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Sean Riskowitz



Website: http://www.bestcashcow.com/Sean_Riskowitz
Country: United States
Member Since: Jan 18, 2010

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America is Not Dead!

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 16, 2010
China is rising and the US is in terminal decline. Is the...

Faber: Buy Gold Every Month "Forever"

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 8, 2010
Marc Faber, better known as Dr Doom, says investors...

Shorting Global Bonds

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 8, 2010
The global bond markets have come under increasing...

Barclays (BCS) Looking to Buy in the US

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 10, 2010
Barclays Bank, the second largest bank in the United...

The Fallacy of Unemployment

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Jan 20, 2010
Most people, as well as politicians and the government,...

Why Gold is Necessary

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Jan 19, 2010
Owning gold has been all the rage recently, with many...

Is your Banker/Financial Planner Loyal?

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 22, 2010
Following a mass migration of brokers from Merrill Lynch...

Verizon (VZ) has Too Much Cash Syndrome

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 15, 2010
Verizon Communications is taking an unusual step: it's...

US Real Estate Slump Recovery in 2011: Buffett

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 28, 2010
In his annual letter to shareholders, Berkshire Hathaway...

The Advantages of Managing your Own Money

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 8, 2010
Private investors and individuals who manage their own...

Earnings versus Market Movements

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 4, 2010
Over the long-term, there are usually only two factors...

Peter Lynch on The Recession and Picking Stocks

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 28, 2010
Peter Lynch delivered a compound annual return of 29.2%...

The Case for Emerging Markets

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 3, 2010
Emerging Markets present a very viable and sustainable...

Market Return Expectations are Too High

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Jan 23, 2010
According to recent research investors expect a return of...

Wall Street pay rises 17%

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 23, 2010
Bonuses at Wall Street firms have increased 17% during...

Bank of America (BAC) pays Montag $29.9 million

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 28, 2010
Bank of America, the largest bank by assets in the US,...

Taleb: Buffett is Lucky

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 11, 2010
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan, says...

Four Key Investment Tenets

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Jan 30, 2010
Most investors understand that trading stocks is a...

Prem Watsa: The New Warren Buffett

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 19, 2010
Prem Watsa and Fairfax Financial Holdings are not very...

Hedge Funds buying Citigroup (C) stock

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 20, 2010
Citigroup, once the largest financial services...

Goldman (GS) Scores an Own Goal

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 7, 2010
Goldman Sachs is finding itself on the wrong end of more...

America is Not Dead: Part II

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 22, 2010
Following on from a previous article, I believe the...

The Goldman (GS) Greek Fiasco

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 25, 2010
In 2001 Goldman Sachs structured a complex transaction to...

Citigroup changes Checking Withdrawal Rules

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 25, 2010
Citigroup recently informed the majority of it's checking...

Evil Speculators Trying to Profit

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 7, 2010
By publicly revealing that they sent requests to a bunch...

U.S. Banks Closing Branches

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 10, 2010
For the first time since 2002, bank branch networks in...

Inflation: Why There Won't Be Any

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 5, 2010
After printing endless amounts of money and growing an...

Why is Buffett selling?

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 18, 2010
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has been selling...

Soros: Don't expect Fed to Raise Rates; Yuan to Appreciate

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 28, 2010
Veteran hedge fund manager George Soros says he does not...

Government Sells Stake in Bank of America (BAC)

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 4, 2010
The United States Government has made a billion dollar...

Goldman (GS) Rejects Shareholder Demands

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 1, 2010
The Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs has rejected...

Seth Klarman's Lessons From 2008

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 11, 2010
From 1983 to 2008 Klarman's hedge fund, the Baupost...

Lehman's Accounting Lies

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 15, 2010
The post-mortem of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers has...

Published Content

America is Not Dead!

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 16, 2010
China is rising and the US is in terminal decline. Is the...

Learning from Master Investors

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Jan 21, 2010
A lot can be learned from those who have succeeded before...

Faber: Buy Gold Every Month "Forever"

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 8, 2010
Marc Faber, better known as Dr Doom, says investors...

Shorting Global Bonds

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 8, 2010
The global bond markets have come under increasing...

AIG/Regulators Pay Taxpayers Back, One Flight at a Time

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Jan 27, 2010
Regulators are hell-bent on getting taxpayer money back...

Barclays (BCS) Looking to Buy in the US

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 10, 2010
Barclays Bank, the second largest bank in the United...

The Fallacy of Unemployment

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Jan 20, 2010
Most people, as well as politicians and the government,...

Why Gold is Necessary

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Jan 19, 2010
Owning gold has been all the rage recently, with many...

Is your Banker/Financial Planner Loyal?

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 22, 2010
Following a mass migration of brokers from Merrill Lynch...

Malcolm Gladwell and your Personal Finances

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 19, 2010
Malcolm Gladwell's book The Tipping Point is a popular...

Verizon (VZ) has Too Much Cash Syndrome

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 15, 2010
Verizon Communications is taking an unusual step: it's...

Rules of Investing

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 1, 2010
Ten simple but timeless rules for the conservative...

US Real Estate Slump Recovery in 2011: Buffett

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 28, 2010
In his annual letter to shareholders, Berkshire Hathaway...

The Advantages of Managing your Own Money

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 8, 2010
Private investors and individuals who manage their own...

Compound Interest

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Jan 19, 2010
Often described as the "eighth wonder of the world",...

Earnings versus Market Movements

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 4, 2010
Over the long-term, there are usually only two factors...

Bernanke Should be Re-Appointed

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Jan 25, 2010
A vote on the future of the Federal Reserve chief is due...

Peter Lynch on The Recession and Picking Stocks

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 28, 2010
Peter Lynch delivered a compound annual return of 29.2%...

The Case for Emerging Markets

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 3, 2010
Emerging Markets present a very viable and sustainable...

Market Return Expectations are Too High

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Jan 23, 2010
According to recent research investors expect a return of...

Wall Street pay rises 17%

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 23, 2010
Bonuses at Wall Street firms have increased 17% during...

Bank of America (BAC) pays Montag $29.9 million

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 28, 2010
Bank of America, the largest bank by assets in the US,...

Taleb: Buffett is Lucky

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 11, 2010
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan, says...

Four Key Investment Tenets

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Jan 30, 2010
Most investors understand that trading stocks is a...

Prem Watsa: The New Warren Buffett

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 19, 2010
Prem Watsa and Fairfax Financial Holdings are not very...

Hedge Funds buying Citigroup (C) stock

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 20, 2010
Citigroup, once the largest financial services...

Goldman (GS) Scores an Own Goal

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 7, 2010
Goldman Sachs is finding itself on the wrong end of more...

America is Not Dead: Part II

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 22, 2010
Following on from a previous article, I believe the...

The Goldman (GS) Greek Fiasco

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 25, 2010
In 2001 Goldman Sachs structured a complex transaction to...

Citigroup changes Checking Withdrawal Rules

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 25, 2010
Citigroup recently informed the majority of it's checking...

Evil Speculators Trying to Profit

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 7, 2010
By publicly revealing that they sent requests to a bunch...

U.S. Banks Closing Branches

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 10, 2010
For the first time since 2002, bank branch networks in...

Inflation: Why There Won't Be Any

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 5, 2010
After printing endless amounts of money and growing an...

Why is Buffett selling?

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 18, 2010
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has been selling...

Soros: Don't expect Fed to Raise Rates; Yuan to Appreciate

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Feb 28, 2010
Veteran hedge fund manager George Soros says he does not...

Government Sells Stake in Bank of America (BAC)

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 4, 2010
The United States Government has made a billion dollar...

Goldman (GS) Rejects Shareholder Demands

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 1, 2010
The Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs has rejected...

Seth Klarman's Lessons From 2008

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 11, 2010
From 1983 to 2008 Klarman's hedge fund, the Baupost...

Lehman's Accounting Lies

A Article by Sean Riskowitz
Posted: Mar 15, 2010
The post-mortem of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers has...

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I run my own investment fund based on the principles of value investing. My fund is inspired by the great value investors Benjamin Graham (the father of value investing) and Warren Buffet (the greatest investor of our time). I take a conservative long-term value approach that minimizes downside risk but provides strong probability of large outsized gains in the future. 

Thorough research is my forte. My key passions include investment and personal finance, in particular stocks, commodities and alternate investment ideas. I'm somewhat contrarian in nature and this provides a great wholistic perspective for investment.

I'm originally from Johannesburg, South Africa and currently reside in New York City.

Please check out my blog with my thoughts and articles of interest on value investing at searchofvalue.blogspot.com.

I love hearing from people, so please contact me at risko6@gmail.com if you would like to share or exchange investment ideas.

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