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The Best Stocks for New Money (at Motley Fool)

By Rex Moore July 6, 2008 Comments (0) If I told you I would hand you some money to buy a few shares of a stock, but only if you could tell me which company was at the top of your buy list, could you do it? For example ... My...

The Next Bear Stearns (at Motley Fool)

CEO Alan Schwartz maintained that "Bear Stearns' balance sheet, liquidity, and capital remain strong." The Bear Stearns blowup seems obvious in hindsight, but it came as a shock at the time. Avoiding another Bear Brace yourself...

This guy paid US$2.1 million to have dinner with Warren Buffett

Hong Kong investment fund manager Zhao Danyang (赵丹阳) made the winning bid of $2.11 million in a charity auction on Friday for the privilege of having lunch with Warren Buffett. Zhao, the general manager of Pureheart Asset...

What We Value

What exactly is "value investing" and why don't more people do it? To break into a new market or grab more of an existing one, companies launch a dizzying array of new products in ever-more-specific categories. Dyed in the wool...

Charlie Munger's Advice for Striking It Rich (at Motley Fool)

By Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA June 27, 2008 Comments (0) It's been well documented that Warren Buffett spends most of his time reading, and he attributes the secret of his success to spending most of his day hunkered down in the...

Mosiac Chapter 13: Latticework II

In this chapter of Mohnish Pabrai’s book Mosaic, the discussion starts with a look at Bill Miller of Legg Mason Value Trust. Pabrai argues that Bill Miller’s previous stellar performance with Legg Mason Value Trust lies in...

What Mohnish Pabrai Didn't Know Hurt Him Badly (at Seeking Alpha)

by: Davy Bui posted on: June 26, 2008 | about stocks: A couple of interesting Bloomberg links for readers from yesterday morning. Some people have questioned Pabrai recently as he has really gotten his ass kicked due to some...

Don't Sell This Stock. Ever.

Teaser: By Nick Kapur:Legendary investor Philip Fisher bought a little radio company called Motorola (NYSE: MOT) in 1955 and pioneered a revolution. The guy did his homework, exercised a good deal of discipline, and found...

Musings and advice from a couple of experts

Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, is one of the world's greatest investors. He and his partner, Charlie Munger, shared thoughts on life, money and success and their recent shareholder meeting (partially paraphrased):

Certain mutual funds focus on adding income

Ask the Fool: What are “fixed-income” and “equity-income” mutual funds? – P.T., Vero Beach, Fla. Fixed-income funds focus on bonds. Equity-income funds, meanwhile, focus on stocks that pay relatively high dividends, aiming to...