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Questions regarding “Damn Right” and Charlie Munger

Among all the books I’ve written, Damn Right is probably my favorite. It’s right up there with Benjamin Graham on Value Investing and Warren Buffett Speaks. One reason I like it so much is that it added another view point to Graham’s and Buffett’s lives and ideas. It gave me a three dimensional picture of [...]

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Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting attendees, Gorat’s under new ownership.

We are told that Gorat’s new owner, Gene Dunn, is husband of Borshiems CEO Susan Jacques. Gorat’s gets new owner, will close for a month By Sarah Baker Hansen WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER « GoShare Gorat’s Steak House, an Omaha landmark for 67 years, will serve its last meal tonight. Local restaurateur Gene Dunn reportedly is [...]

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UNLV College of Business Alumna of the Year

The University of Nevada at Las Vegas has named author/speaker Janet Lowe as 2012 Alumna of the year. She will be honored at homecoming, November 4. When she graduated with a degree in business, Janet Lowe used her then married name, Husmann.

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Summer Stock Market Rally

The AIA “Advocate for Absolute Returns” From: The Research and Editorial Staff of The Association for Investor Awareness, Inc. May 31, 2012 In This Issue: Stocks Or Bonds, That Is The Question Greece Is Still A Big Concern A Summer Rally Seems Likely Housing Is Starting To Attract Investors The Market Is Expanding For Private [...]

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Holding Good Thoughts for Warren

Sad to hear that Warren Buffett has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but glad to hear it is only Stage 1 and very treatable. Warren has been a wonderful friend to many of us. Besides being an excellent businessman, he is a good person. He will be in my thoughts and I hope everyone will [...]

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The north star for investors

A good friend, who is an avid and successful investor, recently told me she has launched a study of technical analysis. Although my focus has been on value investing, I don’t object to this. The more and investor knows, the better off she is. However, I remind her to keep the basics in mind. A [...]

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New Book on Value Investing

Ramaswamy’s book comes out in March, published by John Wiley & Sons. In his new book, CREATING A PORTFOLIO LIKE WARREN BUFFETT:  A High Return Investment Strategy, Jeeva Ramaswamy, a managing partner of an investment fund modeled after the original 1950s Buffett partnership, breaks down the rules of stock trading that made Buffett a multibillionaire.  [...]

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Walter Schloss biography for sale

Walter Schloss is a solid, thoughtful investor and a great friend of Warren Buffett. It is unusual for Walter’s biography to be available. Anyone interested in owning the book can bid on it on ebay. Good luck. http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Memoirs-of-Walter-J-Schloss-Warren-Buffetts-Superinvestor-Friend-/160750024859?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item256d72b89b

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Don’t Worry About QE3

Richard Fisher, president of the Dallas Federal Reserve, says he is perplexed by Wall Street’s continued preoccupation with QE3 —  the possibility that the Fed could engage in a third round of large-scale buying of assets. He says this is extremely unlikely. Read more.

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Welcome to my Website

Please enjoy this wonderful new website. I hope you find it useful. Many thanks to website designer and general hand-holder, Jack Brandais of San Diego for the excellent job he did creating it.

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