I’m just saving…May 2018

It is time for the monthly airing of my private financial laundry.  I hope maintaining a journal of my savings will help provide additional motivation and allow me to spot trends.  The theory is that if my savings are not behaving as expected, I will drill down and figure out what happened.   Continue reading “I’m just saving…May 2018”

Media Pin of the Week – More GMO

In this week’s finance media curation post, I am flagging another episode of a podcast we have explored before.  The guest should also be familiar to most of you.  I also indulge in a bit of “macro trippin.”   Continue reading “Media Pin of the Week – More GMO”

Weekly Media Pin – Grantham on Graham

Time for the weekly finance media pin.  Sorry that I have not been active posting lately, but I told you I might be falling into the web of WEB, and I have done just that.  But I’ve also been consuming podcasts, videos, newspaper articles, and other finance related media. Continue reading “Weekly Media Pin – Grantham on Graham”

Weekly Media Pin & a Coty Update

I am going to tweak the podcast of the week series to focus more generally on finance media (I’ve actually already included videos and other media in the posts anyway).  I will mostly focus on podcasts, but this way I can highlight articles and other stuff in case all the pods are mediocre that week.  This week, I found a new podcast. Continue reading “Weekly Media Pin & a Coty Update”

Resource Roundup: CNBC Buffett Archive

I might be going dark for a while as I fall into the rabbit hole of the CNBC Buffett Archive.  Before I disappear into the nebula of Berkshire Hathaway enlightenment, I wanted to flag it for your attention as it is really a neat resource. Continue reading “Resource Roundup: CNBC Buffett Archive”

Merger Monday Comes to my Portfolio

Turned on Bloomberg radio this morning to some decent news.  Gramercy Property Trust (“GPT”) caught a takeover bid from BlackRock at $27.50 per unit.  As I mentioned before, I recently took a position in GPT.  Also, there was a development late last week that might have yielded some additional “tea leaves” concerning Conagra (“CAG”) and Pinnacle Foods (“PF”). Continue reading “Merger Monday Comes to my Portfolio”