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The Sugar Refiner Shares We Own Are Surprising Me (and More Portfolio Updates)

August 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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I hardly ever talk about the portfolios I manage (the last time was when I added Campbell Soup to the blue chip reserve portfolio in Some Changes In the Portfolio), mostly because investment ideas are rare.  Still, I write about it to the same extent I would be willing to discuss something over coffee with fellow investors so here are some thoughts about what has been going on at Kennon Green Enterprises lately. The shares of the sugar refiner I had one of my businesses buy only 3 months ago … [Read more...]

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Put On Your Cowboy Hat Because We Just Took a Position in British Petroleum (BP) Stock Options

May 5, 2010 By 2 Comments

Most of you are aware of the natural disaster unfolding in the Northern Hemisphere thanks to a massive oil spill from an out-of-control well owned by British Petroleum. Wanting to find a way to take advantage of what is clearly a terrible situation, I spent the morning studying the BP mess in the Gulf of Mexico.  (As Buffett says, there are always intelligent things to do regardless of what is going on in the world.) Turns out, the stock actually looks cheap other than the fact no one … [Read more...]

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Some Changes in the Portfolio

March 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Aaron and I are wrapping up all of the tax documents for fiscal 2009 before shipping them off to the accountants, listening to the new Goldfrapp album, and tweaking the investment portfolio a bit. I liquidated a respectable portion of the LEAP stock options we bought on General Electric during the crash now that it is approaching $19 per share, or at least was during today's trading session.  The time premium was no longer adequately reflecting the risk, in my opinion, especially relative to … [Read more...]

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Family Member Speculating on Citigroup Stock Options

March 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Some time ago, a family member of mine decided to take a tiny portion of his speculation portfolio and trade stock options on Citigroup.  This wasn't his investment capital, he was fully aware it could totally and completely blow up, but thought it would be interesting and great entertainment, plus he figured that he was right.  With the rest of his "financial house" in order, so to speak, and conservatively managed, it provided far more enjoyment for him than, say, a cruise or blowing the … [Read more...]

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