Rush to Excellence

I’m tempted to not link to The New York Times Magazine feature on Rush Limbaugh, because he’s such a lightening rod to many. But anyone objecting will just have to deal with it. I’m a libertarian, so some of his conservative views aren’t up my alley, either. Yet many (like guns and taxes) are or are at least very close….
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  2 Julio, 2008| Fundamental Analysis | Comments (0) @ 20:39

News Items - Wednesday July 2, 2008

News

My $650,100 Lunch with Warren Buffett

UnitedHealth Ends Options Suit, Cuts 4,000 Jobs

Circuit City Shares Fall as Blockbuster Yanks Bid…
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  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 15:24

Energy Recovery (ERII) IPO Begins Trading

It has been EXTREMELY quiet on the IPO front this year, with the exception of a few standouts such as Visa (V) and Intrepid Potash (IPI).. I'll throw Colfax (CFX) in there as well considering it's held up remarkably well during the market meltdown over the past few weeks and is poised to break […]
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  2 Julio, 2008| Fundamental Analysis | Comments (0) admin @ 14:55

Not Good

That was not the right way to follow up a reversal day (yesterday). To open with strength and close at the low of the day, completely erasing yesterday’s reversal (which was in itself bullish) - not a good thing. That said, as I’ve been saying We Need Fear, and perhaps the first hints of it are arriving (would coal stocks losing 1/5th of their value in 1 session be a good indicator?)…
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  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 13:00

ACIW: Don’t Care for the Price

My latest column is up at RealMoney.
With the stock market flirting with “official” bear market territory, I realized I hadn’t written a bearish piece in a couple of months. Not wanting to buck the trend any longer, I decided to look through the models I follow to see which stocks might be on the pricey side. I think I found one in ACI Worldwide …
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  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 12:42

CNBC Bonus Bucks Trivia: In Fast Money’s Web Extra, “Steel In Second Half?” what event seemed to drive up MacArthur Coal?

In Fast Money’s Web Extra, “Steel In Second Half?” what event seemed to drive up MacArthur Coal?
Steel continues to be hot. Australia’s MacArthur Coal  jumped the most in 2 weeks after ArcelorMittal (MT) increased its stake to 19.9%. Posco (PKX)…
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  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 12:17

Income Portfolio quarterly review

On this site I track a pair of stock portfolios, an Income Portfolio and a Special Situations Portfolio. The primary purpose of these portfolios is to keep track of the performance of stocks I am interested in and I write about here. I want to start with several caveats about the portfolios.

These are not recommendations to buy or sell any securities. The portfolios are for informational purposes only.
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Fuente Original: timplaehn.com

  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 12:10

Bookkeeping: Adding to Cleveland Cliffs (CLF)

I had a feeling this would be a very busy week for us….We added a touch of this name this AM since we had cut it back so severely, but I am adding another layer here in the $96-$97 range (in larger scale as it falls) - it is now down 16% today alone. Cleveland Cliffs (CLF) now up to 1.7% stake. It just scraped its 50 day moving average at $96. Amazingly, despite the carnage - this really only takes names like this back to where they were 3 weeks ago. Stocks definitely fall a lot faster than they usually rise….
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  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 11:30

Bookkeeping: Adding to Goldman Sachs (GS) & some Strategy

Continuing yesterday’s theme of “last stages of correction means junk sectors in, good sectors out”, I am adding to Goldman Sachs (GS) in the $180 range. Up to 2.6% of portfolio. I am feeling even better about this switcheroo into financials yesterday after watching the relative out performance of the group today. [Bookkeeping: Starting U…
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  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 11:15

CNBC Bonus Bucks Trivia: Guest Blogger Vince Farrell marvelled at Goldman Sachs’ market-moving ability. Who did Farrell say Goldman “unloaded” on?

Guest Blogger Vince Farrell marvelled at Goldman Sachs’ market-moving ability. Who did Farrell say Goldman “unloaded” on?
Yesterday they unloaded on Citi and GM and those stocks got hit. Goldman effect?
As I noted earlier, my strategy has so far been not to be long Citigroup. It gets low marks for e…
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  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 11:04

Cook County - Chicago –> Highest Taxes in the Nation: 10.25%

Let me preface this by saying, any readers from Cook County - I feel for you. But to the greater populace of Americans reading the blog we’ve spoken at length on how the entitlement problem is going to make the (insert - energy, credit, mortgage, Katrina, crumbling infrastructure, Iraq) problems look like a piece of cake. If you really want to see what the politicians should be talking about (but they won’t because the solutions would be wildly unpopular) see…
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  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 10:21

Does Valuation Matter?

I always wonder about this valuation thing - at times it simply seems all that matters is what people want to buy (relative strength) and valuation means nothing. Case in point, I’d like to show you two stocks.#1 is a fund holding we’ve had for a long time - Illumina (ILMN). I never have it as a major position - it usually sits around 0.5% to 1.25% of the portfolio because I always think it’s “too expensive”. I rarely talk about it other than a…
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  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 9:43

CNBC Bonus Bucks Trivia: In the blog post, “Options Action: Make $$$ on Financials”, Stacey Gilbert talks up a strategy for

In the blog post, “Options Action: Make $$$ on Financials”, Stacey Gilbert talks up a strategy for
Gilbert says there is a strategy for investors who are long stock, naming Citigroup (C - Annual Report)…
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  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 9:26

Bookkeeping: Buying Fuel Systems Solutions (FSYS) for the 3rd Piece of my Alternative Energy Basket

Finally Fuel Systems Solutions (FSYS) has fallen to its 20 day moving average - sheesh. I’ve missed a huge move in this one, waiting for a pullback that never came. It’s finally down to the $34 area where I’m adding it to the portfolio as the final piece of my 3 stock basket of (non solar) alternative energy plays. [Jun 27: New Position in A-Power Energy Generation Systems (APWR) to Create Alternative Energy Mini Basket]…
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  2 Julio, 2008| Fundamental Analysis | Comments (0) @ 9:08

Bookkeeping: Buying ABC (ABCD) for the 3rd Piece of my Alternative Energy Basket

Finally ABC stock has fallen to its 20 day moving average - sheesh. I’ve missed a huge move in this one, waiting for a pullback that never came. It’s finally down to the $34s where I’m adding it to the portfolio as the final piece of my 3 stock basket of (non solar) alternative energy plays. [Jun 27: New Position in A-Power Energy Generation Systems (APWR) to Create Alternative Energy Mini Basket]…
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  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 9:08

3 Musketeers of ‘Pooring of America’ Retail

We’ve discussed all these names in the past [Dec 16: Target Shoppers Turning into Walmart Shoppers] - the 3 Musketeers of the weakening US consumer - Walmart (WMT), Big Lots (BIG), and Costco (COST), but it is helpful to review them after the destruction that has just occurred in the retail space - and see how well they held up. Total anecdotal story - I’ve never been to a Big Lots but I drove by one in the middle of the day, on a weekday 2 weeks ago and every (I mean every) parking spot was taken. During the workday - when most retailers are nearly empty. That opened my eyes….
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  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 8:45

5 Recession Proof Stocks

The market is officially in the dumps. If you are still long the market here are 5 of my top picks to ride through this slow economy. 1. Coach (COH) - High-end retailers historically do not follow the market into recessionary times. With a P/E under 15 COH looks like a buy at this price. Coach is a staple of high end fashion and should fare well through the next few months. …
Fuente Original: marketanomalies.blogspot.com

  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 8:42

CNBC Bonus Bucks Trivia: On June 25, Erste Bank’s Ronald-Peter Stoferle predicted a massive gold price rise. What is the “total demand for gold”?

On June 25, Erste Bank’s Ronald-Peter Stoferle predicted a massive gold price rise. What is the “total demand for gold”?
Total demand for gold is around 3,600 metric tons but global miners produce only around 2,450 metric tons annually, with the deficit compensated by central bank sales and recycling, said Stoferle, adding that the gap between demand and supply widened last year and was likely to continue to do so….
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  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 8:02

Bookkeeping: Restarting LDK Solar (LDK)

They are just taking the hammer to the solar names right now. As I wrote yesterday in my Canadian Solar (CSIQ) purchase (already down nearly 10% in a snap) the action in this group is so random so my new strategy is simply to devote a portion of the portfolio to “solar” and stuff multiple names inside and the market will decide which ones to favor. One of the other 2 names I was considering yesterday was …
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  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 7:41

Bookkeeping: Starting Walter Industries (WLT)

Finally a medium sized coal correction. Names across the board down 10%ish. We’ve been waiting for this “rotation” out of the best and into the junk (financials, retailers, et al)I am starting a position I should of started a long time ago - Walter Industries (WLT) with a 250 share purchase in the $95s. This creates a 2.1% stake. I am going to scale in because this might just be day 1 of a multi day rotation (if past is prologue). If not, and “this” is the correction - at least we have something. [M…
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  2 Julio, 2008| Uncategorized | Comments (0) @ 7:23

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