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The Daily Blog Watch
James Altucher
08/14/06 - 07:55 AM EDT
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Great post by Quant Investor on combining two different calendar-based
systems for a market-timing system.
Follow this advice and you too can be a YouTube star.
Special Situations Investing updates his value take on Take Two TTWO.
Dividend Guy looks at the 10 worst market crashes in history.
Rough Type finds a new investment vehicle on eBay EBAY.
Finance Weblog writes about how to think like Warren Buffett. (However, I do want to add that my book Trade Like Warren Buffett is also worthwhile.)
Capital Spectator points out that despite all the worry, the indices are mostly positive on the year. I was surprised, however, at the underperformance of the Russell Microcap index.
Information Arbitrage asks is Google GOOG a big hedge fund?
In one of the odder, but more interesting, comparisons I've seen, Financial News compares Berkshire Hathaway BRKA and eBay.
The AIM market in London has been hot, and has even pulled business from the Nasdaq. However, Paul Kedrosky looks at recent IPOs there and notes that things aren't so rosy.
Well, one more odd comparison: Google as Napoleonic France.
Steve Ballmer really knows how to get the developers revved up.