investing tips
A long term investment is a short term investment that failed.
A stop-loss order is a simple tool, yet so many investors fail to use it. Whether to prevent excessive losses or to lock in profits, nearly all...
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The formula for value was handed down from 600 BC by a guy named Aesop. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Investing is about laying out a...
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Pension-fund managers continue to make investment decisions with their eyes firmly fixed on the rear-view mirror.
Real estate is a natural for a value-investing firm like Third Avenue. Real estate companies typically have identifiable hard assets that are...
Never invest in any idea you can't illustrate with a crayon.
I like to see multiple levers in an investment that will allow me to win. I think your margin of safety is directly correlated to the number of...
Once a company emerges from bankruptcy, holders of the company's debt usually don't get paid off in cash (the company usually doesn't have much cash),...
[The importance of handicapping management’s skill] really depends on the type of investment we’re making. If a company is under-earning against...
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How can institutional investors hope to outperform the market when, in effect, they are the market?