Executives move from from one company to another all the time -- that's a normal proceeding of the business world.
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April 28 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Apple Inc.
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April 26 - Hedge Funds
Orbis Investment Management has a $10 billion equity fund managed by William Gray, and its overall management structure headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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April 26 - Hedge Funds
iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT) – Shares in the maker of home robots such as the Roomba vacuum cleaner and defense and security robots for military uses are soaring on Wednesday...
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April 24 - News
With this in mind, I am focusing in my current articles on the significant and various psychological traps investors and traders fall victim to.
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April 24 - News
Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) recently announced its first quarter results.
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April 23 - News
Since reporting earnings Wednesday morning, Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) lost 6.5% through trading yesterday. The initial response to B of A's earnings was largely negative...
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April 19 - News
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG) is a leading insurance and financial services company.
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April 18 - News
Three years ago, Harvard economists Ken Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart published a paper based on solid history and rigorous statistics showing that when a country's debt-to-GDP ratio...
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April 18 - News
Akanthos Capital is a mid-sized $500+ million hedge fund run by former Goldman derivatives trader, Michael Kao. Kao holds a degree in computer science and engineering from Berkeley...
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April 18 - Hedge Funds
Remember when a look at the five year stock chart for almost any investment was a sickening reminder of what your investments used to be? For the years since the market collapse...
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April 17 - News
The first quarter of the current year saw a few events that had significant impact on the operating performances of the US life insurance giants.
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April 16 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), American International Group, Inc.
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April 15 - Hedge Funds
Hot on the heels of a $15 million Consumer Financial Protection Bureau settlement with mortgage insurers Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW), MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG), ...
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April 15 - News
I often find myself pondering what is the best business in the world.
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April 15 - News
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a legal settlement with four mortgage insurance companies last week that will resolve allegations of "kickbacks" to lenders...
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April 15 - News
The most striking feature of Monarch Alternative Capital is that, despite being a $5.4 billion hedge fund, its equity portfolio is quite small, and is very concentrated. The...
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April 12 - Hedge Funds
During the fourth quarter of 2012, American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) replaced Apple as the most popular stock among hedge funds according to our database of 13F filings...
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April 11 - Stock Analysis
When megainsurance company Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) finally closed the sale of its retail banking operations to General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)'s GE Capital this past January...
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April 11 - News
First-quarter earnings reports are finally here, but before the first release of the official earnings season came this afternoon, the Dow Jones Industrials managed to start ...
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April 9 - News
Is the prestige really worth a place on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI)? Let's ask Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Verizon Communications Inc.
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April 8 - News
If you have a savings account, you know how low interest rates have gotten lately.
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April 8 - News
The S&P 500 includes 500 of the largest U.S. corporations in the stock market, many of which are leaders in their respective industries.
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April 7 - News
Recently, Barron’s featured a new deep value fund with $385 million in assets under management.
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April 7 - News
A settlement was announced Thursday between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and four of the nation's top mortgage insurers over the improper tactics used to win new business...
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April 5 - News
Bruce Berkowitz is undoubtedly one of the most respected value investors in the game; when he makes a move, people pay attention.
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April 5 - News
When we look at stocks, we primarily do so from a value perspective.
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April 3 - News
While catching up on what the billionaire hedge fund managers have been up to, I came across billionaire Louis Bacon's $15 billion hedge fund, Moore Capital.
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April 3 - Hedge Funds
Of particular concern is Chinese banks' exposure to wealth management products, or WMPs -- short-term investments that account for a significant portion of banks' balance sheets...
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April 2 - News
The markets still value American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) through the lens of 2008.
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April 1 - News
Having property insurance coverage can mean the difference between protecting your assets, and losing everything.
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March 31 - News
Ever since the celebrations at the beginning of the new millennium, investors have had to deal with turbulent markets.
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March 25 - News
American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) was in 142 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of December. AIG has seen an increase in hedge fund interest lately.
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March 25 - Hedge Funds
Warren Buffett is hands-down the most followed investor in the world. As the Oracle of Omaha, he has lead his firm, Berkshire-Hathaway Inc.
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March 23 - News
Seth Klarman manages one of the largest hedge funds in the world, The Baupost Group, founded in 1983 and managing some $7 billion.
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March 22 - Hedge Funds
By definition, hedge funds are often thought of as being a tool for high net-worth investors only, but there are ways for their retail-focused peers to get in on the action. ...
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March 18 - Hedge Funds
Millions of Americans never look beyond the Dow Jones Industrial Average in thinking about the stock market.
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March 18 - News
Following the recent run in stocks, I see mortgage insurers as being fairly valued. Capital positions have strengthened and industry fundamentals are improving.
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March 18 - News
When investors consider a company, it makes sense to look for both strengths and weaknesses. The company's strengths need to be examined to determine if they are sustainable.
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March 18 - News
Over-diversification happens when we become collectors of investments instead of simply being investors.
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March 16 - News
Following the recent run in the stocks, I see mortgage insurers as being fairly valued. Capital positions have strengthened and the industry fundamental are improving.
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March 14 - News
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) is the new darling of hedge funds.
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March 14 - Hedge Funds
Hank Greenberg stormed the beaches of Normandy, took part in the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, and returned home to spend five decades building American International...
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March 14 - News
The financial crisis ended -- at least where the markets are concerned -- four years ago. But some people couldn't believe it was over.
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March 12 - News
I sat down with former American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) chairman and CEO Hank Greenberg last week.
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March 12 - News
Hank Greenberg, former chairman and CEO of American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) , sued the government last year for $25 billion, related to the 2008 bailout of the company...
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March 12 - News
I've been looking into ways to get exposure to the insurance industry, and have narrowed the search to two companies: American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) and Hartford...
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March 12 - News
During a meeting in 2009 about the performance of the Home Affordable Modification Program, or HAMP, Elizabeth Warren, who was head of the Congressional Oversight Panel for the...
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March 12 - News
Hedge funds and other notable investors have filed their 13Fs for the fourth quarter of 2012, disclosing many of their long equity positions as of the end of December.
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March 11 - Hedge Funds
American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) has plenty of reasons to celebrate on Wall Street these days -- from dethroning Apple as the hedge fund favorite, to big names like...
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March 11 - News