You can now watch “Trader: The Documentary,” the 1987 PBS Film featuring hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones. Although we generally do not take interest in short term trading activities at the Money Mind (except arbitrage), this documentary is an amusing piece of work from the happy 80’s. If you liked the movie “Wall Street” [...]
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July 1, 2009
Joel Greenblatt Q&A
(GuruFocus, June 30, 2009) Back in early June, when we became aware of Investment Guru, Joel Greenblatt became the strategist for the money management firm FormulaTrading.com, we reached out and requested an opportunity for our users to ask Joel questions. To our delight, the good professor (Joel is also an Adjunct Professor with Columbia [...]
February 19, 2009
Munger: How We Can Restore Confidence
Our situation is dire. Moderate booms and busts are inevitable in free-market capitalism. But a boom-bust cycle as gross as the one that caused our present misery is dangerous, and recurrences should be prevented. Read the full article here.
February 18, 2009
A Golden Age for Activist Investing
A distressed stock market and a new focus on shareholder rights could mean fresh success for activist investors, even reluctant rabble-rousers. Read more.
February 18, 2009
America´s Finest Companies Keep Raising their Dividends
Dividends have historically provided 40% of average annual total return performance to investors. Some researchers have found that it was re-invested dividends that contribute to the majority of total long-term returns for investors. Jeremy Siegel is one of those researchers who has found that the compounding effect of re-investing dividends has accounted for 97% of [...]
February 17, 2009
Soros: We Can Do Better Than a ‘Bad Bank’
The Obama administration should come out of the gate with a comprehensive economic program that has two pillars in addition to a fiscal stimulus package. One would prevent housing prices from overshooting on the downside by making mortgages cheaper and more available and reducing foreclosures to a minimum; the other would enable banks to resume [...]
April 17, 2008
What Warren thinks
With Wall Street in chaos, Fortune naturally went to Omaha looking for wisdom. Warren Buffett talks about the economy, the credit crisis, Bear Stearns, and more. Read the rest here.
February 28, 2008
10 tips for the young
Alice is 20 now and, as I am moving house, here is my parting gift to her: 10 things she should know about money while she’s young but almost certainly won’t give another thought to until she’s not.
February 20, 2008
Welcome to the Money Mind!
This blog is for likeminded fellows who appreciate highly selective insights from Value Investors and Entrepreneurs alike. If you have an independent spirit and a wish to play it like it is played on the top – you have found the right place. I welcome your input and requests for coverage as well as suggestions [...]
