As investors’ low cost options continue to expand and get more sophisticated (okay, sometimes to a fault) active managers have to work harder to justify their fees. One way... Read More

A new organization is in favor of winding down Fannie Mae / Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCBB:FNMA) and Freddie Mac / Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTCBB:FMCC) without harming... Read More

Mortgage Lending Standards - The Nerf Wars, Money Strong We consume, therefore we are?? That was certainly the case this last long weekend as a determined mom cast about all over... Read More

For the 12 months ended October 31, 1997, Seth Klarman's Baupost hedge fund produced a return of 27%, despite holding 20% of its assets in cash during the period. Over... Read More

Major telecom companies like AT&T and Verizon are among the least concentrated hedge fund holdings according to 13f filings Read More

Labor Market - Friday's employment report came in at +271K, more than 100K above the 160K the market expected. The +271K jump broke a 4-month deceleration in the U.S. jobs... Read More

Deer Park Road Management's SBF Opportunities Fund was up 0.91% for June, ending the second quarter with positive returns in all three months. For the first six months of... Read More

The share prices of nearly 32 companies – from GrubHub to GoPro -- that reported material weaknesses in their accounting systems last year have surged by an average of... Read More

An investor earning $100,000 a year or more, should invest between 50% and two-thirds of their wealth in common stocks, with the remainder invested in safe government bonds, according... Read More

Unemployment has been improving, second quarter GDP growth estimates have been revised up, and consumer confidence recently hit a seven-year high, so we already knew that the recovery was finally... Read More