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...cruncher at Standard & Poor's took all the attributes of a Buffett-type investment (consistent profitability, high return on equity, etc.) and programmed a computer to spit out the names of the companies that qualified. Thirty did, but only two of those stocks are actually found in Buffett's portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway. As the Standard & Poor's computer sees it, most of Buffett's biggest holdings, with the exception of U.S. Tobacco and Coca-Cola, shouldn't be there. This poses a problem: If you want to invest like Buffett, do you buy the stocks he owns...
...holds-barred financial column for a succession of magazines, most recently the two-year-old SmartMoney. The purpose of the column has always been to tap Cramer's knowledge as a stock trader for the benefit of his readers. Always, he gives concrete examples culled from his own portfolio to buttress his points; always, that fact is disclosed...
...stayed in their same little house in Bismarck, North Dakota. None of their neighbors guessed that if they cashed in their stock in Joe's agency, they'd be worth about $20 million. I nagged them to diversify their portfolio -- you know, buy a bushel basket of Krugerrands and bury them in the backyard, or maybe put a few million into a mutual fund. But Mom and Dad felt this would be a no-confidence vote in Joe. ``It'd be,'' Dad said, ``like showing up for your kid's piano recital with a Walkman...
...annual inflation rate for 1995 run to 20% or more, and many economists expect the economy to shrink at least 2%, even if the U.S. guarantee is approved. Government and private analysts contend that while direct foreign investment will fall only slightly below last year's $7.5 billion, portfolio investment--funds directed toward the stock and bond markets--is likely to decline from $10 billion to $1 billion...
Deputy chief of staff; portfolio included handling health care, Whitewater and midterm elections (12/93...