investing screen.

Magic Formula Weekly Roundup 9/19

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Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of the Magic Formula Investing screen.

Quest Diagnostics, Inc. - A Raw Value Report

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The top guy makes almost $1.2 million a year, yet can't afford $6K for a home alarm system. The company paid one executive more than $18K to relocate at the same time it was laying off rank and file employees and one vice-president's compensation included $65 for use of the company aircraft.

Whitney Tilson (T2 Partners) files 13F for March 31st, 2009

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T2 Partners' Q1 portfolio has been filed. New or increased positions include WFC, GE, GGP, MSFT, COST, LH, SCC, CMG, AAPL, YHOO, AB, DPZ, ALD, MBI, etc.

Consistent Cash Creators with High Normalized Earnings Yield

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 These are the results of a stock screen that looks for companies that produce consistent free cash flows over the past seven years and are trading at low prices relative to their normalized earnings. The goal here is to find cheap stocks in companies that are easier to value.