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The Myth of the Moat

It’s not that The Moat doesn’t matter in stock selection, it’s that, like most analytic concepts, it doesn’t always matter.

Who Will Be Morningstar's CEO of the Year?

Morningstar just posted its nominees for CEO of the Year (2009).  The winner will be announced in mid-January on CNBC… There’s no Dimon or Buffett as both have won in prior years (2002 and 2008 respectively).  I am guessing that Steve Jobs has won already as well, otherwise, he would be a no-brainer… This year,…

Hot Links: Stock Market MILFs

Hot Links for Weekend Reading… Carney calls ’em out: The Idiot-Maker Rally.  (Clusterstock) The bears are running out of ammunition.  (Morningstar) The 50 best jobs in America, as ranked by Payscale.com.  (CNNMoney) Attention Traders – Here’s the only calendar you need for the coming week:  (UpsideTrader) The way of the stoic, learning not to be…

Hot Links: Phonehenge

Hot Links for Labor Day Reading… The 8 worst mutual funds that should be dumped now.  (Morningstar) John Carney on the Kudlow Report talking about the FHA’s financial condition.  (Clusterstock) Speaking of the FHA, Trader Mark sees some ominous signs in the default rate of loans.  (FundMyMutualFund) Did inflation help bring down the Roman Empire? …

Hot Links: Monday Morning

Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… READ THIS FIRST: Marla Singer submitted this op-ed to the New York Times, which they probably will never run.  (ZeroHedge) Americans are no longer the big spenders in this world.  (SmartMoney) Fellow inmates say Bernie Madoff is dying of cancer in prison.  (NYP) Steve Forbes has a new book out…

Hot Links: Blodget & Spitzer Sittin' in a Tree

Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Not just tent cities anymore, more like a Tent Metropolis in Nashville, TN.  (WSJ) The SEC kids were dropping off resumes after auditing Bernie Madoff.  Nice.  (NYP) Felix Salmon saw the Scariest Billboard of the Day in NYC yesterday.  (Reuters) My favorite read of the week:  Lunch and a discussion…