So far this year this section has reviewed a book and a newsletter. To add variety I’ve decided to add a website review this month. The website is the Association of American Investors (www.aaii.com). AAII is probably most known for its Sentiment Survey. AAII polls its over 160,000 members on a weekly basis via e-mail. Members are asked if they are bullish, neutral or … [Read more...]
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Newsletter – February 2015
“Garbage In, Garbage Out” “On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.” - Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher “Somebody reminded me the other night that I … [Read more...]
Projections Point To An Overvalued Stock Despite The Tasty London Burger
Summary Company beat expectations but sales outlook in-line with low same store sales. Investors may be facing a 0% return for the next 5 years based on management store growth. Friends in London were not familiar with the brand. Tasty burger priced between McDonald's and a slightly better bar/restaurant place. There has been a lot of hype around Shake Shack … [Read more...]