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  • Why In The World Is Bruce Berkowitz Buying Chesapeake Energy? [View article]
    The list of credible buyers is getting longer by the day. In addition to Icahn and Southeastern, now we have value investors Berkowitz and Pabrai buying significant amounts.

    And CHK chairman Archie Dunham bought 450,000 shares at a total cost of $9.4M on May 20:
    http://on.barrons.com/...

    No smoke without fire?

    Long CHK
    May 23 06:59 PM | 2 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Bank Of America: Ignore Advice To 'Avoid' [View article]
    Good title, good article. Paul Miller has been negative on the big banks, particularly BAC, for years now. He's always looking in the rearview mirror. And he's been wrong. Very wrong. I put him in the same camp as Meredith Whitney. Big talk, big hat, no cattle.

    Buffett said recently that 'Bank of America has a great underlying business and its stock price will be meaningfully higher in years to come.'

    Long BAC
    Apr 8 07:56 AM | 2 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • How Long Can Chesapeake Energy Climb Like This? [View article]
    Slim,

    You're talking rubbish. Let's just agree to (totally) disagree and watch what happens in the next 3 years or so.

    Good luck.
    Jan 29 12:42 PM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • How Long Can Chesapeake Energy Climb Like This? [View article]
    Right on auto!!
    Jan 29 06:30 AM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • How Long Can Chesapeake Energy Climb Like This? [View article]
    "How long can Chesapeake Energy climb like this?"

    The answer is a very long time, if you actually look at assets and undervaluation, and the fact that one of the savviest investors on the planet have huge stakes and thinks it's greatly undervalued. In short, over a period of 3-5 years, it will be multiples of where it trades today.

    Your question is actually ridiculous, with it's blatant implication of negativity.
    Jan 29 06:29 AM | 3 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Call Me Crazy, But I Think Chesapeake Energy Has Turned Over A New Leaf [View article]
    tabby,

    Yes good point. Agreed. Driving looking in the rearview mirror is a common fault of 'investors'.

    It's really amazing how many have not awakened to the new reality around CHK. Icahn had the chance to look around on the inside for a few months after his initial purchase and then increased it substantially. The stock may be volatile for a while yet, but as Buffett says, volatility is the friend of the value investor.
    Jan 12 12:40 PM | 1 Like Like |Link to Comment
  • Call Me Crazy, But I Think Chesapeake Energy Has Turned Over A New Leaf [View article]
    Thanks for the article. No, you're not crazy.

    With Icahn and Southeastern now steering the ship and someone of the caliber of Lou Simpson on the inside, CHK will emerge successful in the years just ahead. Simpson, of Berkshire fame and one of the finest value investors around, bought CHK on the open market at $27 a while back.

    Mason Hawkins predicts CHK will triple. I am not in disagreement.

    Long CHK
    Jan 11 06:03 AM | 5 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Herbalife Speaks For Itself As Ackman And Loeb Duke It Out Over The Company [View article]
    This is a well-written article. But it adds nothing new, and the media are already full of similar things. Why bother?

    Given the very general nature of the piece, it's not appropriate to end it with investing advice.
    Jan 11 03:43 AM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Updating My Outlook For Dollar Store Stocks As Relative Valuations Improve [View article]
    Of much greater relevance, Steve Mandel of Lone Pine has just made DG and DLTR major positions recently. Mandel is arguably the best analyst in the business.

    Let's revisit your advice
    (a) not to buy now; and
    (b) to sell into rallies
    later in the year Sammy.
    Jan 4 03:18 PM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • The Great Recession Is Over: Time To Back Up The Truck [View article]
    Sammy, Poncho,

    Keep sitting on the sidelines guys. All the more profit for the rest of us.
    Jan 2 08:03 AM | 8 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • Bank Of America Is A Better Buy After Santa's Visit [View article]
    There's still significant upside for BAC in coming years, but the time to buy was a year ago when the stock hit $5-6. With Buffett backstopping and Berkowitz shouting from the rooftops about its deep value characteristics, it was the perfect contrarian buy.

    Now that the fog of uncertainty has lifted, the stock has doubled, and the herd are getting on board, even the clueless Meredith Whitney.

    "You pay a high price for a cheery consensus." Buffett

    Long BAC
    Dec 26 07:24 AM | 3 Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • 5 'Must-Buy' Oil Stocks For Big Potential Gains Into 2013 [View article]
    So, Kyle versus Icahn. Hmmm, difficult one ;-)

    Long CHK
    Dec 18 03:43 PM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • With A Steeply Discounted Price Is Chesapeake Energy A Good Buy Today? [View article]
    Happy Holidays jl !!

    Good luck to us both.
    Dec 17 12:24 PM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • With A Steeply Discounted Price Is Chesapeake Energy A Good Buy Today? [View article]
    jl,
    Let me spell it out in simple language: Icahn bought in the low 20s at the end of 2010 and sold out a few months later in the low-to-mid 30s. He made fast and substantial profit and everyone knows it (apart from you clearly). End of story.

    Good luck.
    Dec 17 07:22 AM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
  • With A Steeply Discounted Price Is Chesapeake Energy A Good Buy Today? [View article]
    jl,
    In Q4 2010, CHK traded around $20-21 for extended periods. In Q1-2 2011, CHK traded close to or above $35 for periods.

    You're therefore talking rubbish. The facts are clear. Whether you're capable of understanding them is not. If you choose to ignore them it's entirely your business.

    Good luck.
    Dec 16 12:52 PM | Likes Like |Link to Comment
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