With most of the commentary focused on the financial industry and the economy at large, we thought it could be useful to highlight the kind of market cap destruction that has hit the famous ‘Tech Trio’.

Whitney Tilson discusses how it is a great time for value investors. He discusses his short position in Apple and Berkshire Hathaway's position in Constellation Energy Group. He also explains why he thinks Target and Barnes & Noble are a buy.

There have always been companies that stand head-and-shoulders above their peers and the competition. They are loved by their shareholders, hated by the competition and known by all. Who are these companies and how can I find the next great company? All the great companies have something in common. Let's look at a few of them:

A roundup of last week's stock related blog posts.

Barron's latest ranking of the companies most esteemed by investors highlights some familiar favorites, including No. 1-ranked Johnson & Johnson.

Picking the right company to invest in is like trying to pick up a grain of sand in your rice with your chopsticks. To come out unscathed, one needs to avoid a lot of investment follies. But everyone makes mistakes. Fortunately, simply avoiding the biggest mistakes is sufficient for you to do well.

Ruminations on the pros and cons of Creative Destruction and how it applies to investment strategy.

Read the story and discover how the REAL value of the company and stock price are uncorrelated. Also, read about quantitative aspects of sustainable competitive advantage. The same post is at my blog: www.goldstockanalyst.net

Predicting future growth requires looking beyond the numbers. Joe Ponzio recommends using Phil Fisher's Point 1, which is to determine if a company has products or services with sufficient market potential to make possible a sizable increase in sales for at least several years.

In the eyes of many, the Oracle of Omaha -- whose Berkshire Hathaway holding company owns or has major stakes in many iconic brands, including Fruit of the Loom, Kraft Foods and Johnson & Johnson -- looks like a brand investor...

This is an interesting way of using DCF analysis to calculate a new measure of risk instead of relying on beta, which Warren Buffett has called "silly." According to this article, Apple has a risk level of 19%.

The Hardware sector consists of a number of industries selling commodity products, and one industry with some good moat potential. That's not to say there are not opportunities here, and this article helps to locate them.

Warren Buffett ranks number one on Directorship magazine's new list of the most admired board directors. Its Annual Survey of Exceptional Directors is compiled using "data from proxy firms, reader polls and governance experts."

I examine the idea that software companies in general share business advantages that give them a 'built-in' moat.

An examination of why prices got so out of line with value in large-cap tech.