The Oracle of Omaha made a very public bet with Protégé Partners on December 19, 2007 that over the following 10 years, an unmanaged S&P 500 index fund would outperform a collection of five high-profile fund-of-funds. Buffett won the bet… and it wasn’t even close. The S&P 500 returned a cumulative 125.8% (or 8.5% per...Read More

The following is an excerpt from 5 Stocks With the Warren Buffett Seal of Approval. It’s that time of year again. 45 days after the end of the quarter, large, institutional money managers like Warren Buffett are required to disclose their portfolio holdings to the SEC via form 13F. This gives ordinary investors like you...Read More

Photo credit: DonkeyHotey The following is an excerpt from 7 Stocks the Smart Money Loves… or Hates It’s that time again. 45 days after the end of each quarter, large institutional money managers are required to disclose the stocks that they bought or sold during the quarter. While this is an annoying to the money...Read More

He’s often controversial… and usually pretty brash. But Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman is also usually quite insightful. He’s been at this game a long time, and he’s had his share of big wins… and big losses. Ackman has an ego on him. (What hedge fund manager doesn’t?) But he’s also his own biggest critics, and...Read More

Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn made a splash this week by seeking a seat on the board of troubled solar company SunEdison (SUNE). SunEdison’s stock is down nearly 90% since July, though Greenlight has been adding to its position since the beginning of this year and now owns about 6% of the company. While SunEdison is getting...Read More