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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 investment opportunities. Mike [...]
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 recommend that you [...]
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 investor. I [...]
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 for [...]
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 posts [...]
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 corporate governance. This [...]
On Day 9 of the 30 Days to Becoming a Better Investor project, I introduced you to EDGAR. I also mentioned that I would detail some of the key things you want to look for in a proxy statement. In the following paragraphs, I’m going to explain what a proxy is, how you can find [...]
A concept that has already been mentioned here a few times is Margin of Safety. Phil Town does a great job explaining price, value and margin of safety in his post entitled, “When Do You Sell Your Shares?“. He discusses the importance of investing with a margin of safety so you don’t lose money, and [...]
