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- Closed-End Funds: Understand What You're Buying
- Saj Karsan submits: A few months ago, we considered the discounts to net asset value that a few closed-end mutual funds were trading at. Basically, this means that these funds could be purchased for less than the value of what they owned. Due to the recent decline in the general...
- External links 2008-10-15
- Don't Ignore the Bond Market
- Saj Karsan submits: When investors think of putting money in the market, they usually think only of stocks. However, there's a huge bond market out there consisting of corporate debt that, depending on the economy, can offer value investors even more bargains than do stocks. For example, when we met...
- External links 2008-10-26
- Margin Use on the NYSE
- Saj Karsan submits: When the stock market does well, market participants become confident and start borrowing money to invest, thinking they can do no wrong. This inflates the market to the upside. When the market falls, margin calls force these borrowers to sell their shares to pay off these debts,...
- External links 2008-10-26
- International Paper: Is Payout Sustainable?
- Saj Karsan submits: International Paper IP is a paper and packaging manufacturer and distributor. Its stock price has fallen some 60% since last year, as it has faced tremendous increases in input costs and more recently faces a slowing global economy. Could this represent a value opportunity? There are several...
- External links 2008-10-31
- LCA-Vision: Good Long-Term Investment
- Saj Karsan submits: LCA-Vision LCAV provides laser vision corrective surgery at 76 locations in the United States. Demand for this surgery comes from those wishing to lose the glasses and contact lenses and get back to 20/20 vision. LCAV's stock has taken a huge beating as a result of the...
- External links 2008-11-14
- LoJack: Solid, Long-Term Investment
- Saj Karsan submits: The auto industry is in a tremendous drought. For those who believe the industry will emerge from this drought sometime in the next few years, this is a great time to pick up some bargains in this industry. On Saturday, we discussed some criteria to look for...
- External links 2008-11-19
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- OrthoLogic Is Clearly Not a Value Investment
- Saj Karsan submits: The number one rule of value investing as coined by Warren Buffett is: Don't lose money. Hence the appeal of net-nets stocks trading below their net current asset values, since they offer a dollar of tangible, liquid assets at a discount. But that number one rule is...
- External links 2009-08-24
- Matrix Service: Value Investors Should Learn the Risks of an Investment
- Saj Karsan submits: Matrix Service Co. MTRX provides construction and repair services to companies in the oil and gas sector. Considering its highly cyclical industry, it has held up well through the recession, with profits actually increasing in 2009 vs 2008. As a result, its stock trades at a premium...
- External links 2009-10-12
- Monster Worldwide: A Good Long-Term Investment?
- Saj Karsan submits: Monster Worldwide MWW is best known for its monster.com website, which matches employers and job seekers over the web. The company has grown quickly in the last decade, stealing share from traditional job placement advertisements and offering more efficient ways for employers and workers alike to find...
- External links 2009-01-30
- Soapstone: Will Investors Make a Profit on Liquidation?
- Saj Karsan submits: Last week, the shareholders of Soapstone Networks SOAP elected to liquidate the company. It was determined that the shareholders of record on Friday, July 31st would receive the final dividend if any of the liquidation proceeds, which are expected to be doled out in the first quarter...
- External links 2009-08-12
- Home Depot vs. Lowe's: Which is the Better Investment?
- Saj Karsan submits: Here's a look at the Return on Equity [ROE] of Home Depot HD and Lowe's LOW over the last few years: click to enlarge by Saj Karsan
- External links 2008-09-22
- Are Banks a Value Investment?
- Saj Karsan submits:We often get asked if we see value in some banks at these price levels. Some value investors purport to be able to value banks. Some may actually be able to, while others may only think they are able to. For the average retail investor, however, it is...
- External links 2009-09-18
- Is AutoNation a Good Investment?
- Saj Karsan submits: This economic slowdown will cause many companies in the auto sector to go under. As such, stocks related to this industry have taken a huge hit over the last year or so. This offers us the opportunity to buy companies that will outlast the recession at large...
- External links 2008-12-02
- Analyzing Analysts
- Saj Karsan submits: The herd mentality is well-documented outside the investment world. While it is not given much thought within the investment world exceptions include discussions on the topic from both Ben Graham and Stephen Jarislowsky, it plays a large role in the investment decision-making process: investors feel much more...
- External links 2009-10-22
- Daxor: Fake It 'til You Make It?
- Saj Karsan submits: In order to determine whether a company is worthy of an investment, it is important to understand exactly how it makes money. Only then can one understand a firm's business and financial risks. Often, however, the only way to do this is to dig deep into a...
- External links 2009-04-24
- ADDVantage Technologies: Using My Circle of Competence to Determine Actual Value
- Saj Karsan submits: A company that makes for a good investment for one value investor does not necessarily make for a good investment for another value investor. How can this be? A company may appear cheap on an earnings or asset basis, but future earnings may not live up to...
- External links 2009-11-08
- Hammond Power Solutions Approaches Fair Value, Again
- Saj Karsan submits: For value investors, a great company does not necessarily equal a great investment. Why? Because the price of that investment must be compared to its value. Such is the case for Hammond Power Solutions (HMDPF.PK), a manufacturer of transformers and magnetics. We saw that in 2004 HPS...
- External links 2009-05-10
- A.M. Castle Teaches a Lesson in Inventory Accounting
- Saj Karsan submits: When considering companies for investment, it is easy to take a lazy approach by quickly scanning financial statements and forming conclusions based solely on the numbers. Unfortunately, companies make accounting choices which can drastically alter the meaning of its financial data. One such choice concerns the accounting...
- External links 2009-06-08
- Warren Buffett's "Moats" Approach vs. Value Investing
- Saj Karsan submits:Though he studied under Ben Graham and has adopted many of Graham's investing principles, the world's greatest investor is not your typical value investor. He speaks of margins of safety and of buying companies at discounts, but over the years Buffett has shown a willingness to buy businesses...
- External links 2009-11-05
- Why Airline Stocks Are So Often Bad Investments
- Saj Karsan submits: Warren Buffett is quoted as saying that the airline business in the US “has made no money.” Thanks to a forgettable investment Buffett had made in US Air LCC, he even went so far as to suggest a capitalist should have shot down the Wright brothers during...
- External links 2008-09-04
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