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- Credit Freeze: A Cold Day for Consumer Protection?
- Matthew Rafat submits: A security credit freeze is one way to achieve peace of mind instead of worrying about identity theft. I just tried to extend a credit freeze and replace a lost PIN. I forgot my PIN, so I needed a new one in case I wanted new...
- External links 2009-10-21
- San Jose Water Company Annual Meeting: Short and Amiable
- Matthew Rafat submits: SJW Corp SJW, otherwise known as San Jose Water Company, held its annual shareholder meeting on May 6, 2009 at its local headquarters. A plate of cookies, coffee, water, and a selection of moist cake slices were offered. About ten shareholders attended, but most of the...
- External links 2009-05-08
- Google's Annual Shareholder Meeting: Where Were Sergey and Larry?
- Matthew Rafat submits: I attended Google's GOOG annual shareholder meeting yesterday, May 7, 2009. As usual, the meeting took place on Google's campus. In the past, meetings were an intimate, casual affair. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google's founders, would sit on stools and answer shareholder questions. I loved...
- External links 2009-05-08
- Still Mostly in Cash
- Matthew Rafat submits: On April 1, 2009, I predicted the S&P 500 would hit 950. I later clarified that my prediction was a range between 920 and 950. The S&P 500 hit my range on May 6, 2009. My prediction was correct. From April 1, 2009 to May 6,...
- External links 2009-05-08
- Charlie Munger on Economics: Excerpts from 2003 Speech
- Matthew Rafat submits: In honor of Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) recent meeting, here is a 2003 speech Charlie Munger gave in California [warning: PDF file]. Here's a fun snippet: by Matthew Rafat
- External links 2009-05-05
- Reviewing Wells Fargo's 2009 Shareholder Meeting: No One Really Knows Anything
- Matthew Rafat submits: I attended Wells Fargo's 2009 annual meeting today in San Francisco, California. Wells Fargo WFC did not seem to anticipate such a large crowd attending its meeting. It had to scramble to set up more chairs in an adjacent viewing area where shareholders could view the...
- External links 2009-04-29
- Institutional Analysts Are Practically Worthless: The Case of Maxim
- Matthew Rafat submits: On December 18, 2008, I bought Maxim MXIM at 12.00/share and told my readers about my buy. Maxim is now selling for $13.70/share--a 14.1% increase in four months. The S&P 500 declined 3.1% during this same time period. At the time I bought Maxim, JP Morgan...
- External links 2009-04-28
- My Personal S&P Target - 950
- Matthew Rafat submits: For my own personal portfolio, I am setting a 950 price target for the S&P 500 within the next two to five months. Looking at the money flow data, investors are getting out of money market funds and returning to the stock market. The "herd" mentality...
- External links 2009-04-01
- Attending Media Giant Disney's Annual Shareholder Meeting
- Matthew Rafat submits: The Walt Disney Company DIS had its annual shareholder meeting in Oakland at the Paramount Theater. Refreshments were minimal--tea, no-name coffee, and O.J. were available, but no pastries or other food items. Mickey and Pluto roamed the halls and signed autographs upon request. More Disney characters...
- External links 2009-03-12
- Views from Netflix's Annual Shareholder Meeting
- Matthew Rafat submits: Netflix, Inc. NFLX held its annual shareholder meeting yesterday at its headquarters in Los Gatos, California. The meeting lasted less than half an hour and around fifteen non-employees attended. As usual, only cookies, water, and soda were offered.The meeting consisted of CEO and Founder Reed Hastings...
- External links 2009-05-30
- Notes from Core-Mark's Annual Shareholder Meeting
- Matthew Rafat submits: I attended Core-Mark's CORE annual shareholder meeting on June 2, 2009. The meeting was held in a small conference room at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Hotel. The only refreshment offered was Starbucks coffee. I was a little disappointed, because food-related companies sometimes display their own...
- External links 2009-06-03
- Notes from Symantec's Annual Shareholder Meeting
- Matthew Rafat submits: I attended Symantec’s SYMC annual shareholder meeting on September 23, 2009. The company offered shareholders a goodies bag that included a complimentary copy of Norton Online Backup; a zip-up notebook; a nice pen; and a small padlock (symbolizing Symantec’s security focus). Approximately thirty attendees were treated...
- External links 2009-09-26
- Notes from Magma Design's 2009 Shareholder Meeting
- Matthew Rafat submits: I attended Magma Design Automation Inc.’s LAVA shareholder meeting on September 17, 2009. The company offered attending shareholders coffee, water, untoasted bagels with cream cheese, and assorted pastries. There was no prepared informal presentation. CEO and Chairman Rajeev Madhavan handled most of the meeting. CFO Peter...
- External links 2009-09-23
- Notes from Sigma Designs' Shareholder Meeting
- Matthew Rafat submits: I attended Sigma Designs Inc.’s SIGM shareholder meeting on Thursday, July 30, 2009. About eleven people attended, mostly company employees. The company offered shareholders juice, soda, mineral water, cookies, and cherries. CFO Thomas Gay handled the formal portion of the meeting and then turned the meeting...
- External links 2009-08-02
- John Maudlin on Globalization and Leverage
- Matthew Rafat submits: From John Maudlin (July 17, 2009): Globalization is a two-edged sword. On balance, it has brought prosperity to those who have embraced it, with rising lifestyles, better health, longer lives, and more. The more we need each other, the less likely it is that we'll shoot...
- External links 2009-07-23
- Madoff's Investors Don't Deserve Compensation or Sympathy
- Matthew Rafat submits: The WSJ is issuing more Madoff victim propaganda. It is interesting to see the WSJ advocating free markets while slyly supporting special treatment for rich investors who failed to follow basic financial advice. Remember: Madoff's investors only lost their life savings if they chose to...
- External links 2009-07-01
- Jack and Suzy Welch and Apollo Group
- Matthew Rafat submits: click to enlarge I've been waiting for an excuse to put up these pictures. The WSJ just had an article on Welch and his new online MBA program. Here is one excerpt: by Matthew Rafat
- External links 2009-06-24
- A Note to Rupert Murdoch and the Newspaper Barons on Pricing
- Matthew Rafat submits: Newspapers must have idiots running their business departments. Newspapers price their product in ways that no other retailer would even consider. The current system penalizes long-term subscribers and rewards new ones. For example, the News Corp.-owned NWS WSJ offers a $119 annual rate to new subscribers...
- External links 2009-06-22
- Notes from Peet's Annual Shareholder Meeting
- Matthew Rafat submits: Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. PEET held its annual shareholder meeting at an Emeryville hotel on May 20, 2009. The small hotel conference room was filled to capacity. Peet’s offered shareholders Peet's drip coffee, juices, fruit, pastries, and yogurt. Shareholders also received a reuseable Peet’s bag...
- External links 2009-06-11
- Book Review: Warren Brussee's 'The Great Depression of Debt'
- Matthew Rafat submits: After reading Warren Brussee's The Great Depression of Debt, you may feel compelled to buy canned goods, water, and weaponry. If a Depression is coming and is as bad as Brussee thinks it will be, Americans are in deep trouble (and yes, "trouble" is a euphemism...
- External links 2009-03-03
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