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February 2016
Warren Buffett was interviewed today on CNBC and as always, he provided a great deal of insight into investing.  What is so great about Buffett and value investing in general is the consistency of the method used to make money investing.  It is about buying fractional shares of a business at material discounts to the...
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Read the latest research report from our Chief Investment Officer Tim Travis on Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (FRGI)   Fiesta’s Spinoff Strategy Will Lead to Accelerated Growth
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I’ll be writing a fully comprehensive research report within the next week to update you on AGO, but their earnings yesterday were spectacular once again.  Book value per share grew to $43.96 from $36.37 a year ago.  Operating book value per share grew to $43.11 from $37.48 a year ago.  Adjusted book value grew to...
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The recent price action of the banking sector makes no sense whatsoever as I’ve been detailing.  Over the short-term, the stock market can be extremely inefficient particularly in a panicked situation such as that which exists today.  All of the facts indicate that the price of the common stock should be no lower than $60...
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In a panicked market, good news is ignored and all of the focus tends to be on the bad.  On Tuesday, J.P. Morgan held its investor day meeting.  In the meeting, the company announced that it was going to add another $500MM to energy-related loan-loss reserves.  This followed a $67MM provision in Q4, which at...
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The problem with the world of finance is that you can always count on salesmen preying on investor fear to pitch a product.  We saw it in 2009, we saw it in 2011, and we are seeing it again now.  While volatility is to be expected when one is investing in stocks, just like turbulence...
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The recent selloff in stocks has allowed for extremely attractive buying opportunities for financially strong companies, with compelling dividend and earnings growth potential.  In addition to owning the stocks, albeit at times at quite a bit higher prices due to the significant market selloff we have experienced over the past two months, we have been...
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Read the latest research report from our Chief Investment Officer Tim Travis on Voya Financial, Inc. (VOYA).   Voya is a Forgotten and Dramatically Mispriced Spin-Off
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Similarly to 2011 during the European Crisis, banks have sold off aggressively across the globe during this global bear market.  Financials in general are often viewed as a proxy for investor confidence.  Due to the absolutely traumatizing experience that bank shareholders’ experienced in 2008, it is very easy to cause panic in the sector over...
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While volatility and fear are dominating the headlines and market sentiment, a careful analysis of the facts leads me to believe that this is much more likely a normal correction/financial panic, than a true crisis.  While many stocks such as Citigroup have gotten crushed, it is important to understand that to justify the current price,...
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