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Stocks

Banks – still hated or merely disliked?

- May 19, 2014April 18, 2020 - FI comment

[caption id="attachment_859" align="alignleft" width="150"] By: Elliott Brown[/caption] There is no copyright on investment ideas and the news that Neil Woodford has been buying into HSBC will cause a few people to cast an eye over the…

General

Weekend Reading

- May 16, 2014April 18, 2020 - FI 3 Comments

[caption id="attachment_842" align="alignright" width="150"] By: Evan Bench[/caption] Here is a tasty assortment from recent Web offerings: The Amateurs Lorillard Dividend Mantra kicks the habit. EasyJet Still cruising along quite nicely. Goldman Sachs The case for the…

Stocks

Pfizer and AstraZeneca

- May 15, 2014April 18, 2020 - FI comment

[caption id="attachment_818" align="alignleft" width="150"] By: Ramon Aranceta Odriozola[/caption] I admit it. When I first heard that Pfizer had made a move to take over AstraZeneca, I did feel a small burst of satisfaction as I realised that I…

Stocks

Tootsie Roll Industries

- May 13, 2014April 18, 2020 - FI comment

[caption id="attachment_798" align="alignright" width="150"] By: Elisa Self[/caption] One of the companies that caught my eye in Jeremy Siegel's list of top-performing firms, is Tootsie Roll Industries. This company makes a range of confectionary including: Tootsie Rolls, Charleston Chew,…

General

Weekend Reading

- May 10, 2014April 18, 2020 - FI comment

[caption id="attachment_794" align="alignleft" width="150"] By: Eljay[/caption] Here is another selection of some of the Web's finest offerings this week: The Amateurs Wells Fargo All About Interest explains his rationale behind purchasing Wells Fargo, Buffett's favourite bank.…

General

Best Performing S&P Firms

- May 9, 2014April 18, 2020 - FI 2 Comments

[caption id="attachment_767" align="alignright" width="150"] By: Asim Bijarani[/caption] I came across a fascinating section in Jeremy Siegel's Stocks for the Long Run in which he showed the returns of the 20 best performing firms of the original…

Football

2012/13 Premier League: Wage Bills vs Points

- May 7, 2014April 18, 2020 - FI comment

[caption id="attachment_760" align="alignleft" width="150"] By: baraalenin[/caption] At last, with thanks to the Guardian, we have the definitive wage bills of the 2012/13 Premier League season. This, of course, means that we can calculate the real winners and losers of last…

Portfolio Management

Buffett vs Protege Partners

- May 5, 2014April 18, 2020 - FI comment

[caption id="attachment_718" align="alignright" width="150"] By: Michael Coté[/caption] One of the most interesting parts of the Berkshire Hatahway AGM this year was the update on the Buffett vs Protégé Partners bet. For anyone who doesn't know the background, here…

General

Sunday Reading

- May 4, 2014April 18, 2020 - FI 4 Comments

[caption id="attachment_709" align="alignleft" width="150"] By: davharuk[/caption] To accompany a cup of coffee, here is a selection of articles gathered from around the Web this week: Berkshire Hathaway 2014 AGM ... for those of you who…

Portfolio Management

Portfolio update: April

- May 2, 2014April 18, 2020 - FI comment

[caption id="attachment_696" align="alignright" width="150"] By: peddhapati[/caption] A return of 2.31% for the portfolio in April makes for a second consecutive positive month since beginning the blog but, sure enough, now that we are into May…