From the monthly archives:
I have been doing a TON of radio interviews about Warren Buffett recently. In fact, I have another one on Voice America in an hour.
Why so much interest in an old guy from Omaha? Well, the fact that Mr. Buffett has handed long-time Berkshire shareholders an overall gain of 400,863% (1965 through 2007) [...]
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Nobody has to convince me that dividends can create some of the world’s most tremendous investment returns. But I love seeing new proof come out.
Enter a new study that was conducted by Ned Davis Research.
The firm found that, since 1972, S&P 500 index members that consistently increased their dividends — or initiated payouts — handed shareholders an [...]
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I suppose we all saw this coming: Fannie Mae just posted a rather large $2.2 Billion loss for the first quarter, and also announced a dividend cut that will take effect in the third quarter. I can’t say I blame FNM for trying to stem the bleeding, but it is never encouraging when a [...]
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I came across an article on Yahoo Finance this morning, talking about how buyers should approach the current real estate market. In short, it pointed out that buyers have more negotiating power now, and that offers that were once considered “lowballs” are now more likely to get real consideration from sellers. Gee, thanks for the newsflash!
But my [...]
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