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7 Defensive Stock Picks to See You Through This Recession
These violent market swings can be devastating for the short-term investor. But Jon Herring says market volatility is handing long-term investors a once-in-a-generation chance to buy world-dominating companies at bargain prices.
DJIA Picks Kraft As Unusual AIG Replacement
This was an amusing look at the latest DJ inductee since AIG's recent demise. Apparently cheese pays well. Sad story, really.
4 Ways To Recession Proof Your Portfolio
William Patalon III says there are four solid ways to protect your portfolio from these forces: 1) Buy dividend-paying stocks; 2) Buy gold; 3) Buy companies focused on overseas market; and 4) Don’t panic…
The following extract is taken from a research report published over the weekend by Money Morning…
Verizon (VZ) Boosts Qtr. Dividend 7% and Other Increases
What if you don't want to spend your retirement managing and worrying about your portfolio? Put it on Auto Pilot, specifically on a Dividend Investing Auto Pilot. Dividends from a quality, well-diversified portfolio are much more predictable than capital gains and best of all, they are passive.
105th Edition of the Festival of Stocks
A roundup of last week's stock related blog posts.
Special Situations Real Money Portfolio August 2008 Update
The Fat Pitch Financials Special Situations Real Money Portfolio has a homerun month in August. The portfolio jumped from the negative territory for the year to being up 8.8%. The article includes details on returns from two separate split-offs and the completion of a tender offer. The compound annual growth rate since inception four years ago is now back up to 23.7%!
96th Edition of the Festival of Stocks
A roundup of last week's stock market related blog posts hosted at Fat Pitch Financials.
Fat Pitch Financials Portfolio Mid-Year Update 2008
The mid-year performance report for the Fat Pitch Financials Portfolio. The number remain ugly, but not much worse than the S&P 500.
"A Billionaire's Brand Strategy" - Washington Post Article on Buffett
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...
Fat Pitch Financials Portfolio First Quarter 2008
A review of the performance of the Fat Pitch Financials Portfolio for the first quarter of 2008.
5 Interesting 13F Buys (Q4-07)
A list of 5 interesting super-investor buys in the fourth quarter. Includes picks from Eddie Lampert, Mohnish Pabrai, Joel Greenblatt, and Warren Buffett.
Updated Berkshire Hathaway Holdings
It looks like Berkshire Hathaway added Kraft, Trane, Sanofi Aventis, and more.
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Buffett Buys Kraft
Crafty Buffett submits an SEC filing on Valentine's Day announcing his love for Kraft.

