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Life Partners Holdings, #1 fastest-growing small public company

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:23:00 PDT

According to Fortune Magazine, Life Partners Holdings (LPHI) is the #1 fastest growing small business. Who knew there was a secondary market for life insurance policies. FSB 100 list in...

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Ron Insana recommends banks and homebuilders

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:41:00 PDT

“If these banks are not going out of business, if they’re not being nationalized,” Insana said, “I think you have to own them.”

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July 12: The week that was and the week ahead

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:09:00 PDT

Stocks in the news: Chevron (CVX) warned that its lower refining margins are going to hurt second quarter results. Engineering firm Shaw Group (SGR), third quarter earnings plummeted 85 percent to...

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Insider buys at Huntington Bancshares Inc.

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:39:00 PDT

Major Insider buys at Huntington Bancshares (HBAN). 9-Jun-09 PORTEOUS DAVID L Director 25,000 Direct Purchase at $3.60 per share. $90,000 9-Jun-09 MASTROIANNNI GERARD P Director 10,000 Direct...

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Warren Buffett says economy still very slow

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:20:00 PDT

Warren Buffett tells CNBC that consumer sales by Berkshire Hathaway companies have remained "very, very soft" in recent weeks..... Buffett says one way to help the recession end more quickly is not...

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Joel Greenblatt does a rare Q&A session

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:36:00 PDT

Question 5. How much of your investing success can be attributed to your uncommon emotional temperament? What are the key attributes of being a successful investor? JG: The answer is: I’m not sure....

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One on One with AMEX CEO Ken Chenault

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:11:00 PDT

Insight on American Express, new credit card legislation and how the company recently paid back the $3.39B they owed in TARP money, with Kenneth Chenault, American Express chairman/CEO and CNBC's...

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Jim Rogers says sell U.S dollars

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:17:00 PDT

The dollar and U.S. Treasuries are both likely to slide as soaring government debt in the world’s biggest economy undermines confidence in its assets, according to Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers...

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Whitney Tilson interview, still likes Berkshire.

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:04:00 PDT

"The stock these days is around $90,000. You're getting all of the operating businesses for about $15,000 per a share. And we think normalized earnings for those operating businesses are about $5,000...

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Cardinal Health, drug distributor company close to 52 week low

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:07:00 PDT

Cardinal Health(CAH) is approaching it's 52 week low, current selling at $29. Factsheet: -Cardinal forecast a fiscal 2009 profit of $2.20 to $2.25 per share excluding its clinical and medical...

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July 5: The week that was and the week ahead

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:58:00 PDT

Stocks in the news: Boeing (BA) delivered 125 commercial aircraft in the second quarter. That's only one less than a year ago. Sepracor (SEPR) early phase II studies of its depression treatment...

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A vaccine without a needle by 3M.

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:17:00 PDT

A vaccine without a needle by 3M. Very cool!

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Hudson City Bancorp(HCBK), No TARP taken

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:06:00 PDT

A bank stock that did not take TARP money, did not issue stock and in fact bought back stock. That's impressive!

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Can Best Buy compete with Gamestop?

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:21:00 PDT

Once a wallstreet darling, Gamestop(GME) is getting close to it's 52 week low (currently selling at $21 with a p/e less than 9). It operates more than 6,207 stores under Gamestop and EB games....

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John Neff on investing

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:39:00 PDT

Retired portfolio manager of the Winsor Fund, John Neff, posted an average compounded return of 13.7% from 1964 to 1995 (31 yrs). During that time the S&P posted 10.6% compounded average return....

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Buy when the stock is bleeding red ONLY!

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:11:00 PDT

I did it again. When you have some cash on the sidelines and a couple days off work, you make some foolish decisions. It's like being a compulsive gambler and you feel like you just gotta buy...

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Stocks with P/E under 10

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:57:00 PDT

Looking for cheap stocks that are out of favor? Here's a list which I used a screen using the following, p/e under 10, forward p/e under 20, PEG rational under 1.50, and Return on Equity above 10....

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Raymond J. Milchovich, CEO of Foster Wheeler

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:38:00 PDT

Foster Wheeler(FWLT) is a global engineering, construction, and project management contractor and power equipment supplier. Raymond Milchovich, 58, led Foster Wheeler for the past seven years. He...

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Glen Tullman, CEO interview of Allscripts(MDRX)

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:02:00 PDT

A 90 P/E. The stock has gone way ahead itself. But Cramer likes to buy high and sell higher! No margin of safety here.

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212 degrees inspiration movie

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:20:00 PDT

Here's a warning: Once you watch this 3 minute movie, it'll be hard to forget! I've probably watched it a hundred times but you know what...it still works. Whenever I need a little "nudge" to remind...

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Gene Marcial on NCR

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:52:00 PDT

"NCR (NCR), which makes and services technology hardware and software largely for retail and financial companies, is one global tech company that some investors find attractive because of its...

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Motorola's Karma phone for social networking

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:00:00 PDT

First look at the Motorola Karma QA1 from AT&T, a new quick messaging device with direct one-touch access to your favorite social networking sites.

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June 27: The week that was and the week ahead

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:35:00 PDT

Accenture Ltd (ACN) third quarter earnings a bit lower, $0.68 versus $0.74 last year, but $0.04 above the Street estimate and Citigroup upped 2009 and 2010 earnings estimates. KB Home (KBH) second...

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iPhone 3GS selling like hotcakes.

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:54:00 PDT

I went to the fido.ca website in Canada and when I click on the iPhone, it states "The Canadian launch of the iPhone 3GS has been a tremendous success. As such, Fido has experienced high demand and...

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Warren Buffett's Portfolio, Now Within Reach

noreply@blogger.com (RetireRichBlog) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:30:00 PDT

"Mr. Buffett liked oil giant ConocoPhillips (COP) enough to invest $7 billion in the stock through the end of last year, at an average price of $82.55, according to the Berkshire Hathaway annual...

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