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Notable Bankruptcies Of 2009: Q3

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:01:00 GMT

Positions Revisited

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:32:28 GMT

I want to revisit some of my stock decisions and see what was the outcome and analyze if there is anything I should have done better. I will try to be intellectually honest with my assessments and recognize my errors. Also i want to look back and see if there are any mental traps that affected my decisions and recognize when i fall for these psychological biases. Below is all the positions that I have talked about on this blog for over a year or so. All are businesses that I looked to own but did not or I bought and sold. General Growth (GGPWQ): I have dismissed the value in[More...]

Pershing Square Q2 Positions

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:01:21 GMT

It's that time of the quarter again. 45 days after the end of Q2 means that we get a slew of 13F filings from the top fund managers in the world. Kicking things off today is Bill Ackman of Pershing Square. (Click on the image to expand it.) Looks like Ackman did a lot of selling in Q2 and very little buying. He completely sold off his stakes in Apartment Investment Co (AIV), Alexander's (ALX), Visa (V), Yum Brands (YUM) and Wendy's[More...]

Notable Bankruptcies Of 2009: Q2

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:29:00 GMT

In January I predicted (see Notable Bankruptcies of 2009: Q1) that “major” bankruptcies in 2009 would challenge the 383 mark set in 2001 (the high-water mark after the dotcom bubble). I even suggested that it was possible that we could exceed 400 “major” bankruptcies in 2009. According to Bankruptcydata.com, there have been 156 “major” filings thus far in 2009. Assuming that bankruptcies are equally distributed throughout the year, this puts us on pace for 312 bankruptcies. That is tracking well shy of my prediction. In fact, bankruptcies were down significantly from Q1 to Q2, as there were 90 bankruptcies in the first quarter but only 66 in the second. That stylized fact begs the question: Is that a “green shoot”[More...]

13F Analysis Pershing Square Capital

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:17:44 GMT

Below please find a 13F analysis report for Pershing Square Capital for Q1 2009. 13F analyses are reports that fund managers with over $100M are required to submit to the SEC[More...]

REITs Quietly Sell Stock Overnight At A Discount; Next Day Pop Fries Shorts

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:24:16 GMT

If Frank Quattrone could start over, he would be a REIT banker. REITs staged a huge rally this quarter, almost $15 billion in new equity has been raised through 45 public offerings this year, and even the Italians are descending upon New York to list new deals. With REIT stocks now being served up like Cannolis on Columbus Day, and consumed almost as fast by shell-shocked but somehow still hungry investors, you may have one question: What is Going On? One reason is that REITs cram down desperately need the money, and while not all are teetering on the brink insolvency, most will do almost anything[More...]

REIT Stocks Sold Quietly Overnight At A Discount; Next Day Pop Fries Shorts

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:40:12 GMT

If Frank Quattrone could start over, he would be a REIT banker. REITs staged a huge rally this quarter, almost $15 billion in new equity has been raised through 45 public offerings this year, and even the Italians are descending upon New York to list new deals. With REIT stocks now being offered up like Cannolis on Columbus Day, and consumed almost as fast by shell-shocked but somehow still hungry investors, you may have one question: What is Going On? One reason is that REITs cram down desperately need the money, and while not all are "twittering" on the brink insolvency, most will do[More...]

Ban Credit Default Swaps? These Corporate Bankruptcies Show We Should

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:51:26 GMT

For frustrated investors looking to justify the ban of credit default swaps (CDS), look no further than last week’s corporate bankruptcies of Canadian newsprint producer AbitibiBowater Inc. (ABWTQ) and U.S. shopping center developer GGP.[More...]

America Is Still the Best Place to Make Money

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:03:00 GMT

There's never been a better time to be seeking fortune in America. Right now, we're in a period of great turbulence. Everything in America is up for sale at "panic liquidation" prices. Each foreclosed property and bankruptcy headline you hear about represents another opportunity to make money. One man goes bust and another man makes a fortune. It's the beauty of American capitalism. Assets never die; they just change owners. Take Kirk Kerkorian and Carl Icahn, for example. Kirk Kerkorian is the majority owner of MGM Mirage, a gigantic casino and hotel company. In Las Vegas, it owns half the casinos on the Strip. MGM also owns huge casino resorts in Reno, Atlantic City, Detroit, Biloxi, and Macau. In the boom times, like in 2005 and 2006, MGM's management borrowed too much money. Now Vegas is in a bust, and the company is having[More...]

General Growth Finally Goes Down

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:02:45 GMT

Early Thursday morning, the managers of General Growth Properties (GGP: 0.00, N/A (N/A)) opted to file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. General Growth has been the poster child of extreme overleveraging in the real estate industry. The filing totals approximately $24 billion in debt and is the largest real estate bankruptcy in U.S. history. General Growth had been working for months to try and settle it’s debt obligations outside of bankruptcy court. It had been working with creditors to try and relax the terms of the agreements, through not paying interest and extending the time period it would have to repay the debt. However, no accross the board resolution was reached. It was only on[More...]

Many stocks drop in short week

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:06:00 GMT

Nov. 29--A drop in shares of Sun Bancorp Inc. helped to push the Asbury Park Press/Bloomberg 75 index down more then 1 percent last week.
The markets were closed for the Thanksgiving Day holiday and closed early on Friday.
The stock that saw the largest percentage decline was Sun Bancorp Inc., $3.60, down 43 cents, or 10.7 percent.

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Notable Bankruptcies Of 2009: Q3

Positions Revisited

Pershing Square Q2 Positions

Notable Bankruptcies Of 2009: Q2

13F Analysis Pershing Square Capital

REITs Quietly Sell Stock Overnight At A Discount; Next Day Pop Fries Shorts

REIT Stocks Sold Quietly Overnight At A Discount; Next Day Pop Fries Shorts

Ban Credit Default Swaps? These Corporate Bankruptcies Show We Should

America Is Still the Best Place to Make Money

General Growth Finally Goes Down

Many stocks drop in short week

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Form 3 Brewster James Walter For: Mar 19 (10K)

Form 4 GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIE For: Mar 20 Filed by: SCHLEMMER JEAN (10K)

Form 4 Berman Alexander L For: Mar 20 (10K)

Form 4 GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIE For: Nov 03 Filed by: NOLAN THOMAS H JR (10K)

Form 4 GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIE For: Nov 03 Filed by: Metz Adam S (10K)

Form 4 GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIE For: Oct 02 Filed by: FREIBAUM BERNARD (10K)

Form 4 GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIE For: Sep 25 Filed by: GERN RONALD L (10K)

Form 4 GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIE For: Sep 25 Filed by: HOYT EDMUND J (10K)

Form 4 GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIE For: Sep 23 Filed by: FREIBAUM BERNARD (10K)

Form 4 GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIE For: Sep 23 Filed by: SCHLEMMER JEAN (10K)