Epstein Secrets

ssuers, just as the big three are. EFTA00705304 Wall Street types tend to look askance at credit ratings no matter who is providing them. Not even Warren E. Buffett whose Berkshire Hathaway owns about 12 percent of Moody's, says he depends on ratings in making investment decisions. Mr. Buffett prefers to make hi

Not even Warren E. Buffett whose Berkshire Hathaway owns about 12 percent of Moody's, says he depends on ratings in making investment decisions. Mr. Buffett prefers to make his own judgments on companies, he said last year while appearing before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. But ratings servi

man the Haitian government hired to track down financial assets linked to Jean-Claude Duvalier. The man Kuwait hired to ferret out the oil wealth of Saddam Hussein. One of Mr. Kroll's cases, involving kidnapping, inspired the movie "Proof of Life," and plans are in the works for HBO and Scott Rudin the produce

man Kuwait hired to ferret out the oil wealth of Saddam Hussein. One of Mr. Kroll's cases, involving kid

wait hired to ferret out the oil wealth of Saddam Hussein. One of Mr. Kroll's cases, involving kidnapping,

ase of imposter syndrome. Saturday was Talent Night, and it was absolutely hysterical. Part- time Sun Valley resident Tom Hanks served as the emcee. Warren Buffett was the opening act, performing a medley of Jimmy Buffett songs, all rendered out of tune. Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos skillfully juggled five Kind

ey resident Tom Hanks served as the emcee. Warren Buffett was the opening act, performing a medley of Jimmy

ry White .. .” Or they can sound like a warhorse race: “July 22nd—Mosul, Iraq. Qusay and Uday, the brutal and powerful sons of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, were ambushed by Special Forces and the 101st Airborne that resulted in a deadly four-hour firefight. Enjoying the best day of his career was Tomb E

brutal and powerful sons of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, were ambushed by Special Forces and the

and powerful sons of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, were ambushed by Special Forces and the 101st Ai

t better in the second half of the quarter and we are optimistic about the trends." That doesn't mean crap to me unless a "fix" was made, and in Buffet's case it never happened. You can't let short term nonsense jerk you out of a long term trade that should probably work. I think under the curre

go find good mentors." If you go back and study the great investors throughout history—the Medicis, the Morgans, the Rothschilds, and recently Buffett—these great investors with terrific records share a common trait: they were always in a position to be liquidity providers. Each was willing to

lan and be you. Win, lose. or draw, do it on your own terms. For better or worse, there is only one David Einhorn, Mike Krensavage. Jeff Ubben, Warren Buffett, Jim Chanos. Roland Keiper. Stan Druckenmiller. Be your own person because otherwise it just all gets diluted and you can't beat the market or d

brothers have done a heckuva job there and their dad would be very proud of his boys. I guess it wasn't until we first started dropping bombs on Saddam in 1991 that I got incrementally more bearish on the world. While I was decent at finding longs, I haven't been overly enthused in names on the

grew by 11.2% while bottom 99% incomes shrunk by 0.4%. Hence, the top 1.% captured in% of the income gains in the first two years of the recovery. Warren Buffet recently noted, 40 years ago, the corporate tax contribution of 4% of GDP was far higher than today's 1.5% and growth was stronger. And corporation

ld," said President Bush. So much for accountability. Then, of course, there was Vice President Cheney: "We do know, with absolute certainty, that (Saddam Hussein] is using his procurement system to acquire the equipment he needs in order to enrich uranium to build a nuclear weapon." -- "No. I think we may wel

s liberators, and that will help us to keep requirements down ... It's hard to conceive that it would take more forces to provide stability in post- Saddam Iraq than it would take to conduct the war itself and to secure the surrender of Saddam's security forces and his army. Hard to imagine. And the bi

e do know, with absolute certainty, that (Saddam Hussein] is using his procurement system to acquire the e

etting meaningful redress for borrowers. In addition to his longstanding call to let the high-end Bush-era tax cuts expire, Mr. Obama called for a "Buffett rule" to ensure that millionaires pay an effective rate of at least 30 percent, ensuring that they never pay less than the middle class. "You can

ing this was the best the Arabs could do. In a sudden burst of Wilsonianism in Iraq and after, the United States had put its power behind liberty. Saddam Hussein was flushed out of a spider hole, the Syrian brigades of terror and extortion were pushed out of Lebanon, and the despotism of Hosni Mubarak, long

United States had put its power behind liberty. Saddam Hussein was flushed out of a spider hole, the Sy

States had put its power behind liberty. Saddam Hussein was flushed out of a spider hole, the Syrian bri

Bill Gates and you name it... but you do not want anybody to go to bed hungry or having medical care denied to them or just the basics of life...." Warren Buffet (CBS Sunday Morning -- January 20, 2013) If we add PEACE to this, we will be well on our way in delivering the promises that Martin Luther King Jr

utube.corn/watch?v=smEqnnkIfYs Tomorrow, Barrack Hussein Obama will be sworn in for a second term as Presi