Someone over at Kiplinger agrees with me 🙂 that Markel (MKL) is a little like a mutual fund, but better. You can think of Berkshire,
readI’m going to predict that we’re going up from here. Check out the insider buying vs. selling. It’s at the highest – most bullish –
readAnother 2 shares, for a total of 4. Average cost $492.71 which is about 1.9 times Markel’s book value.
readI’ve heard many times thoughout the year that the market is bound to go down in 2007, “because it always goes down in the years
readFrom Infomine.com: The prices of metals in the currencies of countries that mine the commodities can vary considerably from prices commonly quoted in the press,
readInteresting interview with Bruce Duncan from Bolero Resources: http://www.cfra.com/chum_audio/Biz@Nite-Bruce.Duncan.Nov7.07.mp3 A few highlights from the interview (tinted by my bias): Bolero is developing big molybdenum deposits,
readI have a “stink” bid in at $485 for 2 more shares of MKL and it looks like it may get filled. Strangely, it’s the
readThere are some very conflicting reports out there on how much physical metal there is on the exchanges. Take zinc for example: in one source
readToday Questrade announced a new fee structure for Toronto and Toronto Venture stocks that really affects only those who trade “penny stocks”: “In response to
readPerformance for period ending October 31, 2007: +5.4% (including dividends). Click to enlarge the chart Components CDN Composite (XIC) – 45% CDN S&P 500 (XSP)
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