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Daily Archives: September 16, 2008

10 Observations About This Financial Storm

September 16, 2008
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History in the making!  Granted, it’s not the kind of history we’d all like to see, but the fact remains that the upheaval in the financial world during the past few days–in stocks, bonds, currencies, and, oh yeah, in the real world as well–is going in the history books.  We’ll be reading about this stuff for years to come. As always, we want to keep you in gear with our latest thoughts, so I decided to jot down a few quick notes about what I see–call it a stream of consciousness. 1. It’s during these tumultuous times that investors...

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What’s Holding Transocean Back?

September 16, 2008
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Here’s the second question in our value investing Q&A series. Please send us any comments or questions. Question: I have owned Transocean (RIG), for a while, and while I know it is a very volatile stock (why, I don’t know), when do you expect it to get over the $200 mark? I don’t see what’s holding it back. P.S. How can you want to own both WAG and CVS? They’re competitors!  That sounds like you’re playing one against the other. Answer: Thank you for your email regarding Transocean (RIG), Walgreen (WAG) and CVS Caremark (CVS).  Sales and earnings at...

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Stocks, Frugality and Investing

September 16, 2008
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Good morning! The Festival of Stocks, the Festival of Frugality and the Investing Carnival are up today and some of our articles are featured there alongside a lot of useful information about stocks, investing and finance. Enjoy!

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