Seth Klarman

The latest round of 13F filings from institutional investors were out this week, revealing to the world the stocks that some of the richest and most successful investors have been buying and selling. Takeaways From 13F Season Investors who follow particular fund managers can easily look up what...

The latest round of 13F filings from institutional investors is out, revealing to the world the stocks that some of the richest and most successful investors have been buying and selling. Takeaways From 13F Season Investors who follow particular fund managers can easily look up what each was buying...

Billionaire hedge fund manager Seth Klarman is dominating headlines at the World Economic Forum after writing in a letter that the global economy can not continue "business as usual." What Happened Klarman oversees the $27-billion hedge fund Baupost Group and said in a letter seen by...

I take a closer look at The Baupost Group's list of stock holdings where values have increased by 21.7% from the previous quarter. Recent stocks purchases including Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX), Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD), and Cardinal Health Inc (NYSE: CAH). The Baupost Group'...

Puerto Rico bonds took a huge hit last week when President Trump suggested the U.S. government may eliminate the nation’s debt in wake of its ongoing financial crisis. “They owe a lot of money to your friends on Wall Street, and we’re going to have to wipe that out,” Trump...

Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies have been some of the hottest investments in the world in recent years. This year alone, the Bitcoin Investment Trust (OTC: GBTC) is up more than 476 percent. But while some investors are going all in on cryptocurrency as the future of payments, other...

It has been almost exactly eight years since the S&P 500 bottomed in March 2009. Since that time, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) is up 241 percent, and the average investor has made a killing. Lucky and skilled investors who have outperformed the market have done even better, many...

Seth Klarman has gotten a lot of buzz this week on Wall Street for his skeptical words about stock market prospects under President Donald Trump. Klarman, who manages the $30 billion hedge fund Baupost, criticized Trump for his unpredictable and nationalistic policy decisions. Say It Again: Trump...

For many investors, curling up with a good book is less about murder mysteries and forbidden love triangles and more about equity bubbles and high-frequency trading strategies. Here’s a look at five trending books that investors should have on their spring reading list. 1. 'Industries Of...

Among the many investment firms that filed second-quarter 13Fs on Friday, there’s David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital, a hedge fund with an equity portfolio worth more than $7.97 billion. Between April and June, the firm acquired six new stocks, increased its exposure to another eight...

Shares of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE: LNG) were up more than 5 percent on Friday, after Carl Icahn disclosed late Thursday a new activist position in the company. According to the 13D filing, Icahn owns 19,353,530 shares of the company’s Common Stock, which represent 8.18 percent of the...

Time and time again, the academics and practitioners pretty much prove that value investing works better than just about any other approach to investing in the markets. Best of all, as Walter Schloss pointed out, it is pretty easy for most investors to learn and implement. It doesn't take a...