Showdown in the Sunshine State - By Megan McArdle
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Showdown in the Sunshine State - By Megan McArdle


Found via Simoleon Sense.

TWO OF WALL STREET'S SAVVIEST VALUE INVESTORS, BRUCE BERKOWITZ AND DAVID EINHORN, PRIDE THEMSELVES ON THEIR RIGOROUS ANALYSIS. NOW THEY'RE LOCKED IN A SCORCHED-EARTH DISPUTE OVER THE VALUE OF SOME FLORIDA REAL ESTATE. HOW COULD THEY LOOK AT THE SAME FACTS AND REACH SUCH WILDLY DIFFERENT CONCLUSIONS, AND WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT THE “VALUE” OF VALUE INVESTING?





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