Ritchie brothers (NYSE: RBA) is a great company. Does that automatically make it a buy? Absolutely not. Great company or not, in order to qualify as a buy for us, a company must be trading at a discount to its intrinsic value.

In a down-market when many people are rushing to buy gold, I already have mine. No, not that kind, but something much better! A growing stream of dividend income from solid companies. While everyone else is panicked about their portfolio's decline, I see a downturn as an incredible buying opportunity.

A summary of the October 9th Barron's. This edition includes interesting articles on Western Union, Sotheby's, and the networking sector.