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  • Illusion, Perception and Reality: Stock Splits and Index Inclusions September 1, 2020
    After big market movements, we are eager to look for explanations, fundamental reasons why a stock or stocks collectively moved on that day, but the reality is that a great deal of the price movement on a day-to-day basis has nothing to do with earnings, cash flows or risk. On August 31, this reality was […]
  • A Viral Market Update XIII: The Strong (FANGAM) get stronger! August 20, 2020
    When I started these updates on February 26, 2020, about two weeks after the markets went into free fall, my first six posts were titled "Viral Market Meltdowns", reflecting the sell off across the globe. About half way through this series, I changed the title, replacing the word "meltdown" with "update", as markets turned around. […]
  • From Class Rooms to Class Zooms: Teaching during COVID times! August 5, 2020
    As some of you who have visited my website and read my bio know, I describe myself first and foremost as a teacher,  and every semester, for the last decade, I have invited anyone who is interested to join in my classes. In December 2019, when I posted my last invite, I fully expected to be teaching corporate […]
  • A Viral Market Update XII: The Resilience of Private Risk Capital July 23, 2020
    In the midst of chaos and confusion, it is human nature to look for order and for a unifying theory that explains the world. As I have navigated my way through this crisis, I have used data from markets to try to come up with explanations for why markets have rebounded as quickly and as […]
  • A Viral Market Update XI: The Flexibility Premium July 2, 2020
    I must confess that when I started these updates in February, I did not expect to be doing them in July, but a crisis is as good a time as any, to learn new lessons and relearn old ones. As the virus makes a comeback, particularly in the United States, it is not surprising that […]
  • A Viral Market Update X: A Corporate Life Cycle Perspective June 19, 2020
    Fear and greed are dueling forces in financial markers at all times, but especially so in periods of uncertainty, when they pull in opposite directions, causing wild market swings and momentum shifts. I think that no matter what your market views are right now, you would agree that we are in a period of intense […]
  • A Viral Market Update IX: A Do-it-Yourself S&P 500 Valuation June 4, 2020
    It has been close to four weeks since my last viral market update, and I could come up with a whole host of excuses for the delay, but the truth is that I have not had much to say that is original, and I am naturally lazy. That said, markets have settled in, mostly with […]
  • A Viral Market Update VIII: A Crisis Test - Value vs Growth, Active vs Passive, Small Cap vs Large! May 13, 2020
    In the weeks since my first update on the crisis on February 26, 2020, the markets have been on a roller coaster ride, as equity markets around the world collectively lost $30 trillion in market cap between February 14, 2020 and March 20, 2020, and then clawed back more than half of the loss in […]
  • A Viral Market Update VII: Mayhem with Multiples April 24, 2020
    I get a sense that I am approaching the end of this series of weekly posts, or perhaps I am just hoping that it is true, as the COVID crisis continued to play out in markets in the last two weeks, albeit on a more subdued scale and with a more positive twist. In this […]

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  • Year-To-Date Performance of 5 Largest Stocks (Weekly Update – September 11, 2020) September 12, 2020
    The largest 5 stocks by market capitalization are substantially outperforming the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Year-To-Date (YTD) as of September 11, 2020.  The total market capitalization of these 5...
  • Warren Buffett Quote September 7, 2020
    “Successful investing takes time, discipline and patience. No matter how great the talent or effort, some things just take time: You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.” —...
  • Year-To-Date Performance of 5 Largest Stocks (Weekly Update – September 4, 2020) September 5, 2020
    The largest 5 stocks by market capitalization are substantially outperforming the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Year-To-Date (YTD) as of September 4, 2020.  The total market capitalization of these 5...
  • Berkshire Further Reduces Stake in Wells Fargo September 4, 2020
    In an SEC 13G filing after the market closed today, Berkshire Hathaway revealed it had reduced its stake in Wells Fargo from 6% down to 3%. It sold 100 million shares of the bank...
  • Berkshire Invests $6 Billion in Japanese Trading Companies August 31, 2020
    I am quoted in this Bloomberg article: “I think this is a definite signal that Berkshire is more likely to examine and pursue potential investments internationally,” David Kass, a professor of finance at the...
  • Berkshire Hathaway acquires 5% passive stakes in each of five leading Japanese trading companies August 31, 2020
    In a Berkshire Hathaway press release this evening (Tokyo Japan, 8:30 a.m. August 31, 2020 (JST)),  the company revealed it had acquired 5% passive stakes in each of five leading Japanese trading companies. “At...
  • Happy 90th Birthday, Warren Buffett! August 30, 2020
    Today is Warren Buffett’s 90th birthday.  Happy Birthday, Mr. Buffett! This blog was launched 10 years ago today on the occasion of Warren Buffett’s 80th birthday.  I hope it has been helpful to all...
  • Warren Buffett Slide Show August 30, 2020
    In this Warren Buffett slide show: Slide 77 — Buffett and Hillary Clinton Slide 78 — Buffett and Bill Gates Slide 79 — Buffett and first Wife Susan Buffett Slide 80 — Buffett and President Obama Slide 81 — Buffett and University of Maryland...
  • Year-To-Date Performance of 5 Largest Stocks (Weekly Update – August 28, 2020) August 28, 2020
    The largest 5 stocks by market capitalization are substantially outperforming the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Year-To-Date (YTD) as of August 28, 2020.  The total market capitalization of these 5...

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“An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative.”
Source: Benjamin Graham, “The Intelligent Investor”

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