Topic: David Dreman

Five Books I’d Read

in which the author discusses five books he'd read, if time permitted.. . 1. Squier Electrics: 30 Years of Fenders Budget Guitar Brand, by Tony...

5 New Technical Setups for the Week

A quiet start to the week isn't providing much in the way of guidance for traders right now -- particularly after the abrupt selloff in commodities...

Bullish Spreads on Insurance Companies

Over the past year and a half, insurance companies have presented a fabulous opportunity for bullish options strategies. Briefly, many of them have...
With investor uncertainty still registering high, it's time to take another technical look at stocks with gain potential this week. While the risk...

Backed by the Big Boys

It's no secret that individual investors have been taking big chunks of money out of stocks since the market turned downward in late April --...
When a stock's earnings reporting date nears, its volatility can increase as anxious investors start betting on whether the past quarter was kind to the company. Investors, of course, can't tell in advance whether an earnings report will deliver good ...

What's the Magic Investing Formula?

One question almost every investor asks at some point is whether it is possible to achieve above market returns by selecting a diversified group of stocks according to some formula, rather than having to evaluate each stock from every angle. There are ...
I attended the 13th Annual Columbia Investment Management Conference on Friday, February 26th, and had the opportunity to hear current views and insights from several esteemed value investors. Martin Whitman, Founder and Portfolio Manager of Third Avenue Management, opened the conference by ...
Avoid the hazard and position yourself for maximum profitRenowned speculator Bernard Baruch once said, The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible.As 2009 comes to a close, this years most popular investment ...
The most powerful people in the financial world are doing anything they can to prevent it. The [Consumer Price Index] released last week hinted at least disinflation and possibly deflation, which is one of the worst things that can happen to an ...