Recently Discovered Video Interview with Seth Klarman

For those who don't know Seth Klarman, here's some brief info from Jacob Wolinsky at Valuewalk: Seth Klarman is undoubately one of the greatest investors of our time. Klarman manages Baupost Group,…


XOIL Tries to Be Spot-On Spot

  Global X launched a new equity ETF on Tuesday (3/15/11) that attempts to achieve high correlation to crude oil spot prices. Global X Oil Equities ETF (XOIL) provides exposure to pure-play oil…


Weekend Reading Links

The weekend is always a great time to catch up on some of the week's reading you missed...


Best Hedge Against Rising Oil Prices: Part 1

by: Dr. Osman Gulseven After the UN resolution on no-fly zone in Libya, the coalition forces just launched an almost full-scale operation on Libya. I was watching Euronews to get latest updates on…


Warren Buffett 2010 Berkshire Hathaway Letter

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Morgan Stanley's Focus Growth Fund: A Brief Analysis

by: Dr. Osman Gulseven In a recent article, I discussed the top holdings in Morgan Stanley’s portfolio. According the latest 13F filings, Morgan Stanley’s (MS) year-to-date performance was mediocre…


Insider Buying: 7 Stocks With CEO Buys of at Least $100,000 in the Past Week

by: Steven Kiel Each week I highlight large insider purchases made by the CEO. These purchases must not be option grants or exercises. I prefer to track insider buying at the CEO and CFO level,…


Get Ready for ETF Changes: QQQQ Becomes QQQ Again

by: Ron Rowland PowerShares is changing the ticker symbols for 10 of its ETFs starting with tomorrow’s (3/23/2011) opening of trading. Included in the changes are the PowerShares QQQQ Trust along…


George Soros: China will be the NEW world currency

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJVZ8sf6uBI&feature=player_embedded&w=450&h=350] The US Dollar has been the king of currencies for some time now. According to Soros, there was a…


Inside the deal that made Bill Gates, age 30, $350,000,000

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