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- Net 1: Ultra-Cheap, Likely to Continue Growth in 2009
- The Manual of Ideas submits: Net 1 UEPS has developed an electronic payment solution for the underbanked in developing countries. The company’s system addresses the needs of four billion people, an enormous addressable market. While Net 1 faces the long-term risk of losing government-related revenue in South Africa...
- External links 2008-12-16
- Greenlight Capital Re: Strong Downside Protection Due to Einhorn's Skill
- The Manual of Ideas submits:INVESTMENT THESIS — STRONG DOWNSIDE PROTECTION An investment in Greenlight Capital Re GLRE should outperform the market in times both good and bad, due to David Einhorn’s superior investment skill and Greenlight’s strategy of selling stocks short in addition to buying them. We estimate fair...
- External links 2009-01-04
- Jackson Hewitt: Unemployment, Electronic Alternatives Muddle Outlook
- The Manual of Ideas submits: Jackson Hewitt JTX plays in a stagnant market and has suffered from bad execution. If the company can return to its historical pattern of gaining share versus CPAs, it should be able to grow modestly for some time. Improved execution during the FY09 tax season,...
- External links 2009-01-14
- Do Banks Have an Obligation to Lend?
- The Manual of Ideas submits: There seems to be this universal expectation at the moment that banks have some kind of obligation to lend money. by The Manual of Ideas
- External links 2009-02-12
- More Evidence Against Fairfax's Short Sellers
- The Manual of Ideas submits: Short seller Jim Chanos’s firm Kynikos saw negative research on Fairfax Financial (NYSE: FFH) before it was published, according to a Bloomberg article referencing unsealed court documents. Kynikos apparently forwarded at least one such report by email to Steve Cohen’s...
- External links 2009-02-16
- Chris Hohn's Top Two Stock Ideas
- The Manual of Ideas submits: Chris Hohn is the founder of The Children’s Investment Fund Management (TCI). Hohn runs a concentrated portfolio that is heavily weighted in industrials. by The Manual of Ideas
- External links 2009-03-12
- IMF Says Bad Asset Write-Downs Could Reach $4 Trillion
- The Manual of Ideas submits: In a new Global Financial Stability Report released Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund sent a stark warning to economic and political leaders, asserting that more will have to be done to shore up the global financial system. The IMF estimates that "writedowns could reach a...
- External links 2009-04-22
- American Express Shares Deserve Serious Consideration
- The Manual of Ideas submits: The Manual of Ideas has put together a one-page snapshot of how American Express (NYSE: AXP) actually makes money. We have tied some of the company's key operating metrics to AXP's income statement to show you the key drivers of AXP's profitability. Our Bottom Line...
- External links 2009-04-22
- American Express Earnings Confirm: This Is Quite a Business
- The Manual of Ideas submits: Value investors know that the time to buy into wide-moat, high-ROIC businesses is when they are on sale, i.e., when the rest of the world goes into fear mode. Fear often blinds investors from judging objectively underlying value, preventing them from buying businesses well below...
- External links 2009-04-23
- Banking Holds Chaos and Opportunity - Value Investing Congress
- The Manual of Ideas submits: David Chu and Igor Lotsvin, of Soma Asset Management, spoke Tuesday at the Value Investing Congress entitled The U.S. Banking Sector: Chaos and Opportunity. The following are our unedited notes from their presentation: Economic Outlook by The Manual of Ideas
- External links 2009-05-06
- Value Investing Congress: David Rabinowitz Likes Lancashire Holdings
- The Manual of Ideas submits: David Rabinowitz, who runs Kirkwood Capital, spoke at the Value Investing Congress today. The following are our notes from his presentation, entitled Stock-picking for the Scared and the Ignorant: Notes from an Expert. Investment Idea: LONG Lancashire Holdings (LCSHF.PK) by The Manual of Ideas
- External links 2009-05-06
- Value Investing Congress: Jed Nussdorf Likes Reinsurance Industry Dynamics
- The Manual of Ideas submits: Jed Nussdorf, founder of Soapstone Capital, recently finished his presentation at the Value Investing Congress. The following are our notes of the presentation, entitled In Search of Pricing Power. Area of Investment Opportunity: Reinsurance by The Manual of Ideas
- External links 2009-05-06
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- Greenspan Opines in the FT: Should You Care?
- The Manual of Ideas submits: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan writes in the Financial Times that "some financial institutions have become too big to fail as their failure would raise systemic concerns." He goes on to say, "This status gives them a highly market-distorting...
- External links 2009-03-29
- Yale Endowment: Don't Mistake Lack of Liquidity for Lack of Value
- The Manual of Ideas submits: Yale President Richard Levin sent the following endowment update to Yale alumni yesterday afternoon: We explained in our messages to the community last December and February that we did not want to overreact to the downturn in financial markets by making...
- External links 2009-09-11
- Develop Your Intuition for Value
- The Manual of Ideas submits: Millions of investors have read Ben Graham’s The Intelligent Investor, Warren Buffett’s annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, and other pieces of investment wisdom. Few, however, have consistently beaten the major stock market indices. This somewhat surprising outcome conforms...
- External links 2009-02-09
- Turning Around an Apparently Poor Hiring Decision
- The interviews went great, the job candidate performed well on tests and assessments, and the enthusiastic references had nothing but high praise for your latest hire. And yet, despite a careful recruiting and hiring process, now that this person is on your payroll, you or perhaps some of your colleagues...
- Articles 2007-02-28
- Centralizing Retailer and Distributor Marketing Programs
- As with any marketing campaign, consistency is key when you are implementing marketing programs with your retailers or distributors. Managing these programs centrally helps ensure consistency and efficient use of funds, so that you communicate your message—and your brand—as strongly as possible.What You Need to KnowWhy can't local outlets develop...
- Articles 2007-05-01
- Setting Clear Objectives
- When you set a clear objective, you or your direct reports are able to focus attention and energy on a concrete aspiration—anything from a small task to a career ambition. In fact, it's not really important how small or large the objective is, so long as the decisions you make...
- Articles 2007-12-13
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