Friday, December 14, 2012

Thursday, December 13, 2012

The Manual of Ideas: Interview Jean-Marie Eveillard


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Dealbook Conference Video: Ray Dalio, Steve Schwarzman and David Rubinstein


Book excerpt for “Perfect Health Diet: Regain Health and Lose Weight by Eating the Way You Were Meant to Eat” - By Paul Jaminet, Shou-Ching Jaminet

There are some differences from Art De Vany (my usual, go-to resource on health), but this looks like a very interesting read. Click on the text below to go to the excerpt.

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Acquisitions....

From the book The Investment Checklist by Michael Shearn:

“Understanding how and why management makes acquisitions is one of the few concrete ways for investors to reduce uncertainty in assessing a company’s chances of success.”

Historic Fed Announcement Yet Unchanged Markets? – By Mohamed El-Erian


Wednesday, December 12, 2012

UNDERSTANDING IS A POOR SUBSTITUTE FOR CONVEXITY (ANTIFRAGILITY) - By Nassim Nicholas Taleb


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RAY DALIO: The US Economy Is Facing A Rare Set Of Circumstances That Will Be Bad For Markets

Found via ValueWalk.

Berkshire Hathaway buys back $1.2 billion of Class A stock

With the share repurchase ceiling increased to 120% of book value, Berkshire can now buy back A shares up to a little over $134,000 per share, and B shares up to a little over $89 per share.
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23andMe lowers price to $99


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