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The Indicator Covers Going Private Transactions and Reverse Splits

October 23, 2018October 22, 2018 George 0 Comments Helios and Matheson Analytics, HMNY, Tesla, TSLA

I’ve been listening to The Indicator podcast by NPR since it started last year. I highly recommend it. As luck

New Server for Fat Pitch Financials

October 16, 2018 George 1 Comment

I just finished moving Fat Pitch Financials to a new web host. I selected Cloudways (affiliate link) managed cloud hosting platform. I was looking for a modern, flexible, and optimized host for the future of Fat Pitch Financials and Cloudways fit the bill. Their cutting-edge managed cloud web hosting features an optimized server stack that includes advanced caches coupled with a custom Wordpress caching plugin that provides superior performance.

Average annual excess returns from 2000 to 2017 for the Altman Z-Score bar chart

Stock Fundamentals

Altman Z-Score Backtest

March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 George 2 Comments Altman Z-score

For this backtest, I’m going to be examining the Altman Z-score. Edward I. Altman published the Z-score in 1968 to to predict the probability that a firm will go into bankrupt. The Altman Z-score is a widely used and easy to calculate formula to estimate a firm’s financial distress.

Financial News

Five Podcasts for Value Investors

March 13, 2018March 12, 2018 George 3 Comments podcasts

I’ve been really enjoying podcasts on my daily commute for the past few years. Lately, I’ve discovered several great podcasts

Education Stock Fundamentals

How to Backtest Stock Fundamentals Using Portfolio123

August 17, 2016 George 1 Comment

I have received several requests to provide a tutorial on how I backtest stock fundamentals using Portfolio123. My recent stock

Education

Forex vs Binary options – Which is a better investment?

July 19, 2016 Guest 0 Comments

While Forex trading has been prevailing from the late 1970s, binary options are relatively new to the market and recently

Special Situations

Maurece Schiller on the Safety of Special Situations

May 25, 2016 George 0 Comments Maurece Schiller

Tom Jacobs shared two short excerpts from Maurece Schiller’s Investor’s Guide to Special Situations in the Stock Market (1966) and provided his

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Book Reviews Special Situations

Interview with Tom Jacobs Regarding the Complete Works of Maurece Schiller

May 24, 2016May 24, 2016 George 0 Comments Maurece Schiller, Tom Jacobs

Tom Jacobs discovered the inventor of special situations, Maurece Schiller, and his long out of print books! I was not familiar with Maurece Schiller’s name, but when Tom mentioned that this was the author that Joel Greenblatt referenced in his lectures, I was immediately curious. Here’s my interview with Tom about this discovery.