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Markel Corp. (MKL)

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  • Markel Corp's Acquisitions Resemble Berkshire Hathaway's [View article]
    Markel, like Fairfax Financial and Leucadia, is what Berkshire was in the early 80s. Smart buy and hold money will continue to flow... More »
    Comment by DeepValueLover
    Dec 3 07:39 am |
    Rating: +6 0
  • Looking for Berkshire Hathaway Exposure? [View article]
    Thanks for the info. Read the story and loved it. Now there is a class act. Madoff could learn a few things. So could Black. On Nov... More »
    Comment by Gadz
    Nov 30 12:07 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Looking for Berkshire Hathaway Exposure? [View article]
    Or you could invest in Canada's Power Corp, a financial conglomerate (NOT a utility) with a nice dividend yield and which has... More »
    Comment by Uncle Pie
    Nov 29 15:12 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Looking for Berkshire Hathaway Exposure? [View article]
    One could also sell the winners that have gotten long in the tooth during the 2008 rally and use the proceeds to invest in the B shares... More »
    Comment by DeepValueLover
    Nov 28 19:12 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Markel's CIO Gayner Talks Out on His Decision-Making Process [View article]
    There's more of our exclusive interview with Tom Gayner at http://www.manualofideas.com/gayner.html
    Comment by The Manual of Ideas
    Apr 7 08:39 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Monthly Portfolio Review: Looking for Big Caps [View article]
    I wish Seeking Alpha would oblige its authors, when they refer to a stock for the first time in an article , to spell out its... More »
    Comment by Kay Moseley
    Apr 6 12:46 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Markel's CIO Gayner Talks Out on His Decision-Making Process [View article]
    Thanks, always glad to see articles about Markel!
    Comment by Rai
    Apr 3 05:26 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Guru Bargain Highlights: AmEx, Markel, Sara Lee, Murphy Oil, Lexmark [View article]
    "American Express Company is primarily engaged in the business of providing travel related services financial advisory services and... More »
    Comment by Amex person
    Jan 21 13:28 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Stocks Over $100 and Under $10 [View article]
    THE FOLLOWING STOCKS ARE ALL UNDER $100.00 DOLLARS A SHARE. BUT THEY ARE ALL GREAT BUYS FOR... More »
    Comment by ILL PA.
    Dec 28 03:41 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Stocks Over $100 and Under $10 [View article]
    why pick the russell3000? i thought the most widely followed small cap stats were the russell2000 and the wilshire4000?
    Comment by jfrits
    Nov 25 00:53 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Markel Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript [View article]
    Sorry - make that MKL in the last sentence.
    Comment by Index_Is_Hard_To_Beat
    Aug 5 15:44 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Markel Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript [View article]
    Thanks for posting this transcript. One important correction: In the 3rd to last paragraph of Thomas Gayner's initial comments,... More »
    Comment by Index_Is_Hard_To_Beat
    Aug 5 15:26 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Markel's a Buffett-In-Waiting - Barron's [View article]
    We need to keep in mind MKL does not pay a dividend. Capital appreciation is the only way to gain. I'm hoping this insurer moves ahead... More »
    Comment by Wadhamite
    Jul 9 15:30 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Markel's a Buffett-In-Waiting - Barron's [View article]
    You have been pumping this since it was in the 500+ range! Same old song and dance. At 350 I MAY buy... White mountain is below book... More »
    Comment by buyforeclosures
    Jul 8 16:52 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Markel's a Buffett-In-Waiting - Barron's [View article]
    Any analsys of MKL has to start with what is it's moat? While BRK is unique in terms of capital strength in the BIG re-insurance... More »
    Comment by John-Galt
    Jun 2 08:24 am |
    Rating: +1 0