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Barel Karsan

Barel Karsan

http://barelkarsan.com

All about finding current value investments, and always applying a margin of safety!

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  • A Random Walk Down Wall Street: Chapter 7

    Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 05:43 in a random walk down wall street, malkiel

    Though not exactly a book related to value investing, this oft-cited work of Princeton economist Burton Malkiel discusses many important features of stock market investing. An understanding of its prime contentions is useful for beginners and expert...

  • Taking It Personally

    Posted on Friday November 27th, 2009 at 05:19

    As this site has grown in reach over the last several months, the amount of reader feedback I have received has accelerated. Unquestionably, the articles that generate the most feedback are those related to particular securities (as opposed to a gen...

  • A Random Walk Down Wall Street: Chapter 6

    Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 05:56 in a random walk down wall street, malkiel

    Though not exactly a book related to value investing, this oft-cited work of Princeton economist Burton Malkiel discusses many important features of stock market investing. An understanding of its prime contentions is useful for beginners and expert...

  • EnviroStar

    Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 05:48 in evi, dcu, envirostar, dryclean usa

    DryClean USA (DCU), soon to be known as EnviroStar (EVI), is a distributor of laundry equipment. This is a tiny company, with a market cap of just $7 million. But for value investors who simply focus on buying businesses that trade at discounts to t...

  • Adjusting Financial Statements

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 05:29

    Investors should be aware that certain stakeholders of financial statements can exert pressure or political influence that results in accounting rules that distort the true economic picture of a business. Investors need to be aware that such situati...

  • Healthy Margins Of Safety Only

    Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 12:22 in insm, insmed

    As value investors, we often foray into areas of investment that nobody else will. Current earnings may be poor, the outlook uncertain, and the returns not expected for several years. In return for these sacrifices, we require one attribute on which...

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