Eric F.

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How To Destroy Value

Eric F. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 3:22 pm
It was reported today that Motorola (MOT) is shopping around its division that makes set top boxes and other equipment for cable and phone companies. The rumored asking price is around $4.5 billion. ...
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Interesting Article

Eric F. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 5:45 am
I ran across an academic article recently that I haven't had time to read yet, but thought I would share it with readers of this blog. The Financial Crisis as a Symbol of the Failure of Academic...
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Weekly Link Orgy - September 30, 2009

Eric F. posted an article on - Sep 30, 2009, 1:27 pm
The Chief of Staff of the Brazilian Government said in a speech that pre salt reserves off the Brazilian coast may hold "between 25 billion and 100 billion barrels" of reserves. If this is true and m...
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Weekly Link Orgy

Eric F. posted an article on - Sep 20, 2009, 7:32 am
The New York Times joins the debate over whether the market rally has gone too far. are we on the cusp of more irrational exuberance? Did you know that Charlie Munger went to Harvard Law School? It...
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"Short-Termism" In The Market

Eric F. posted an article on - Sep 17, 2009, 9:22 am
I have blogged constantly about the value and importance of long term investing, and a recent report from the Aspen Institute came out with some practical proposals to fight what they call "short-term...
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Another Greenshoot

Eric F. posted an article on - Sep 15, 2009, 6:56 am
Another green shoot in the economy hit the tape last week: "FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) today announced that it expects to report earnings of $0.58 per diluted share for the first quarter ended Aug...
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BJ Services Take Under

Eric F. posted an article on - Aug 31, 2009, 8:10 pm
Am I the only BJ Services (BJS) shareholder out there who thinks that this is a lousy deal? Is there any hope for a competing bid? BJ Services traded close to $40 back in 2006, and was as high as $33...
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Article Shows That Sell Side Analysts Still Suck

Eric F. posted an article on - Aug 13, 2009, 10:32 am
An article entitled "Behavioural Bias and Conflicts of Interest in Analyst Stock Recommendations" published in the Journal of Business Finance & Accounting examines these issues: "Whether sell-side a...
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Weekly Link Orgy - August 12, 2009

Eric F. posted an article on - Aug 12, 2009, 11:12 am
Are you one of those doom and gloomers who think the U.S. is bound to fall like other civilizations? Do you have a theory about how it will happen? Then check out this list of 144 possibilities and ...
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Health Insurance Debate

Eric F. posted an article on - Aug 12, 2009, 8:08 am
There has been a lot of media attention on the continuing debate over the Obama Health Care proposals that are tortuously making its way through the U.S. legislative process. Well here is another thi...
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Weekly Link Orgy - August 3, 2009

Eric F. posted an article on - Aug 4, 2009, 6:40 am
The folks at Barron's weigh in on the seesaw battle between Growth and Value Investing. This is a conflict that has almost reached biblical proportions and is clouded by the use of unreliable stat...
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Value vs. Growth

Eric F. posted an article on - Aug 2, 2009, 6:40 am
The ancient battle between Value and Growth investing continues, with Barron's weighing in with its take on the issue. It's starting to remind me of the Hundred Year's War between France ...
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The Real Vampire Squid On The Face Of Humanity

Eric F. posted an article on - Jul 27, 2009, 10:55 am
Matt Taibbi’s article on Goldman Sachs has now achieved legendary status for the term he coined in this sentence: “The world's most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped a...
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Sovereign Wealth Funds

Eric F. posted an article on - Jul 21, 2009, 6:06 am
Does anyone remember a year ago when everyone pundit and media outlet predicted that Sovereign Wealth Funds were going to take over the world? The assets they controlled were growing so quickly due mo...
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Steve Forbes Video

Eric F. posted an article on - Jul 12, 2009, 3:33 pm
Steve Forbes drags Julius Caesar into the current financial crisis in a video from late June 2009. He compares Caesar's hubris to that of those who led our financial system into disaster. Hubr...
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What Will The End of Newspapers Mean For Blogging?

Eric F. posted an article on - Jul 10, 2009, 8:33 am
Here’s the real issue behind the fall of the Newspaper industry. What will all those bloggers do when there are no newspapers left and they can’t scrape content from a newspaper while hiding behi...
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Daily Link Orgy - July 9, 2009

Eric F. posted an article on - Jul 9, 2009, 11:08 am
The Social Science Research Network is an excellent source of academic papers regarding many different topics. Don't be misled by the Social Science name, as the site has many financial and inves...
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Daily Link Orgy - July 7, 2009

Eric F. posted an article on - Jul 7, 2009, 11:08 am
The Social Science Research Network is an excellent source of academic papers regarding many different topics. Don't be misled by the Social Science name, as the site has many financial and inves...
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Daily Link Orgy - July 2, 2009

Eric F. posted an article on - Jul 2, 2009, 11:08 am
The Social Science Research Network is an excellent source of academic papers regarding many different topics. Don't be misled by the Social Science name, as the site has many financial and inves...
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Daily Link Orgy - June 30, 2009

Eric F. posted an article on - Jun 30, 2009, 11:08 am
The Social Science Research Network is an excellent source of academic papers regarding many different topics. Don't be misled by the Social Science name, as the site has many financial and inves...
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