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Uncertainty Is Your Friend

July 7, 2024 | Today, we'll discuss how some of the greats — including Warren Buffett, Joel Greenblatt, and Bill Miller — regulate emotions in their investment processes.

Narratives vs. Reality

July 5, 2024 | Politics, politics, politics. Investors just can’t stop talking about a seemingly destabilizing shift in the geopolitical status quo in recent years. Obsessed much?

July 3, 2024 | Recall that in 2008, Warren Buffett famously placed a million-dollar bet that an S&P 500 index fund would beat the funds of funds hedge fund managers would select. Of course, the Oracle of Omaha was proven right.

Winners and Losers

July 1, 2024 | The second half of the year is underway. Somehow, it’s already the start of the third quarter after a very strong first six months in 2024. Here’s a quick recap of the gains year-to-date.

Exposing Corporate Misconduct

June 30, 2024 | When Edwin Dorsey published a deep dive about The Joint Corp., a nationwide network of chiropractors, the company was valued at $1.39 billion. Its shares had recently run up about 3,500%, trading at roughly 80x profit.

Giving Spree

June 28, 2024 | Warren Buffett, who turns 94 in August, has made his largest annual charitable donation to date. Read on for a preview of Warren Buffett’s will.

Cash Trap

June 26, 2024 | Even as the stock market has soared through the first six months of 2024, some Americans aren’t in any hurry to move their cash. Some investors have 25% or even 50% of their assets in Treasury bills and money-market funds, per The Wall Street Journal.

Real Estate Retirees

June 24, 2024 | With 401(k) balances as high as they’ve ever been, some investors are turning to something else: real estate.

Nifty Fifty

June 23, 2024 | In the '60s and early '70s, Wall Street wasn't just dancing; it was grooving to roughly 50 stocks. Enter the Nifty Fifty, a group of blue-chip darlings. Investors pounced on them as valuations kept surging.

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The Basic Advantage

October 21, 2024 | The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig argues that being a disciplined, independent investor has never been harder. We think he has a point. Benjamin Graham wrote, “The investor’s chief problem—and even his worst enemy—is likely to be himself.”

Buffett’s Rules

October 20, 2024 | Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, widely seen as the greatest stock picker, has core investment philosophies worth revisiting over and over. Here are some of his principles, illustrated with specific examples and quotes.