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Thought of the day | the Contrary Investor
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August 8, 2007. Thought of the day. 8212; contraryinvestor @ 7:23 am. I am currently contemplating other investments, but since people do seem to be reading the blog I feel obliged to post something. My main concern as people begin trickle into the site is that anyone reading this site proceed with caution and with a long term investment horizon (3-5 years). In the cases where options are discussed the longest dated available options are by far the most prudent and where possible LEAPS.
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BX UPDATE (08/13/2007): | the Contrary Investor
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August 13, 2007. 8212; contraryinvestor @ 11:35 pm. Blackstone Group LP, manager of the world’s largest private-equity fund, said second-quarter earnings more than tripled as revenue increased during a record year for leveraged buyouts. Net income was $774 million compared with $224 million a year earlier, New York-based Blackstone said today in its first report as a public company. But Blackstone rose only 0.43. 170%) on the day, closing at $. Leave a Comment ». Feed for comments on this post.
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BX the Dog | the Contrary Investor
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August 7, 2007. 8212; contraryinvestor @ 2:44 am. In today’s (08/06/2007) broad based rally in the financial sector every major investment bank and broker dealer was up tremendously. Fortress Investment Group, the other large publicly traded PE shop, was even up 6.67%, despite having sunk some 39.1% nearly straight down since its February 2007 IPO. They were all up that is, except BX. Translation: We’re in charge no matter how poorly we perform as managers or whether we decide to take your money and blow...
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GS UPDATE (08/13/2007): | the Contrary Investor
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August 14, 2007. 8212; contraryinvestor @ 6:46 am. I hate to say I told you so but, I told you so. That being said I’ll be holding off on my purchase of the puts until the volatility comes back in. The current pricing is a bit exorbitant. Leave a Comment ». Feed for comments on this post. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out.
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Credit Crunch | the Contrary Investor
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August 10, 2007. 8212; contraryinvestor @ 11:24 am. However, with at beta 1.7 and two hedge funds which are currently takings losses (Goldman Sachs North American Equity Opportunities and Goldman Sachs Global Alpha) I chose instead to short Goldman Sachs (GS). Goldman will almost certainly weather the loses at its funds with out much impact to earnings. Yet, with Goldman being Goldman. I hate to say I told you so but, I told you so. Leave a Comment ». Feed for comments on this post. You are commenting us...
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On the Rate Cut: | the Contrary Investor
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August 17, 2007. On the Rate Cut:. 8212; contraryinvestor @ 7:39 pm. From Long Short Capital:. Hi, my name is Ben. I am in charge of the economy, more or less. To my left, a man far less important. To my right, Greenspan. Last night, the three of us held a secret meeting in our hidden Fed safehouse. There we drank, ate, told some amazing jokes and then decided to cut the Fed Discount Rate 50 basis points. Leave a Comment ». Feed for comments on this post. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. You are commenting us...
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Step away from the ledge | the Contrary Investor
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August 16, 2007. Step away from the ledge. 8212; contraryinvestor @ 1:25 pm. 8220;If you expect to be a net saver during the next 5 years, should you hope for a higher or lower stock market during that period? Born August 30, 1930) is an American investor and the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. 8211; 1997 Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders. Take a step back, breathe, look for bargains. Repeat as necessary. Leave a Comment ». Feed for comments on this post. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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The Opposite | the Contrary Investor
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August 14, 2007. 8212; contraryinvestor @ 11:51 am. This is my religion. This excerpt is from the Seinfeld episode which changed this humble investor’s life, I give you. 8220;Why did it all turn out like this for me? 8230;This has been the dream of my life ever since I was a child, and it’s all happening because I’m completely ignoring every urge towards common sense and good judgment I’ve ever had. This is no longer just some crazy notion. Jerry, this is my religion.”. 2 Comments ». Comment by Bill Luby.