The Alpha Masters: Unlocking the Genius of the World’s Top Hedge Funds

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The Alpha MastersUnlocking the Genius of the World’s Top Hedge Funds 

By Maneet Ahuja

Today I am reviewing The Alpha Masters: Unlocking the Genius of the World’s Top Hedge Funds. Read my other book reviews here.

Like greedy children we investors tend to cling to every nugget of news about . . .

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The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success

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The OutsidersEight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success

By William N. Thorndike, Jr.

Today I am reviewing The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success. Read my other book reviews here.

You’ve undoubtedly heard of Jack Welch the celebrity “CEO of the Century” who . . .

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Is PhotoMedex Poised for a Short Squeeze? ($PHMD)

The following is a reader submission on PhotoMedex (NASDAQ:PHMD).

Frank’s Disclosure: No position in any of the securities mentioned.

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IS PHOTOMEDEX POISED FOR A SHORT SQUEEZE?

SUMMARY

Photomedex (“PHMD”) is a heavily shorted stock which we think is a compelling long, especially considering the possibility of a major short squeeze.  Despite the large short position (25%+ of float, ~20% cost to borrow), PHMD is actually an undervalued (5.1x 2013E Adj EBITDA) , unlevered (20% of its . . .

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Investor Tools: ConferenceCallTranscripts.org

Saj Karsan of the always great BarelKarsan.com value blog has created a new, free tool for investors: ConferenceCallTranscripts.org.

The site acts as an aggregator of conference call transcripts from sources all over the web. Users sign up for free, add companies to a personal list, and then receive immediate alerts when a conference call transcript is posted online for one of those companies.

Saj has recently expanded the site beyond conference calls to also include each company’s filings, . . .

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David Foster Wallace: This is Water

The following two YouTube videos contain the complete audio of David Foster Wallace’s 2005 commencement speech, This is Water, at Kenyon College. The speech is nothing short of brilliant (not unexpected given the speaker) and worth your time to listen to… weekly. For those who prefer, the transcript it available here (though I think it loses some of its power to read it). Enjoy!