Preferred Portfolios and Investments
Recent articles
Warren Buffett: Where the Best Investments Are Now
Feb 10, 2012
His outlook for bonds, stocks, gold and other investments
Update: Abrupt Resignation of Fairholme Fund Co-Manager Raises Concerns
Feb 10, 2012
An update on the fund's current financial exposure and investment strategy
Update: A Fund Closed Many Years Ago Now Open and Worth Considering
Feb 2, 2012
An investing legend recommended it many years back
Investment Tax Rates (on Capital Gains and Stock Dividend) are Set to Rise Significantly in 2013
Jan 31, 2012
What are the implications for the economy and financial markets?
Investing Legend Updates His Investment View for the Years Ahead
Jan 5, 2012
His take on investing in stocks versus bonds in the U.S. and international markets
Current Investment Outlook from a Highly Successful (and Secretive) Hedge Fund
Jan 3, 2012
Where do they see attractive valuations now?
Recent Events in Europe Prompt Leading Investment Newsletter to Change Stock Allocation
Dec 9, 2011
Who should heed this change and what investments should be sold and bought
Assessing Investment-Grade Bonds and Bond Funds
Nov 4, 2011
Are the current yields and expected returns worth the risk?
No-Load Fund Analysts Makes Two Changes to Equity Allocations
Oct 10, 2011
Understanding how volatility can create opportunities
An Interview with Bruce Berkowitz, Manager of the Fairholme Fund
Oct 6, 2011
Understanding the fund's recent lagging performance and position in financial stocks
Gold Rush: Why Folks Were Recently Lining Up at Coin Dealers
Sep 26, 2011
What it means for current and future gold prices, the economy and stock prices
Has the Tide Turned for Emerging Market Stocks Which Suffered a Sharp Decline in Recent Months?
Sep 20, 2011
A look at recent valuations and prospects for investing in these higher growth economies
Updated List of Highly Recommended Mutual Funds
Aug 5, 2011
Through good times and bad, these funds have delivered solid results and are likely to continue to do so
Understanding What's Driving the Performance of a Mutual Fund
Jun 28, 2011
Q: I was researching mutual funds when I came upon a mutual fund...which has a minimum investment of $200 million. I wondered what stocks they invested in, so I pulled up their top 25 stocks...
How Does He Do it and What's His Thinking on His Current Strategy?
Jun 23, 2011
An interview with Bruce Berkowitz, manager of the Fairholme Fund
Bank and Financial Stocks Lagging Badly; Double-Dip Recession and Depression Fears Rising
Jun 10, 2011
What to make of top money managers shunning financial stocks and slowdown concerns
Should You Invest in the Health Care Sector?
Jun 1, 2011
An interview with the managers of the Vanguard Health Care fund and where they see best returns in years ahead
Charting a New Investment Course and Parting Company With Current Investment Manager
May 27, 2011
Q: Presently I use a full-service broker. This is a relationship I inherited and have continued mainly due to loyalty...
If You Buy and Sell Individual Stocks, Do You Know the Insider Trading Rules?
May 17, 2011
If you don't, you may be surprised to learn that you (or someone you talk to) perhaps broke the law...
Inflation, Deflation, Falling Interest Rates, Rising Interest Rates
May 12, 2011
Predictions abound with the Fed's ending of QE2, here's what's really likely to happen...
Fairholme Funds' Manager Berkowitz Outed for Problematic Price Prediction on AIG
May 11, 2011
How bad is the news for this big and historically successful investor?
Update: What Do Stock Dividend Payments Tell Us About Future Stock Prices?
Apr 29, 2011
How many years might it be for U.S. stocks to reach previous record highs?
Robert Shiller's 10-Year Average Price-Earnings Ratio Says Stocks Overvalued
Apr 15, 2011
A look inside his analysis (and something I tipped readers off to in April 2009)
Investing in Bond Funds in a Low Yield World
Apr 8, 2011
Bond funds that have produced decent returns without significant risks
Update: Bonds for the Long Run?
Apr 2, 2011
A new analysis suggests investing in stocks is riskier over long periods than previously thought...
What Can We Learn From Examining Equity Fund Investors Buy/Sell Decisions?
Apr 1, 2011
An analysis of investor's actual experience with timing stock market moves
What Took Them So Long?
Mar 30, 2011
A new emerging markets fund fills a gap in the fund industry's offerings
Looking Ahead to Future U.S. Stock Market Returns
Mar 17, 2011
Analyzing reasons to expect below-average returns in the years ahead
Warren Buffett's Company Berkshire Hathaway Has Been a Terrific Investment
Feb 18, 2011
But, how good an investment will it be going forward?
Investing in Small Cap Value Stocks
Jan 31, 2011
Comparing and selecting funds in this space likely to perform well in the years ahead
This Manager Has Posted High Long-Term Returns With Below-Average Risk
Jan 25, 2011
And, he's now pessimistic about major segments of the U.S. stock market
Update: Dealing With Worries About Rising Interest Rates
Jan 20, 2011
One year ago, there were lots of warnings about rising interest rates. How have bond investors fared since? What should you do now to protect yourself?
After Runaway Inflation and Debts, This Country Received a Record IMF Bailout
Dec 15, 2010
Now, this country's economy and stock market are booming. Should you invest?
Update: The Fairholme Fund Just Did Something Unusual Which Few Other U.S. Funds Have Done
Dec 10, 2010
Is this long-term winner still worthy of your investment dollars?
Highly Recommended Mutual Funds
Nov 29, 2010
Actively managed funds, November 2010, from the No-Load Fund Analyst
Assessing Your Portfolio's Performance
Nov 23, 2010
Q: Is there a formula that can be used by me to measure the actual benefit, or not, of the money I have invested with my investment broker...
Is Now the Time to Sell (at Least Some) Stocks?
Oct 27, 2010
Stocks come roaring back, keeping bull market going (FREE)
The Outlook for Investment-Grade Bond Returns
Oct 18, 2010
Money is flowing out of U.S. stock funds and into bond funds
Comparing Bond Funds to Individual Bonds
Oct 13, 2010
When does each make sense and what are the risks and possible rewards?
Yale's Endowment Money Manager David Swensen Says to Shun Corporate Bonds
Oct 7, 2010
What bonds he says are better and who should follow his advice
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