Weekly Check Under the Hood - Performance & Musings
All in all, it was another vertigo-inspiring week of ups and downs in the global markets. More of the same for me - smatterings of sleep while various sets of numbers fight for the limited real estate left in my brainpad. On the plus side, I did register the modest achievement of memorizing the names [...]
Adding to Caterpillar - Now at 4-Year Lows (CAT)
People are crazy to be trading this stock down to 7 times the 2008 forecast of $6.00 EPS. But I suppose we should be thankful for crazy, for crazy brings opportunities to long-term investors.
I see the tail risk of balance sheet implosion due to the company’s financial segment, but the cash flow has remained too [...]
Outline of Sector Allocations in Secular Trends Portfolio (Industrials)
In line with ramping up purchases for the Epiphany Investing Secular Trends Portfolio, I want to outline how I see sector allocations panning out. As a reminder, here are the overarching goals and directives of the fund:
Respect - but not be a slave to - sector representation in broad market benchmarks.
Arrive at each holding through [...]




