Monthly Archives: October 2013

SEC Charges HHS and Kathleen Sebelius for Botched Rollout of Affordable Care Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2013-207 Washington D.C., Dec. 30, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its Head, Kathleen Sebelius, for their roles in the botched rollout of the Affordable … Continue reading

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Create Your Own Conglomerate, Part Deux

Back in June I argued investors should create their own conglomerate by assembling a diversified portfolio of high quality companies.  Michael Crook of UBS provides a potent factoid validating this strategy. He calculates: “After accounting for inflation, $100 invested in … Continue reading

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Cali-Cultural Advantages

In the movie Annie Hall neurotic comedian Alvie Singer (Woody Allen) says, “I don’t want to move to a city where the only cultural advantage is being able to make a right turn on a red light.” You can’t stop … Continue reading

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