by Jason Apollo Voss | 08 04 2009 | Best of the Blog, Blog
Hello everyone! In this post I wanted to highlight for each of you one of the moments that always catches my attention as an investor. Namely, when a successful business decides to branch out into an entirely new field. Because this sort of thing is so common, it is...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 08 04 2009 | Blog
So the 1st Quarter for most U.S. companies ended on March 31st. Back in olden days it would take companies a long time to close their books and so most of them would report their earnings about 6 weeks after the close of the quarter. But with today’s super...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 06 04 2009 | Blog
Wow! That’s a bold title. Right? Let’s distill it all down to principles shall we? The model for long-term economic success is: income > spending = savings (or investments) savings/investments are directed to places where benefits > costs And that is...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 06 04 2009 | Blog
I hope that everyone’s weekend was outstanding! Waaaay back when the blog was in its early days I had said that strong, well-managed businesses typically behave in a rational way, even if their investors do not. That meant that there would be opportunities in a...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 02 04 2009 | Blog
Good afternoon folks! You may have heard that the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 8,000 today. This means that the DJIA has had its best 4 week run since the 1930s. So what was the catalyst today? The Financial Accounting Standards Board changed an obscure...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 02 04 2009 | Blog
Did you see the financial markets yesterday? They opened up almost 100 points down, but closed up 150 points. The reason that this is noteworthy is that the 250 point rise from bottom was likely attributable to the auto makers saying that their results were bad, but...
