While Australian retailers are reporting excellent holiday sales most US retailers continue to struggle. Amazon is an exception, reporting best sales ever

There are many ways to learn something. The two most utilised are experiential and theoretical, doing it and reading about it.

Make Time to Think About Yourself. The first thing new investors should do is think about themselves and their personality.

QSII in the money calls sold. A close eye on ISRG to swap cash into.

Telstra announced today that the government has shut them out of the national broadband network tender process. Investor panicked and sold Telstra down $0.480 (11.62%) to $3.65, it’s lowest price in over two years.

I’m adding CCRT to my watch list. This old Foolish favourite now languishing in the dog house, is starting to hit technical signals.

The shorts have got out ahead of Suntech’s Q3 earnings announcement, firing up the rumour mills with some wild rumours. Let’s take a quick look at the three main claims.

Commonwealth bank call their new Capital Series Australia a new dimension in structured investments. They are having a laugh. Investors should avoid this product like the plague.

Homebuilders are selling below book and the US is in a recession. Is now the time to start buying? If we are anywhere near the bottom in housing then homebuilders are looking attractive.

I’ve still got plenty more to learn from Klarman, though I will never follow his exact path. I’d be disappointed if I’d shelled out a grand for Margin of Safety. Klarman would call the trading of his book at Amazon “trading sardines”.