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Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:45:21 GMT

Fortunately my portfolio management methods don’t revolve around frequent trading. One of my kids came up to me recently and said, “What did you do today, Dad?” I said, “I made one trade, and I did a bunch of research.” He then asked, “How often do you trade?” I answered, “That was my first trade in a week, and I haven’t traded much in the last two months, but that’s not normal. There is no normal for me. When the market is really volatile, I trade a lot more, selling when stocks are rising, and buying when they are selling off. When the market is relatively placid, I don’t do much.” He looked at me, kind of smiled, and moved on. Information overload from Dad. Most people and investment managers trade too often. They sell their winners too rapidly, and panic too soon on their losers. Now, I’m not advocating “buy and forget,” or Buffett’s statement, “Our favorite holding period is forever.”[More...]

RLI Corp. (NYSE: RLI) Dividend Stock Analysis

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:05:32 GMT

Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of RLI Corp. (NYSE: RLI). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:[More...]

Eleven Companies Bucking The Dividend Cuts Trend

Mon, 11 May 2009 16:11:00 GMT

Legg Mason (LM) is the latest financial stock to drastically cut dividends after reporting a large fourth quarter loss for 2008.[More...]

Short Interest Update

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:27:00 GMT

If you are an avid short seller, the financial sector is of particular interest. I did some research on short interest levels for various financial-related industries and, as a whole, the sector's short interest level was down 3% (as of Jan 15th). The industries researched are the 1) broker-dealers, large banks, 2) securities processors, 3) regional banks, 4) online brokers, 5) specialty/mortgage finance, 6) life insurance, 7) asset management, 8) p&c insurance, and 9) reinsurance. The largest increase in short interest came from the securities processors, up +42% (partially thanks to STT: +86%). The runners up were the broker-dealers and large banks, up 8%. Next came asset management with a +4% increase. Life insurance saw a 0% increase, and all other sub-sectors saw a decrease in short interest[More...]

Earnings Review: January 26, 2009

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:13:18 GMT

Late on Monday, American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) announced that its fourth quarter net income fell 79% to $172 million, or 15 cents a share, from $831 million, or 72 cents a share in the same quarter, a year ago.[More...]

Stock Analysis: Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (SSS)

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:12:00 GMT

This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net December 1, 2008. Linked here is a PDF copy of my detailed analysis of [More...]

Stock Analysis: Becton Dickinson & Co

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:57:00 GMT

Linked here is a PDF copy of my detailed analysis of Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX) (alt.1, alt.2).[More...]

Stock Analysis: RLI Corp (RLI)

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:47:00 GMT

Linked here is a PDF copy of my detailed analysis of RLI Corp (RLI) (alt.1, alt.2). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: [More...]

Analyst Comments: Union Pacific, Varian Semi, Petrobras, Marathon Oil, VimpelCom, Procter & Gamble, Accuray, Fushi, Micros Systems, RLI Corp

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:04:00 GMT

We are retaining our Hold on Union Pacific Corp. (UNP), as well as our $80 target price. UNP will report third quarter results on October 23. We are maintaining our 2008 diluted EPS estimate at $4.15, near the high end of management's increased $4.00-4.20[More...]

Notable Earnings for Tuesday (07/15/2008)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:55:00 GMT

Tickers: CSX,JOEZ,ADTN,ALTR,ASRV,CPSS,DEAR,FMAR,GWW,INTC,JNJ,PHHM,PII,RLI,RNST,STT,TRE,TRST,USB,WABC,CSGP,CTAS,ETN,STX,VFC,JBHT,SUBK[More...]

RLI Posts $25.8 Million Profit: Results Bring Insurer's Year-to-Date Earnings to $76.9 Million

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:46:00 GMT

Oct. 20--PEORIA -- With new products starting to pay off and its investments becoming strong again, RLI Corp. reported Monday it had an operating profit of $25.8 million in the third quarter.
That profit, which equated to $1.18 a share, helped the Peoria-based specialty insurance company to a profit of $76.9 million, or $3.53 a share, for the first nine months of the year.
"Our strong balance sheet and disciplined approach to business continue to serve us well."

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Form 4 RLI CORP For: Nov 27 Filed by: VIETS ROBERT O (10K)

Form 4 RLI CORP For: Nov 16 Filed by: MICHAEL JONATHAN E (10K)

Form 4 RLI CORP For: Nov 16 Filed by: Kliethermes Craig W (10K)

Form 4 RLI CORP For: Nov 16 Filed by: Kennedy Daniel O (10K)

Form 4 RLI CORP For: Jul 15 Filed by: DONDANVILLE JOSEPH E (10K)

Form 4 RLI CORP For: Nov 10 Filed by: STONE MICHAEL J (10K)

Form 4 RLI CORP For: Nov 02 Filed by: DONDANVILLE JOSEPH E (10K)

Form 4 RLI CORP For: Nov 02 Filed by: MICHAEL JONATHAN E (10K)

Form 4 RLI CORP For: Oct 30 Filed by: Kliethermes Craig W (10K)

Form 4 RLI CORP For: Oct 30 Filed by: Kennedy Daniel O (10K)