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(Snapshots from the investorsphere...) 'Buffett Rule' Introduced in Senate But Passage Unlikely Amid GOP Opposition Posted on 1 Feb 2012 at 1:23 pm A version of President Obama's "Buffett Rule" has been introduced in the U.S. Senate but it faces an enormous obstacle: strong Republican opposition. Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat representing Rhode Island, formally introduced what he's calling the "Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012."
Warren Buffett Matching Illinois Teen's $300 Deficit DonationPosted on 1 Feb 2012 at 9:41 am Warren Buffett is matching a 16-year-old girl's $300 deficit-reducing donation, reports WLS in Chicago.
Warren Buffett Defends His Secretary From 'Ridiculous' AttacksPosted on 27 Jan 2012 at 11:47 am Warren Buffett says criticism of his secretary, Debbie Bosanek, over her supposed high salary and purchase of a second home, is 'ridiculous' and misses the point he's trying to make on tax rates for the very rich.
Does Warren Buffett's Secretary Really Make Over $200,000?Posted on 26 Jan 2012 at 12:00 pm As President Obama again made the argument that it's not fair Warren Buffett's secretary pays a higher tax rate than her billionaire employer does, a Forbes contributor gets some attention with a post headlined "Warren Buffett's Secretary Likely Makes Between $200,000 and $500,000/Year." But is ...
Warren Buffett's Secretary 'Excited' About State of the Union RolePosted on 24 Jan 2012 at 3:50 pm The woman who has gained some fame as Warren Buffett's "secretary" .. she actually refers to herself as Buffett's assistant .. is "excited" about sitting with Michelle Obama during tonight's State of the Union address by President Obama.
Warren Buffett Offers Millions in Deficit Donations, If ...Posted on 23 Jan 2012 at 3:21 pm Warren Buffett ups the ante with an offer during a Bloomberg interview to donate millions of dollars to help reduce the nation's deficit .. 15 percent of his annual income .. if at least 50 Capitol Hill lawmakers do the same.
Warren Buffett Sings and Plays Ukulele for Chinese New YearPosted on 22 Jan 2012 at 6:19 pm A short video clip of Warren Buffett playing the ukulele and singing "I've Been Working on the Railroad" is part of Chinese television's New Year celebration. It appears on the 2012 Spring Gala website of state broadcaster CCTV. The Gala is a massive television program marking the start of the ...
Warren Buffett Partied With Jay-Z Last NightPosted on 19 Jan 2012 at 1:13 pm He's not known for the night life but last night Warren Buffett was hanging with Jay-Z.
'Impressed' and 'Delighted' Warren Buffett Matches GOP Rep's Deficit DonationsPosted on 18 Jan 2012 at 1:59 pm Warren Buffett will be writing a check made out to the United States Treasury for just over $49,000 to help pay down the national debt. He's matching voluntary contributions made this year and last year by Rep. Scott Rigell, a Republican representing Virginia.
Sen. McConnell Spokesman: Warren Buffett Should Look to Democrats for Deficit DonationsPosted on 11 Jan 2012 at 5:23 pm The office of Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has issued a swift response to Warren Buffett's offer to match three-for-one any contribution McConnell makes to reduce the deficit. A spokesman suggests that Buffett should be matching contributions "from those who actually want to pay higher taxes,...
Investors with longer-term horizon might find value - Business Times (subscription) Discovered on 22 Jan 2012 at 2:03 pm Investors with longer-term horizon might find valueBusiness Times (subscription)By TEH HOOI LING THE Straits Times Index (STI) put on 2.1 per cent in the last week of the Year of the Rabbit. Last week also saw some of the busiest trading days in months. The rise in stock prices lowered the STI's dividend yield to 3.8 per cent from ...
There's value, but keep some powder dry - Business Times (subscription)Discovered on 15 Jan 2012 at 2:04 pm There's value, but keep some powder dryBusiness Times (subscription)By TEH HOOI LING THERE is value in risk assets, but the uncertainties surrounding the eurozone may cause significant volatility in the markets in the months to come - that is the prognosis of most analysts and market strategies.
How Quantedge sharpens its edge - Business Times (subscription)Discovered on 10 Jan 2012 at 2:04 pm How Quantedge sharpens its edgeBusiness Times (subscription)By TEH HOOI LING QUANTEDGE Capital, the Singapore-based hedge fund which chalked up an impressive gain of 32 per cent last year despite very difficult market conditions, is starting 2012 with an overweight position in commodities, moderate exposure to ...and more »
Making Great Investment Profits in 2012, No Thanks to the ‘Analysts’ Posted on 4 Feb 2012 at 9:31 am In my best-selling investment books and Wealth Academy seminars, I often tell my students that nobody (including myself) can predict the direction of the stock market. As a savvy investor, you should never blindly listen to the advice of experts. Instead, you should always invest based on your own research and analysis. In December 2011, [...]
The Psychology of the Stock MarketPosted on 30 Sep 2011 at 4:49 am We know that the stock market goes through cycles just like the weather goes through Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. When the market goes up during a rally, it will always go down during a correction. Similarly, after every correction, it will go back up again. Although stock markets go up and down, it goes [...]
Market Insights Sept 2011Posted on 27 Sep 2011 at 2:52 am This is a quick update on my views about global markets and my strategy moving forward. Since the Dow Jones, Straits Times Index and Hang Seng crossed their 400 Day Moving average 2 months ago, all three indices continue to be in a confirmed downtrend. After holding up very strongly for the last 2 months, [...]
How to Buy the Right Stocks… At The Right Time!Posted on 29 Aug 2011 at 1:05 am During the recent Wealth Expo, I mentioned that many high quality stocks are currently very undervalued as the result of the sell-off stemming from fears of a recession. However, the safest time to buy such stocks would only be when they reverse from a downtrend into an uptrend. As long as the stock price is [...]
The Danger With Warren Buffett’s StrategyPosted on 17 Aug 2011 at 7:20 am Recently, Warren Buffett announced that US stocks were very cheap and that he was buying aggressively again. Should you as an investor blindly jump in and take the cue from the world’s greatest investor and one of the world’s richest man? Yes and no. It all depends. First let me say that I am one [...]
It’s Time to Profit From the Panic…AGAIN!!!Posted on 8 Aug 2011 at 10:29 pm From October 2007 to December 2008, stock markets around the world suffered their biggest fall since the great depression. The US Market (S&P 500 Index) fell 55%, Singapore and Malaysia fell 60%+ and China Stocks (Shanghai Composite Index) fell 70%. Stocks like UOB fell from $28 to $7 and Citigroup fell from $60 to less [...]
What Happens If the US Debt is Downgraded?Posted on 28 Jul 2011 at 10:48 am One of the most common question that people ask me nowadays is what would happen if the US government does not raise their debt ceiling limit by Aug 2 and US debt is consequently downgraded by rating agencies. Would stocks crash? Would bonds crash? What should we do as investors? Let me do my best [...]
Stock Market Update June 17Posted on 17 Jun 2011 at 10:25 am The stock market has chalked up its first weekly gain since 6 weeks of sustained losses. This does not imply that this correction/pullback is over. For those of you holding stock positions in the market (including myself), it can be quite scary to see share prices fall day after day. Some of you may even [...]
Another Financial Crisis Coming? Hang On!Posted on 4 Jun 2011 at 1:43 am This is a quick market update. If you have been following the financial news (which you SHOULD), then you would know that the US markets have been making losses for the last 5 weeks. The markets have been rocked by a host of bad economic news (disappointing jobs report), fears stemming from the European debt [...]
Market and Portfolio Update 16 May 2011Posted on 17 May 2011 at 4:58 am Here is a quick market and portfolio update. It looks like the ‘Sell in May’ phenomenon may be taking place this year. For the last two weeks, there has been a huge sell off in commodities like Gold, Oil, Silver and Copper. The sell off was triggered by a variety of reasons that include weaker [...]
Sometimes It Takes A Tragedy To Remind Us How Precious Life Is Posted on 29 Jan 2012 at 12:18 am On the 28 of Jan 2012, my wife and I escaped a major tragedy by just a few seconds. At 2am+, we were traveling along Fort road, going home from a movie. Suddenly, our car just stalled on the road for no reason. Suddenly, in less than five seconds, two cars collided at high speed [...]
A Student From Indonesia I Am Very Proud of!Posted on 15 Jan 2012 at 7:45 pm Just received an email from a student of mine who attend my ‘I Am Gifted!’ camp 6 years ago. I am so happy and proud that he became one of the top students in Indonesia, scored straight ‘A’s for A levels as is now studying engineering in Cambridge University. Every student truly has the potential [...]
Official Opening of the Adam Khoo Learning Centre at West Coast Plaza, SingaporePosted on 15 Jan 2012 at 3:31 am I am very happy to report that we have opened our 7th Adam Khoo Learning Centre at West Coast Plaza, Singapore. I would like to thank Fredrick Tan, Managing Director of Adam Khoo Learning Centre at the whole team for doing a great job in transforming the lives of thousands of students in Singapore and [...]
A special message to all Patterns of Excellence Graduates from 2002-2012Posted on 12 Jan 2012 at 9:39 pm I have very excited and happy to announce that 2012 is the 10 Year Anniversary of the Patterns of Excellence! Yes, it has been 10 years of transforming lives and designing destinies. 10 years of jumping up and down to the song ‘No Limits!’. 10 years of watching ‘Rocky’. 10 years of using NLP and [...]
Learn From Your Past & Design Your FuturePosted on 1 Jan 2012 at 11:25 pm Dear friend Another year has passed and a new one has just begun! I hope that 2011 has been a meaningful and fulfilling year for you as it has been for me. At the same time, I would like to wish you all the good health, success and happiness in 2012! In this post, I [...]
Let Emotions Serve You And Not Enslave You!Posted on 17 Dec 2011 at 1:53 am If this video has inspired and empowered you, please share it with all your friends and loved ones. Everyone deserves the opportunity to live their life with success and abundance
The Secret to Lifelong HappinessPosted on 12 Dec 2011 at 7:32 am If this video has inspired and empowered you, please share it with all your friends and loved ones. Everyone deserves the opportunity to live their life with success and abundance
Winners Take Calculated Risks!Posted on 8 Dec 2011 at 11:24 pm If this video has inspired and empowered you, please share it with all your friends and loved ones. Everyone deserves the opportunity to live their life with success and abundance
Leveraging Your Way to Success! Learn A Powerful Concept of The Rich & SuccessfulPosted on 6 Dec 2011 at 8:43 am If this video has inspired and empowered you, please share it with all your friends and loved ones. Everyone deserves the opportunity to live their life with success and abundance
India Business Conference at Columbia Business SchoolPosted on 25 Mar 2011 at 10:30 pm All visitors here are invited to the India Business Conference at Columbia Business School. One of the key highlights is a value investing panel moderated by Prof. Bruce Greenwald on “Investing in India: Finding Value” with four India’s focused equity investors. Event details are as follows: Friday, April 1st 2011 Alfred Lerner Hall, Columbia University, 2960 Broadway, New [...]
Warren Buffett CNBC Interview 2011Posted on 6 Mar 2011 at 7:33 pm Warren Buffett recently did a 3-hr long interview on CNBC Squawk Box. The complete transcript of the interview, as well as the actual video footage, can be found below: CNBC Warren Buffett Transcript, March 2, 2011 Part 1: Most Berkshire Businesses ‘Inching Along’ Part 2 : The ‘Zebra’ That Got Away Part 3: ‘Elephant Gun’ Targets [...]
2 Psychological Mistakes We All Make With MoneyPosted on 19 Jan 2011 at 2:02 pm Did you know that our minds are wired to make two different “psychological mistakes” with money - and no one is talking about it? If you’re interested in the psychology of failure and success with money, then go read this new PDF report - and watch the video that goes with it (just go to this [...]
The Secret Story About MoneyPosted on 10 Jan 2011 at 12:42 pm All of us have our own interpretation of what money means to us. How we perceive money will have a great influence on whether we are able to be wealthy. But before we go into that, do you know whether your understanding of money is correct? Do you know: 1) Where did money come from and why was it [...]
Warren Buffett on Goldman Sachs and U.S. Economic ReboundPosted on 4 May 2010 at 4:36 pm Warren Buffet was recently interviewed on CNBC about his thoughts on Goldman Sachs and the state of the U.S. economic recovery. You can watch the full interview in two parts below. If you prefer reading, the transcript can be found here. Related PostsBerkshire Hathaway Assurance Insures BondsBerkshire Hathaway Assurance, Warren Buffett's newly setup...Warren Buffett on the Current [...]
All For You Featuring Warren BuffettPosted on 30 Mar 2010 at 11:07 am Warren Buffett stars from 1 min 40s onwards. Related PostsEvery Breath Bernanke TakesA funny spoof on The Police's "Every Breath You Take" featur...Warren Buffett’s Letter - 1988 (Part 1)Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) When an i...
Henry Paulson On The BrinkPosted on 11 Feb 2010 at 10:38 pm Earlier this week, Warren Buffett and Henry Paulson appeared in an informal 50-minute “conversation” that focused on Paulson and the events he writes about in his book, On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System On the Brink gives an insider account of the events that unfolded in the [...]
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates Columbia Business School TranscriptPosted on 13 Nov 2009 at 9:27 pm A couple of days ago, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates were at the Columbia Business School to answer questions from their students. It was a lively session hosted by Becky Quick of CNBC. The full transcripts of the session can be read here: Warren Buffett and Bill Gates Columbia Business School Full Transcript Excerpts and Images From the [...]
Buffett Buys Burlington Northern Santa FePosted on 3 Nov 2009 at 11:19 am Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Tuesday agreed to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., a $34 billion acquisition that if approved will be the biggest in Berkshire’s history. Burlington Northern, the nation’s second-largest railroad, is the biggest hauler of food products like corn and coal for electricity, making it an indicator of the country’s economic [...]
Warren Buffett Interview With Becky QuickPosted on 6 May 2009 at 12:46 am Warren Buffett had a quick interview with CNBC Becky Quick on Monday following Berkshire’s AGM over the weekend. Some points from the interview include: Warren Buffett is optimistic about the U.S. economy over the long term, but has no idea how it will be in the short term. It will ultimately turn; he just don’t know when. The [...]
Magic Formula Investing Weekly Roundup 1/29/2012 Posted on 29 Jan 2012 at 8:48 am Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula® Investing screens. Read More...
Current Best Values: Return on Enterprise ValuePosted on 27 Jan 2012 at 7:55 am The results for the Return on Enterprise Value backtest were very impressive, so I thought readers would be interested in seeing a list of the top 1% of stocks ranked based on Net Cash Flow / Enterprise Value. Here are the current results: Career Education Corp. (CECO) 0.71 Visteon Corporation (VC) 0.71 Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) [...]
BMC Software Should Get Back to $50Posted on 26 Jan 2012 at 8:10 am BMC Software is an enterprise business software company focusing on IT management products. Predictable and recurring revenues, wide operating margins, robust cash flow, high switching costs, and favorable growth prospects for the industry make this an attractive business and the stock is selling near a 5-year low valuation. Read More...
Return on Enterprise Value (ROEV) BacktestPosted on 24 Jan 2012 at 10:40 am Return on Enterprise Value (ROEV) is a stock valuation ratio that can be useful for comparing the values of different companies. It is simply net cash flow divided by enterprise value. Net cash flow is net profit plus amounts charged off for depreciation, depletion, and amortization. I was unfamiliar with this stock fundamental until Ken Faulkenberry [...]
Magic Formula Investing Weekly Roundup 1/22/2012Posted on 22 Jan 2012 at 8:38 am Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula® Investing screens. Read More...
Current Best Values: Enterprise Value to EBITDA RatioPosted on 17 Jan 2012 at 9:26 am Given that we recently backtested the highly effective Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio that was presented in Quantitative Strategies for Achieving Alpha, I thought folks might be interested in seeing the current results for this screen. Here are the top 1% stocks ranked on EV/EBITDA: American Equity Investment Life (AEL) National Western Life Insurance (NWLI) Career [...]
Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio BacktestPosted on 13 Jan 2012 at 10:47 am The EBITDA to enterprise value (EV) ratio is a widely used valuation multiple to assess the relative value of companies. It is calculated by simply taking earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and dividing by enterprise value (EV). Of course, you need to know the definitions of both of those terms to really [...]
Book Review: Quantitative Strategies for Achieving AlphaPosted on 10 Jan 2012 at 3:25 pm Over the holidays, I read Quantitative Strategies for Achieving Alpha by Richard Tortoriello. I found this book to be very different than most of the books I’ve read on investing. Tortoriello spends a substantial portion of the book walking the reader though his process for evaluating various stock fundamentals. He then tests each of these [...]
Closing Out 2011, Kicking Off 2012Posted on 3 Jan 2012 at 8:43 am Happy new year fellow investors! I hope you enjoyed the holidays as much as I did. It was great spending time with my family this past week, taking a break from work, and reflecting on the future. 2011 was a challenging year, especially for fellow investors and website owners. The long hoped for economic recovery [...]
What are the “Top 5″ blogs (or online resources) you particularly enjoy reading?Posted on 20 Dec 2011 at 9:27 pm Shai Dardashti just sent me a survey asking: What are the “Top 5″ blogs (or online resources) you particularly enjoy reading? This is apparently part of Shai’s excellent New Years Resolution for 2012, which is to learn faster and more efficiently. I think this is a great effort. I encourage you to also respond to his [...]
Value Investing Research Group on MendeleyPosted on 8 Dec 2011 at 9:25 pm I just started playing around with a an online reference manager and social network for researchers called Mendeley. I’ve found it to be a great tool for organizing my PDFs and online links to academic papers. Mendeley allows you to organize, tag, backup, sync, and annotate your PDFs. The desktop software for Mendeley is easy to [...]
The Moats Book Seeks EditorsPosted on 6 Dec 2011 at 6:22 am The content for Bud Labitan’s Moats: Competitive Advantages Of Buffett& Munger Businesses book is now complete. The book is in the final editing phase. Anyone who wants to proofread, edit, and enhance a chapter can join the editing team by visiting http://www.frips.com/book.htm. The book currently includes over 70 businesses. These include the following: Acme Brick [...]
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Portfolio – October 2011Posted on 9 Oct 2011 at 11:24 pm One Up on Dalal Street
Special Situations Real Money Portfolio Third Quarter 2011 Update Posted on 3 Oct 2011 at 8:15 am The Special Situations Real Money Portfolio ended the third quarter of 2011 with a balance of $38,633.48 when the market closed on September 30, 2011. The portfolio is down 5.69% for the year. In comparison, the total year to date return for the S&P 500 was -8.68% as of September 30, 2011. In general, 2011 [...]
Summer’s OverPosted on 30 Sep 2011 at 6:01 am My extended summer vacation from blogging is over. I needed a break at the beginning of summer, so I took a couple of weeks off. However, I then found it extremely difficult to get motivated to start up again. I caught a form of writers block that has been very hard to shake. The economic [...]
Will US have its ‘Sputnik Moment’ again?Posted on 8 Aug 2011 at 9:41 am Mr. El-Erian of PIMCO, says in this article that US will require a ‘Sputnik Moment’ again to regain its lost glory. He also says that there is no one to step in US shoes. And, though world has to live … Continue reading →
The US Debt Trap Posted on 8 Aug 2011 at 2:03 am  Posted on 17 Jun 2011 at 11:38 am I just published my first mobile app! It’s called Inflation Adjuster and it works on Android devices. Inflation Adjuster is a quick and easy to use tool that calculates the dollar price equivalent between two years. Inflation Adjuster calculates what the buying power of a dollar amount in a certain year is worth in another year. [...]
I don’t control, I grab the opportunity: Rakesh JhunjhunwalaPosted on 6 Jun 2011 at 1:01 am In 1985, when Big Bull Rakesh Jhunjhunwala entered the market with Rs 5,000 as his initial capital, his dream was to earn about Rs 1 lakh a month. Now after journeying through a little over a quarter a century, even … Continue reading →
Festival of Stocks: Colgate-Palmolive, Gambling and Kids Posted on 16 May 2011 at 8:37 am Welcome to the May 16, 2011 edition of the Festival of Stocks. The Festival of Stocks is a blog carnival dedicated to highlighting bloggers best posts on stock market related topics. Fat Pitch Financials is the actual birth place of this online weekly event, so it is always a special occasion when I get the chance [...]
Festival of Stocks, Dividends and MorePosted on 9 May 2011 at 8:41 am Welcome to the May 9, 2011 edition of the Festival of Stocks. The Festival of Stocks is a blog carnival dedicated to highlighting bloggers best posts on stock market related topics.Fat Pitch Financials is the actual birth place of this online weekly event, so it is always a special occasion when I get the chance to [...]
Festival of Stocks Berkshire Hathaway Meeting 2011 EditionPosted on 2 May 2011 at 8:26 pm Welcome to the May 2, 2011 edition of the Festival of Stocks. The Festival of Stocks is a blog carnival dedicated to highlighting bloggers best posts on stock market related topics.Fat Pitch Financials is the actual birth place of this online weekly event, so it is always a special occasion when I get the chance to [...]
Ultimate 2011 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting GuidePosted on 30 Apr 2011 at 10:53 am With the start of the 2011 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting, it is time for a new addition of the Ultimate Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Guide. Throughout the meeting and for several weeks after this event, I will be sharing links to live feeds, meeting notes, and articles about this years event. The Ultimate 2011 [...]
Festival of Stocks, April 25, 2011Posted on 25 Apr 2011 at 9:47 am Welcome to the April 25, 2011 edition of the Festival of Stocks. The Festival of Stocks is a blog carnival dedicated to highlighting bloggers best posts on stock market related topics.Fat Pitch Financials is the actual birth place of this online weekly event, so it is always a special occasion when I get the chance to [...]
Value Investor PeerIndexPosted on 21 Apr 2011 at 12:19 pm Check out this list of top value investors on Twitter based on PeerIndex. PeerIndex is a proprietary measure of social capital based on measures of your authority, resonance, activity, and audience on Twitter and other social media platforms. While this web authority metric is not perfect, it is fun to see how fellow value investors [...]
Festival of Stocks Tax Day EditionPosted on 18 Apr 2011 at 8:46 am Welcome to the April 18, 2011 edition of the Festival of Stocks. Today is Tax Day in the United States, so I hope you’ve all finished filing your taxes. If not, don’t forget to file for an extension. The Festival of Stocks is a blog carnival dedicated to highlighting bloggers best posts on stock market related [...]
Live Chat with Joel GreenblattPosted on 13 Apr 2011 at 4:02 pm Author and value investor, Joel Greenblatt answered questions live today on his new book, The Big Secret for the Small Investor. Greenblatt also answered questions regarding the Magic Formula discussed in The Little Book That Still Beats the Market. Sadly, not many of the questions touched on his best book, You Can Be a Stock [...]
India’s Warren Buffett Reveals His SecretsPosted on 5 Apr 2011 at 3:25 am He was dubbed by media as India’s greatest investor, the Oracle of Mumbai; Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is an Indian Chartered Accountant by qualification but an investor/trader by profession. In 2010, Forbes rated him India’s 51st and the world’s #1062 richest man … Continue reading →
Market Forecasts… Does it work? Posted on 16 Mar 2011 at 7:01 am Sixth-century BC poet Lao Tzu remarked that “those who have knowledge don’t predict” while “those who predict don’t have knowledge”. So if forecasts are so useless, why do we spend so much time making them and reading about them? More
Apple Inc: The Greatest Turnaround in Corporate History Posted on 8 Feb 2011 at 1:35 am Some fun facts about Apple’s turnaround: +8,524% (37.7% annualized): Stock performance since Steve Jobs’ return to Apple in 1997. +821% (18.6% annualized): Revenue growth since Jobs’ return. +5,093% (66.4% annualized): Stock performance since the launch of the iTunes Store in April, … Continue reading →
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| A Taxing Situation: How the NEW Federal Tax Code May Hurt or Help Your Finances! Posted on 3 Feb 2012 at 12:15 pm A Taxing Situation: How the NEW Federal Tax Code May Hurt or Help Your Finances!
If you watched President Obama's annual State of the Union address on January 24th or have been following other presidential hopefuls as they campaign for November's election, you have probably heard the debate over the capital gains tax rate. The long term capital gains tax has been a hot topic in the media recently, mostly because there is a misconception about how long-term capital gains are actually taxed. The capital gains tax is currently 15%, which means...
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Warren Buffett Sings for TV Gala on Chinese New Year's Eve Posted on 24 Jan 2012 at 5:25 pm Warren Buffett Sings for TV Gala on Chinese New Year's Eve
Billionaire Warren Buffett strummed the ukulele on Chinese CCTV as the Chinese usher in the Year of the Dragon. Buffett sings "I've Been Working on the Railroad" in a video clip on CCTV's website. Buffect's act was part of the China Central Television's annual New Year's gala, one of the world's most-watched programs among the Chinese all across the globe. Chinese New Year is known to be the most important holiday in China, with tens of millions of people crisscrossing the country i...
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