Seaver Wang / May 4th, 2011
Some people speak about it with disdain. Others swear by it. So, does technical analysis work? In the traditional sense; I doubt it. Technical analysis is a forecasting method that looks at historical prices and trading volume. The theory is that humans tend to repeat trading patterns and so an investor can anticipate the next… read more
Posted in strategy
Tags: technical analysis
Seaver Wang / May 3rd, 2011
Of course you can, and it isn’t that hard. I read a recent study that showed that over 50% of portfolio managers over a 10-year period under-performed their benchmarks. I’ve read other studies surveyed over longer periods of time that the number is more at 70%. These managers usually have MBAs from top schools, are… read more
Posted in general, strategy
Tags: diversity, efficient market, midcap, smallcap, value stocks
Seaver Wang / May 2nd, 2011
We’re back from the Berkshire Hathaway meeting in Omaha Nebraska. I have to admit, we were not one of the first people to walk through the doors of the Quest Center at 7:00 am. We arrived at 8:00 am on the dot and went straight to the auditorium where we got seats in the nose-bleed… read more
Posted in Buffet
Seaver Wang / April 29th, 2011
Guess what? Its going to happen again, and again, and again. Politicians who want more regulation are just going to make things more difficult on law-abiding businesses. There is a reason they are called criminals. Its because they DON’T follow the rules! “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin… read more
Posted in general
Tags: schemes and frauds
Seaver Wang / April 28th, 2011
There are seven fundamental factors that I always look at when performing research on stocks. Each one of these elements has been shown in academic papers as ways to outperform the general market averages. I will provide my opinions on the significance of each item. 1. Profitability This is the most important signal, in my… read more
Posted in stocks
Tags: cash flow, dividends, estimates, profitability, ROC
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