Money and Finance
- Markel Meeting Notes, And More Berkshire Notes
Thanks to Phil for passing these along. Links to: 2014 Markel Meeting Notes 2014 Berkshire Meeting Notes ...
- Selling Cash-secured Put Options
[This article is also posted on Seeking Alpha HERE.] Selling puts on stocks can be a good way to either gain some yield and/or try and buy a stock you'd like to own at a lower price. I prefer cash-secured puts so that if the stock gets put to you,...
- A Reminder On American Express
I thought it would be a good time to remind readers what Joel Greenblatt had to say about American Express (AXP) last summer. Although I haven't done the valuation work yet and thus haven't invested in AXP, there are 2 things I do know: (1) American...
- Omaha Trip Report
The Berkshire Hathaway weekend is a lot of fun, its great to hang out with friends and talk and learn together. Every year there is something new. This year, I completed what I call the Omaha Triathlon part 1 - Berkshire Hathaway meeting, part 2- the...
- High Yield Reads - 4/5/14
Summary of recents posts and pieces of interest, sometimes enduring, to dividend investors: Base Hit Investor on Markel - as you might guess from the title, I am main interested in dividend stocks, but there are one or two exceptions, Berkshire comes...
Money and Finance
Markel Annual Meeting Notes 2008
These are a couple of months old, but with the stock price currently hanging just below $330 per share, I thought one line might be a worthwhile one to review:
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(2) Steve Markel thinks Markel should be valued at 2x Book Value. At the current book value (as of 3/31) of $263 Book value, that puts shares at $526.
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*This is not a recommendation to buy or sell a security. Please do your own research before making an investment decision.
- Markel Meeting Notes, And More Berkshire Notes
Thanks to Phil for passing these along. Links to: 2014 Markel Meeting Notes 2014 Berkshire Meeting Notes ...
- Selling Cash-secured Put Options
[This article is also posted on Seeking Alpha HERE.] Selling puts on stocks can be a good way to either gain some yield and/or try and buy a stock you'd like to own at a lower price. I prefer cash-secured puts so that if the stock gets put to you,...
- A Reminder On American Express
I thought it would be a good time to remind readers what Joel Greenblatt had to say about American Express (AXP) last summer. Although I haven't done the valuation work yet and thus haven't invested in AXP, there are 2 things I do know: (1) American...
- Omaha Trip Report
The Berkshire Hathaway weekend is a lot of fun, its great to hang out with friends and talk and learn together. Every year there is something new. This year, I completed what I call the Omaha Triathlon part 1 - Berkshire Hathaway meeting, part 2- the...
- High Yield Reads - 4/5/14
Summary of recents posts and pieces of interest, sometimes enduring, to dividend investors: Base Hit Investor on Markel - as you might guess from the title, I am main interested in dividend stocks, but there are one or two exceptions, Berkshire comes...