Some of you have been accusing me of becoming short-sighted here on F Wall Street, particularly because I dumped a lot of positions rather quickly. The problem with “blogging” is that I am (and your comments are) only as reasonable and good as the perception of the reader. So, I’m…
I am a bull on America and the stock markets, even if we see more short-term, quotational (and real) pain in the overall markets. On October 30, 2008, GDP numbers will be released, likely confirming what we’ve all known for some time – we’re in (or technically starting) a recession.…
It is just over a year since F Wall Street began on June 25, 2007. I first posted about the Blackstone (BX) IPO – a cautionary post warning visitors that excitement + lack of information = thanks, but no thanks. As many visitors know, my style is hardly predicated on…
You’ve heard the clichés: He could sell ice to an Eskimo. She could sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman in white gloves. The sales force is the lifeblood of an organization. After all, the best product in the world is worthless if nobody knows about it. And so, we…
Ever since I posted the analysis on Adobe yesterday, I’ve had this looming feeling that a little clarification was in order. Some of you are looking for reinforcement on your long-term, buy-and-ignore portfolio; some are really trying to find those heart-pounding, mouth-watering, back-up-the-truck deals in the markets. At today’s prices,…
On Wall Street, growth and value are anything but joined at the hip. Stocks are typically split into two groups: growth and value. When a growth stock gets hammered down, it becomes a “real bargain” growth stock; when a value stock drops in price, it is a “better value” at…
The decision to buy stock in a company is fairly straightforward. Is it a great business? Is it trading at a significant margin of safety (MOS)? Am I confident in my valuation and assessment? Answer “yes” to those questions and you’re on your way to business ownership. But when do…