Special situation stocks and value investing
Thank you for contributing and participating in the 30 Days to Becoming a Better Investor community event. I think we have learned a lot over these past 30 days. I hope our efforts have helped you become a better investor.
Now it is time to take our new-found knowledge and put it into practice.
Alexander Barbara of WealthJunkie recently discovered a way to read the first three chapters of Benjamin Graham’s “Intelligent Investor” for free. If you have not gotten a change to read this classic investment book, I highly recommend you read at least these first three chapters for free. I’m not the only one recommending […]
Today’s tip on becoming a better investor comes from deep within my archives. Last year I started exploring investment alternatives when I was having trouble finding value opportunities in wide moat companies. I discovered arbitrage and special situation opportunities. Take a few minutes tonight to explore my initial thoughts on these unique […]
Examining conflicts of interest between management and shareholders is critical when choosing companies that are worthy of your investment. Arpit Ranka examines these conflicts of interest. He discusses liquidation, expansion, buybacks, compensation, and the role of directors.
You can often find some information about conflicts of interest in proxy statements, and I […]
How do you pick your stocks? Alexander Barbara over at WealthJunkie examines three paths you can take to picking stocks in his recent post, “From The Mail Bag: How People Pick Stocks“. I like Alexander’s focus on using your own brain, and not relying on a stock picking service, to become a better […]
Shai Dardashti notes that value investing in 2005 is not strictly an American game anymore. This post is definitely worth reading, especially given the great exchange of comments associated with it.
Catch up on all the 30 Days to Becoming a Better Investor submissions by visiting the summary.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Today is the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States. I hope you are able to spend some time with family and friends today. They are an important part of your success at becoming a better investor.
I am thankful for my health and that of my family’s. I am also thankful […]
I am sure you have seen all the newsletter pitches and other advertisements claiming to help you make amazing returns in the stock market. In reality, most of those services probably won’t even help you beat the market averages.
Mike Price of Value Investing, and a Few Cigar Butts just wrote an article challenging these […]
A telltale sign that a company has a wide moat is that it has pricing power. Pricing power is when a company can raise prices without hurting overall revenues. Old Niu takes a closer look at pricing power and sales growth in his recent post, Buy the Expensive.
Catch up on all the past […]
I finally pulled together my article on reviewing proxy statements. On day 9, I talked about using EDGAR to research companies. I mentioned that I would show you the key things to look for in a proxy statement. My post today on reviewing a proxy walks you through my research on Microsoft’s […]
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