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Warren Buffett’s “Snowball” Now On Sale

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Its been a long time coming. A book about Warren Buffett in which Buffett played a major role in. The book officially went on sale yesterday Sept. 29th and early reviews say its as good as advertised. 4 reviews have been written on Amazon.com. All 4 reviewers gave the book a 5 out 5. Caution [...]

Magic Formula Stocks On The Move 9/27/2008

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Each week I track which stocks are moving in and out of the top 25 Magic Formula Stocks for companies with a minimum market cap of 50 and 2000 billion. Here are the moves for the week ended 9-27-08:
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Concentration vs. Diversification

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The beauty about the stock market is one can manage a portfolio however he/she feels like. Want to be stuck in front of computer and trade stocks all day? Go for it. One of the decisions any investor will have to make is how many stocks will be in the investment portfolio. A common trait [...]

Magic Formula Stocks On The Move 9/20/2008

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Each week I track which stocks are moving in and out of the top 25 Magic Formula Stocks for companies with a minimum market cap of 50 and 2000 billion. Here are the moves for the week ended 9-20-08:

Buying KBR

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Buying Construction and Engineering Firm KBR

((Earnings Yield; 28%  ROIC: 28%))
Selling
URI & PG

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Top 25 Magic Formula Stocks On The Move 9/13/08

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Each week I track which stocks are moving in and out of the top 25 Magic Formula Stocks for companies with a minimum market cap of 50 and 2000 billion. Here are the moves for the week ended 9-13-08:

Top 25 Magic Formula Stocks On The Move 9/6/08

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Each week I track which stocks are moving in and out of the top 25 Magic Formula Stocks for companies with a minimum market cap of 50 and 2000 billion. Here are the moves for the week ended 9-6-08:

Boeing Machinist Go On Strike

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According to the Wall Street Journal,
Boeing’s machinists have hit the picket lines after Boeing and International Machinists and Aerospace Workers could not reach an agreement. As a Boeing (BA) shareholder I am very interested on how this plays out as the machinist has some leverage as Boeing could not afford any more delays. On [...]

Google Continues Attack On Microsoft, Launches Own Web Browser

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Via the Wall Street Journal,
Google has announced its launching its own web browser “Chrome”. The launch of Chrome is another attempt of Google in taking Microsoft’s hold on technology. Internet explorer has a huge lead in the web browser market as it comes pre-installed on just about every computer sold. But, other web browsers [...]