Unpopular Large Companies, Meta Platforms, Activision, Peter Lynch, Taleb on Writing, Substack's Social Network, In-N-Out Burger ...

Ben Graham’s investing style was not one dimensional. In addition to bargain issues and special situations, Graham suggested relatively unpopular large companies as a source of ideas ...

At the turn of the century, few observers could have possibly foreseen that Microsoft would become a favorite bargain purchase for value investors in 2010. The dot com boom was in the process of peaking and any company even vaguely ...

Ensco International plc is an offshore contract drilling company that provides services to oil majors and independent oil exploration firms. The company has historically focused on jackup rigs designed for relatively shallow water but has devoted the majority of capital ...

Recent events in the Gulf of Mexico have increased awareness of the risks facing oil exploration companies operating in very deep waters. Drilling for oil beneath five thousand feet of water entails challenges that test the abilities of exploration companies ...

Few large companies have built up as much brand equity and consumer goodwill as Johnson & Johnson. The company routinely appears near the top of lists of the most respected American companies and makes products that consumers rely on. The ...

Few books have been able to withstand the test of time in better form than The Intelligent Investor. Written by Benjamin Graham in 1949 as a guide to investing principles designed to be accessible to the general public, The Intelligent ...