Yahoo Are You Kidding Me


yahoo 200x200 Yahoo Are You Kidding Me I usually get very excited when I see a stock that is incorrectly priced, this usually indicates a good buying opportunity.  Every once in a while a stock comes along that is incorrectly priced the wrong way- namely massively overpriced. So overpriced are these stocks that I am at a complete loss to explain why any investor would buy them. Yahoo in its current state falls firmly in this bucket. In reviewing some of the company’s key stats I was shocked to see the poor condition of the business.  Lets look at a few key statistics:

Brand Impression


An Early BetaMax PlayerHaving the best product doesn’t always guarantee market success. I have seen several products like the betamax that were probably better than the competition but were either marketed incorrectly, underfunded, or consumers had preconceived notion about the company, and avoided it on on those grounds.

Buffett on Able and Trustworthy Managers


trust 100x100 Buffett on Able and Trustworthy ManagersFor part 3 of our series on Buffett’s investment filters it is time to look at “able and trustworthy managers”.  There are two components to able and trustworthy managers, lets examine each individually.

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