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…


What to Buy in Rebuilding Japan

     Japan has been hit by a…