Value Investing | Graham, Fisher, Buffett,FWallStreet | Special Situations

I have to admit, lately the content of the blog has been evolving to special situations. I’m not sure whether the readers are ok with this, but if not, please let me know. But I digress…

In the meantime, a merger that I have had my eyes on since announcement is Puget Energy. Puget Energy is a holding company but performs all of its operations through Puget Sound Energy which is based here in Seattle, right in my backyard. Continue reading Watch Alert: Puget Energy Arbitrage >>

Here is a round up of this weeks best articles I came across in no particular order: Continue reading Recommended Reading - September 12, 2008 >>

In support of my fellow blogger and member of The Div-Net, Nurseb911 from Triaging My Way To Financial Success is hosting a giveaway to a lucky subscriber. The prize is a hardcover copy of the new Warren Buffett book, The Snowball: Warren Buffett And The Business Of Life, by Alice Schroeder, due out September 29th, 2008. Continue reading The Great Subscriber Giveaway at TMWTFS >>

Welcome to the 11th Investing Carnival! We have lots of reading to keep us busy, so without further ado I present to you the following list of articles that make up this great carnival. (While you’re at it, you may consider browsing around here as well =P ) Continue reading Investing Carnival #11 >>

Silly me. First of all, sorry to disappoint those who were interested in what was supposed to be my first tender. I was too worked up about the odds and closing date of the tender that I completely glossed over the finer details. I didn’t purchase anything today and thankfully, it was a “free” lesson. Continue reading A Tender That Was Too Good To Be True >>

How is an individual investor able to get an edge over millions of others and especially institutions that spend every waking hour analyzing companies and crunching numbers? I mean, the way to profit is to know something that others don’t. Right? Continue reading Profit From Special Situations - Stock Tenders >>

Here is a round up of this weeks best articles I came across in no particular order: Continue reading Recommended Reading - September 5, 2008 >>

If you are in need of a fast loading automatic spreadsheet for your buy or watch list and you don’t want to load up your browser each time, you may want to check out this spreadsheet on Gummy Stuff. Continue reading Investing and Finance Spreadsheet Site >>

Jazz Technologies (JAZ) announced on May 19, 2008 that they are being acquired by Tower Semiconductor (TSEM). The final decision of the deal is expected to announced dependent on the results of the special meeting of shareholders scheduled for September 17, 2008. When I started to look into this merger yesterday, the spread was at 15%. Today, August 13, the spread fluctuates between 6-9%. However, this still comes out to an annualized gain in the range of 40-72%.

If you are a believer of getting rich quick, the “Natural Contrarian’s Way” may just be for you. Other may see it for what it really is. Continue reading The Natural Contrarian's Way to Get Poor Quick >>