Value Investing News

This short article is an update of stocks that we follow in our “Margin of Safety Portfolio.” These are stocks identified to have a durable competitive advantage and, based upon our intrinsic valuation models and fundamental analysis, are trading at a substantial discount to intrinsic value.

Current trends and events
■New strategic partnerships at Microsoft;
■HP’s webOS will go open source;

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This short article is a bimonthly news update of stocks for value investors that we follow in our “Margin of Safety Portfolio.” These are stocks identified to have a durable competitive advantage and, based upon our intrinsic valuation models and fundamental analysis, are trading at a discount to intrinsic value

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