LeKitKat

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LeKitKat replied to the Value Hounds board. 10:32 PM

Re: Passionate Investing

"Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer: there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long use, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and [more]

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LeKitKat replied to the Value Hounds board. 12:07 PM

Re: Passionate Investing

-If we are given a series of pro and con bullet statements related to a position we favor we will react strongly to and remember the pros and virtually not see the cons. When given a similar series but built from an opposing position we will [more]

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LeKitKat replied to the GGS: Yongye International board. 11:39 AM

Re: Schedule 13D filing

does anyone know why Abax contacted Full Alliance and not Morgan Stanley?

The whole transaction and the interconnections between parties is somewhat obscure. Is Abax promising a buyout of FA shares with the cash?

Yongye blew through [more]

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LeKitKat posted to the Value Hounds board. 2:13 PM

here's what happened

It was a nasty day in early April with high winds and cool temperatures. When I don't get out on the road at lest 3-4 days a week on my bike for a couple of hours, I start feeling like a slacker and exercise deficient and I hadn't been out much that [more]

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LeKitKat replied to the Value Hounds board. 9:20 PM

Re: tough times for yield

good point about being callable any time

Hey Rich if you can dig up something on Quantum I would totally appreciate it it dude!

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LeKitKat posted to the Value Hounds board. 11:53 AM

Thanks HoHum

we have a shipping expert here and many others have found his work to be incredibly educational. I very much appreciate his ongoing coverage

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LeKitKat replied to the Value Hounds board. 11:47 AM

Re: Can U solve this? free beer if U can

hey B1

Thanks a bunch for the ongoing posts. I have been distracted by two terminal elderly cats this week so have not had tome to give your excellent posts the attention I want to give them.

I can see you are definitely on the [more]

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LeKitKat replied to the Value Hounds board. 1:53 PM

Re: tough times for yield

hi Rich

It does look like preferreds. Thanks sw--6% yield is nice. It did drop quite a bit during the recession.

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LeKitKat replied to the Value Hounds board. 2:25 PM

Re: Can U solve this? free beer if U can

hey Bershireone welcome and thanks for thinking about this little problem

Probably you have part of it but here are the pieces that do not yet fit

When a company takes a noncash charge/expense off the P&L it is this same figure [more]