Monthly Archives: July 2009

by Jeremy Grantham Waiting for Markets to be Silly Again A year is certainly a long time in markets, and so is a quarter. A year ago, equities globally – and everything else for that matter – were very overpriced, … Continue reading →

If you find a stock that you believe is undervalued, it is important to try to determine the reason for the undervaluation. As Buffett wrote about poker in his 1987 letter to shareholders, “If you’ve been in the game 30 … Continue reading →

How to implement a Buffett-inspired fund strategy. by John Coumarianos Financial advisors and consultants are always giving themselves intellectual hernias trying to figure out which mutual funds work well together in a portfolio. Everyone’s looking for funds that all do … Continue reading →

Seth Klarman is nobody’s idea of a fast-buck, quick-change investor. Since helping to found Boston-based Baupost Group in 1982 with $27 million pooled from four families, he has emulated prototypical value-investment role models like Warren Buffett and the late Benjamin … Continue reading →

We asked a 15 year old summer work intern, Matthew Robson, to describe how he and his friends consume media. Without claiming representation or statistical accuracy, his piece provides one of the clearest and most thought provoking insights we have … Continue reading →

Global Banking Economist Warned of Coming Crisis by Beat Balzli and Michaela Schiessl William White predicted the approaching financial crisis years before 2007’s subprime meltdown. But central bankers preferred to listen to his great rival Alan Greenspan instead, with devastating … Continue reading →

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Almost a year after A.I.G.’s collapse, despite a tidal wave of outrage, there still has been no clear explanation of what toppled the insurance giant. The author decides to ask the people involved—the silent, shell-shocked traders of the A.I.G. Financial … Continue reading →

Ed. Note: One of the best articles I have read in recent times. You may get goosebumps by the time you finish reading it… All the best!  🙂 From tech stocks to high gas prices, Goldman Sachs has engineered every … Continue reading →