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Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) Spinoff 2008-10-28 23:07:20 In part four of the series on special situations, I'll briefly present a recent spinoff. Dr Pepper
Snapple.
This series is based on the book You can be a stock market genius! so for additional information, be sure to read it yourself.
Book Review: Good to Great 2008-10-25 03:00:41 As a young guy interested in business and wanting to start my own, I found Good to Great
interesting and the ideas, although not new, to be thought provoking. C.S. Lewis once wrote that the best teachers are the ones that are able to remind you rather than try and teach you new things.
Recommended Reading - October 24, 2008 2008-10-24 03:00:00 Im finding it hard to make time for posting lately as I am caught up with editing my studio/wedding/honeymoon photos. So bear with me even though the posts are coming at longer intervals.
Here is a round up of this weeks best articles I came across in no particular order: Read more:October
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Profit From Special Situations - Spinoffs 2008-10-23 17:29:13 Spinoffs can take many forms but a simple definition can be defined as a corporation taking one of its subsidiary or business division and then separating it to create a new company. A spinoff usually occurs because the company wants the public to fully recognize the underlying assets of the division and to get a better valuation of the whole company. The newly created company is then valued by th Read more:Special
Update: Puget Energy (PSD) Arbitrage 2008-10-17 13:46:00 I wasn't planning to write an update on the PSD arbitrage but a reader asked for my opinion on how I currently see the PSD merger so I'll share it with everyone else and try to provide additional information. Read more:Arbitrage
, Energy
, Update
Good To Be Back 2008-10-14 13:28:34 Dear friends,
After an absence of one month, I am so pleased to be back home. My wife and I spent 2.5 weeks preparing and then tying the knot in Korea. Doing all that within such a short time frame was crazy enough as it is.
You Can Be A Stock Market Genius! 2008-09-25 03:00:41 You can be a stock market genius! No this isn't a review of one of those Dummy series books on getting rich. The book is in fact written by Joel Greenblatt, the author of everybody's favourite, The Little Book That Beats The Market
. With the markets in turmoil, I'm sure there are so many good opportunities out there and many investors are probably busy going through all the financial statements of Read more:Stock
, Stock Market
Getting Married! 2008-09-17 03:00:13 Finally time for me to grow up and be a man! :P
I'll be going overseas to get married followed by a honeymoon which will keep me away for 1 month. If any posts are published, it's automated. Read more:Getting Married
Watch Alert: Puget Energy Arbitrage 2008-09-15 13:29:12 I have to admit, lately the content of the blog has been evolving to special situations. I'm not sure whether the readers are ok with this, but if not, please let me know. But I digress...
In the meantime, a merger that I have had my eyes on since announcement is Puget Energy
. Puget Energy is a holding company but performs all of its operations through Puget Sound Energy which is based here in Se Read more:Alert
, Arbitrage
Recommended Readings - Nov 21, 2008 2008-11-21 03:00:49 Over the weekend, if things go according to schedule, there should be a major design change. This place will have a facelift in order to better accommodate interest and content. Hoping it will attract interest, retain visitors and improve readability.
Here is a round up of this weeks best articles I came across in no particular [...]
Morningstar Vs Old School Value 2008-11-20 00:06:11 Until Nov 21, you have access to all the premium content on Morningstar. Quickly sign up (no credit card required) or log in now! Go go go. Thanks to Contrarian Value
Investing for the notice.
I've also made a quick comparison between Morningstar fair value and my fair values. Read more:Old School
, School
I’ll Pass on Eaton Corp (ETN), for now 2008-11-17 13:09:21 Berkshire's latest 13-F reveals a new position of 2.9 million shares in Eaton
Corp (ETN). This is a small stake when compared to Berkshires other purchases. As George from Fat Pitch Financials mentions, the question remains as to whether this is a Buffett pick or from a subsidiary.
Eaton is a company I had a brief look at in late 2007 when it was trading in the 80's, I thought I'd take a quick re
Forbes 200 Best Small Companies Project 2008-11-15 02:45:52 The October 27,2008 issue of Forbes
lists the 200 best small companies of the US. These may be good companies, but I want to know whether they are good investments. So I've set up a new challenge.
My goal - go through each company and find the ones worthy of investment. Read more:Companies
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Recommended Readings - Nov 14, 2008 2008-11-14 02:00:43 Here is a round up of this weeks best articles I came across in no particular order.
Profit from Special Situations - Risk Arbitrage 2008-11-12 02:00:05 In part five of the series on special situations, I'll briefly present the idea of risk (or merger) arbitrage.
This series is based on the book You can be a stock market genius! so for additional information, be sure to read it yourself. Read more:Arbitrage
, Special
Asset Play with ValueVision Media Inc (VVTV) 2008-11-09 20:16:40 It's 2am and you can't sleep. You get up, go to the kitchen, grab a drink, turned on the T.V., flip through the channels and come across someone rotating their torso on the latest ab machine. You tell yourself to turn it off, but your brain is numb and hypnotized and you just keep watching those abs crunch..
24hr home shopping - that's the name of the game for ValueVision Media Inc (VVTV), so gra Read more:Asset
Recommended Readings - Nov 7, 2008 2008-11-07 02:00:39 Here is a round up of this weeks best articles I came across in no particular order.
Investing Carnival #20 2008-11-04 03:00:57 Thank you to all the submissions for this weeks InvestingCarnival
. Unfortunately I had to leave out the personal and general finance articles.
If anyone is interested in hosting the Investing Carnival on their site, please contact dividendgrowthinvestor@gmail.com. It is a great way to attract new visitors and exposure to your blog.
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