Warren Buffett's New Tricks for Elephant Hunting
Who says old dogs can’t learn new tricks? Who Says Elephant Can’t Dance?
Not Warren Buffett. Not IBM. But how does an 82-year-old bargain hunter learn new tricks of buying tech stocks at new high prices and predicting future tech trends? Well, he read a corporate turnaroud playbook written for IBMers. He read it not just once, but twice.
The Complete Arbitrage Deskbook
The Complete Arbitrage Deskbook (By Stephane Reverre)
Edition 2001 http://astore.amazon.com/zw-20/detail/0071359958
Executive Summary by Tobias M. Dijkstra
Zenway Math: Amazing Results in Just 4 Months!
Can you add a number of 2-digit numbers in a flash like this 7-year-old girl?
In only 4 months, about 10 minutes of daily training, (we did skip many days), this 7-year-old surpassed her parents who used to be at the top of their classes in terms of mental math!
Book Summary of 'Outliers' recommended by Charlie Munger
This is a very well written book that tried to explain the classic confusion among the society "What makes people successful?". Is it really the DNA or Luck or a combination of factors that we never really had the time to analyze.
http://astore.amazon.com/zw-20/detail/0316017930
Rand Paul on Politics and Economy
Rand Paul for Vice President! Dr. Ron Paul is planting the seeds for his brilliant son. This is one of most brilliant political speeches I have heard in recent years.
The Single Most Important Election Day Question
"Liar!" "Dishonest!" "Big lie campaign!" Whatever name-calling dirty politics there are, you have to admit that Mitt Romney did an enviable job at being a father, a leader and a CEO.
Republican Debate Made Low by "Name-calling" Newt
Grandson of Long-Dead President Called Newt Gingrich a ‘Big Jerk’:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/big-jerk-grandson-of-long-dead-president-weighs-in-on-newt-gingrich/
Romney: No capital gain taxes for middle class
We applaud that Gov. Romney put forth a tax plan that impose no taxes on investments for people making less than $200k a year.
Research Notes on Radian Group Inc. (RDN)
Research Notes on Mortgage Insurance
The company has good relations with the public sector. It offers financial guarantee for public finance. RDN is the third largest mortgage insurer in the U.S.
RDN’s CFO states the following:
The U.S. Dollar, GDP and Jobs
The truth is that U.S. entities benefit a lot in the decline of the dollar. As the currency devalues, more products are exported resulting in higher GDP levels. However, this does not necessarily mean more jobs. With the advent of better technologies and global competition, one must factor that in the equation to come up with better job solutions.
