Monthly Archives: December 2012

Martin Whitman: Reference To A Couple Of Interviews

Here you can read an interview with Martin Whitman. It pretty much resumes it’s investment philosophy based on what he calls the financial integrity approach. I had resumed it in the past post Sine qua non for an investment commitment. … Continue reading

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Some Words On Share Buybacks II

Regarding Intel’s recent announced debt increase some general words can be said regarding buybacks. Something on the subject was already posted on part I here. Buying undervalued stock makes sense to me. Buffett says he will buy his company stocks … Continue reading

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Bill Ackman on Herbalife and his “old” comments on Hewlett Packard

Here is a part of a transcript from an interview made to Bill Ackman in October 5 2011 on Bloomberg TV. Fortunately he did not invest in Hewlett Packard back then: “We have gotten over the last several months probably … Continue reading

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Reduced Applied Materials

I keep on fine tuning my portfolio, concentrating on my riskiest positions and cash management. I just sold 3 strike 10 Jan 2014 calls. I had bought them in mid May at 1.92 when the stock was slightly under 11 … Continue reading

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Some Words On Share Buybacks

If the stock price is cheap and debt issuance is at record lows buying shares with debt is a wise decision. I would not like to see this done if the stock was overvalued or debt was expensive. Value would … Continue reading

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What Have I Done This Year ?

This post is to have an overview of my latest actions year to date. Sometimes I am under the impression that I do little, which actually is a very nice feeling. I prefer inaction and to just do things after … Continue reading

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