Japan Investing Summit 2012
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Read this article for more information on the upcoming Japan Investment Summit and an opportunity to register at a fifty percent discount to the regular price.
Benjamin Graham "Individuals who cannot master their emotions are ill-suited to profit from the investment process."
Warren Buffett "Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it."
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Interview Excerpt: Charles de Vaulx Shares Insights on ‘Eclectic’ Portfolio
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Charles de Vaulx is a partner, portfolio manager, and chief investment officer at International Value Advisers. We are pleased to publish selected excerpts from a recent interview in which Mr. de Vaulx shares insights on his “eclectic” investment portfolio.
Sep 27 2012 | Posted in News and Commentary | Read More »
Book Review: The Value Investors by Ronald Chan
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Ronald W. Chan’s latest book, The Value Investors: Lessons from the World’s Top Fund Managers, is an excellent compilation of interviews with twelve highly successful value investors from very different backgrounds. Read this article for a brief review of the book.
Howard Marks Interview Transcript
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The Manual of Ideas recently interviewed Howard Marks and has provided a 27-page transcript of the discussion. Read this article for excerpts from the interview.
Sep 17 2012 | Posted in News and Commentary | Read More »
Pitfalls in Oil & Gas Accounting
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One of the most important task investors face involves identifying distortions in a company’s financial statements which may obscure actual economic performance or distort comparisons with other firms in the same industry. In this article we take a look at some potential pitfalls in accounting for oil and gas companies
