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The Profitability of Contrarian Investing

By Margin of Safety on Tue, 2011-11-15 23:11
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In the Intelligent Investor, Benjamin Graham introduces us to Mr. Market, a fickle fellow that at times behaves as a manic depressive; ... a demoralized Mr. Market will sell his shares for pennies on the dollar. The last three years has been marked by tremendous volatility in the Market.

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25 Stocks Building Wealth Through Higher Dividends | Dividends Value

By Dividends4Life on Fri, 2011-01-21 07:35
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To ensure a retirement that is free from financial concerns, there are certain things that must be done today. The stock market does not travel in a straight line. There will be times it will behave irrationally. These are the times that try an investor’s patience. Those with clear goals and confidence in their chosen strategy aren’t phased by these market movements.

Gainful Employment Rules Ignore Demographic Realities

By MagicDiligence on Mon, 2010-08-23 08:39
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Gainful employment rules recently proposed by the Department of Education are intended to weed out the poor actors in for-profit education. But the DoE's own data suggests they will just limit educational opportunities for low-income students.

Piotroski Stock Screener Performance

By jjun0366 on Tue, 2010-06-15 03:28
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Joseph Piotroski is an academic professor who published a paper in 2002 titled, Value Investing: The use of historical financial statement information to separate winners from losers.

The paper itself is a great read, but can be simplified down to the following criteria a company should exhibit in order to receive high marks based on his studies.