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Monthly Archives: August 2009

FAQ: Growth Stocks, P/E Ratios and New Share offerings

August 7, 2009
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Every few months I like to do a frequently asked question (FAQ) post and so this week I’m going to be doing a few.  The reason I’m able to do this is that I’m available to Cabot subscribers–every editor answers many emails each week, so we have a pretty good idea of what’s on subscribers’ minds. I find the FAQ both makes for a good read (I usually get a bunch of positive feedback after FAQ issues … so be sure to let me know what you think, good or bad, about this one) and helps me think through...

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FAQ: Portfolio Management

August 6, 2009
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Every few months I like to do a frequently asked question (FAQ) post and so this week I’m going to be doing a few.  The reason I’m able to do this is that I’m available to Cabot subscribers–every editor answers many emails each week, so we have a pretty good idea of what’s on subscribers’ minds. I find the FAQ both makes for a good read (I usually get a bunch of positive feedback after FAQ issues … so be sure to let me know what you think, good or bad, about this one) and helps me think through...

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You Ask, We Answer: The FAQ Edition

August 5, 2009
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Every few months I like to do a frequently asked question (FAQ) post and so this week I’m going to be doing a few.  The reason I’m able to do this is that I’m available to Cabot subscribers–every editor answers many emails each week, so we have a pretty good idea of what’s on subscribers’ minds. I find the FAQ both makes for a good read (I usually get a bunch of positive feedback after FAQ issues … so be sure to let me know what you think, good or bad, about this one) and helps me think through...

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A Very Animated Investor

August 4, 2009
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A Very Animated Investor

Forget the Dora the Explorer, Hannah Montana and the Jonas Brothers, kids will soon have a new idol to emulate in the form of a new cartoon series starring … Warren Buffett. No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. The famed billionaire investor is the star of a new online cartoon series aimed at teaching children about financial responsibility. (After the credit crisis, housing market debacle and stock market meltdown last year, it seems like more than just kids would benefit from this series.) The series is called the “Secret Millionaire’s Club” and will air on AOL’s Web...

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Solutions to the Big Box Housing Problem

August 3, 2009
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Solutions to the Big Box Housing Problem

There isn’t a real investment idea here topic, although there’s certainly the potential for one.  It’s more of a speculation on an American phenomenon that’s showing signs of poor health. The question is: what do you do with a McMansion that nobody wants? I’m serious.  There are a bunch of 4,000 sq. ft. (and larger … much, much larger) houses out there that were quite appropriate for a time of growing families, big paychecks and two SUVs in the driveway.  A friend in Houston used to write about the number of nice, small houses in her town that were...

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