Jul 30 | Two decades of stimulative, low-interest-rate fiscal policy have made Japan the most indebted nation in the developed world...

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Jul 25 |  I promised  an article I wrote on Japan for Institutional Investor, and here it is.  I also wanted to share pictures with you from the Value Investing Seminar in Italy (follow links to...

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Jul 23 | On BNN TV (Canadian version of CNBC) discussing sideways markets and my favorite stocks ...

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Mar 23 | Christian Science Monitor approached me to write an article on China after they saw my presentation – China the Mother of All Black Swans.  This article is a combination of this presentation and articles...

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Feb 23 |  I had an interesting conversation last week with a potential investor.  I described my thoughts on the US economy, explaining that in our (my firm’s) view the current strength of the US economy...

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Feb 20 | I was interviewed on BusinessInsider about China. If you did not see it, this presentation covers a lot of points I discussed in this interview. // < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ // ]]> ...

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Feb 12 | Chinese economy – it has tremendous overcapacity in the commercial and residential real estate and industrial sectors as you see from this presentation: China – The Mother of All Black Swans – By Vitaliy...

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Jan 29 |  I am a Capitalist Pig, and proud of it, thus you would not expect me to support government interference and more strenuous regulation of financial institutions – after all, capitalism (free markets) and...

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Musings on Kids and Asia »

Musings on Kids and Asia Jul 19 | I have not written articles in a few months, except for the one I wrote for the July issue of Institutional Investor magazine, on Japan (I’ll post a...

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Books that will help gain sanity in insane market »

Books that will help gain sanity in insane market Oct 28 | I originally wrote this list of recommended books last year; recently I updated and added a few more.  I hope to keep adding to it every year.  It...

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In Defense of Capitalism: a True Love Story »

In Defense of Capitalism: a True Love Story Oct 06 |   My writing is a byproduct of my investment process, I think through writing. I don’t do movie reviews and don’t watch Michael Moore’s movies.   A Denver Post reporter...

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Barron’s Is Wrong On Medtronic »

Barron’s Is Wrong On Medtronic

Aug 25 | I love Barron’s. I really do. I read it from cover to cover, and I...

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Japan: Land of the Rising Debt »

Japan: Land of the Rising Debt

Jul 30 | Two decades of stimulative, low-interest-rate fiscal policy have made Japan the most indebted nation in the developed...

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On BNN: Range-Bound Markets, eBay, Pfizer, Vodafone »

On BNN: Range-Bound Markets, eBay, Pfizer, Vodafone

Jul 23 | On BNN TV (Canadian version of CNBC) discussing sideways markets and my favorite stocks ...

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Musings on Kids and Asia »

Musings on Kids and Asia

Jul 19 | I have not written articles in a few months, except for the one I wrote for the...

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Microsoft Debt Issuance Makes Zero Economic Sense »

Microsoft Debt Issuance Makes Zero Economic Sense

Jun 10 | Tuesday’s  headline from the WSJ reads: “Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)  to offer up to  $1.25 billion in 3-year...

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Investing in Range-Bound Markets »

Investing in Range-Bound Markets

May 23 | Here is my article on range-bound markets in NAPFA magazine: Investing in Range-Bound Markets by Vitaliy N. Katsenelson...

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China – The Mother of All Black Swans »

Feb 12 | Chinese economy – it has tremendous overcapacity in the commercial and residential real estate and industrial sectors as you see from this presentation: China – The Mother of All Black Swans – By Vitaliy Katsenelson < ...

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China – The Mother of All Black Swans

Japan: Land of the Rising Debt »

Jul 30 | Two decades of stimulative, low-interest-rate fiscal policy have made Japan the most indebted nation in the developed world...

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Japan: Land of the Rising Debt

Dear Mr. Ex-KGB »

Jan 05 | I’ve received so many emails about the WSJ front page article in which the Russian expert, a professor and ex-KGB agent predicts that the US will falter and be split up into five zones (see map below, here is a link to the original article and here is a link to his video interview) and...

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Dear Mr. Ex-KGB

South Africa’s Heartbreak And Hope »

Apr 23 | When I was invited to give a presentation in March about my book to South African CFA Society members in Cape Town and Johannesburg, to say that my expectations for South Africa were low is a tremendous understatement.   Click here to see pictures from this trip (opens PDF). Preparations included a visit to my doctor where...

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South Africa’s Heartbreak And Hope

5 Reasons to Avoid Gold Rush »

Sep 09 | The reasons why one should sell the cat, pawn the mother-in-law, and use the proceeds to buy gold are well known: the Fed is printing money faster than you can read this, which will result in inflation; the government is borrowing like a drunken monkey, so the dollar will be devalued; this will debase all...

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5 Reasons to Avoid Gold Rush

Stock Analysis

Barron’s Is Wrong On Medtronic

Barron’s Is Wrong On Medtronic »

Aug 25 | I love Barron’s. I really do. I read it from cover to cover, and I truly believe it is one of the few business publications that knows the...

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On BNN: Range-Bound Markets, eBay, Pfizer, Vodafone

On BNN: Range-Bound Markets, eBay, Pfizer, Vodafone »

Jul 23 | On BNN TV (Canadian version of CNBC) discussing sideways markets and my favorite stocks ...

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A Few thoughts on the Burlington acquisition »

A Few thoughts on the Burlington acquisition

Jan 31 | I have tremendous respect for Mr. Buffett.  But every word that comes out of his mouth should not be looked upon as...

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The case for Pfizer »

The case for Pfizer

Jan 18 | I understand why investors don’t want to own Pfizer (PFE); there is little excitement in the stock:  It is down significantly from the...

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Is American Express (and financial stocks) still cheap? »

Is American Express (and financial stocks) still cheap?

Sep 05 | Financial stocks had a huge run up from their bottom. Many have doubled and tripled, but are they still cheap? It’s almost impossible...

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Healthcare Game »

Healthcare Game

Aug 18 | Given my usual warning, I don’t want to discuss politics in my writings for two reasons: it bores me to death and...

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Four Reasons Why Investors Are Wrong on IMS Health »

Four Reasons Why Investors Are Wrong on IMS Health

Jul 16 | The word contrarian is often overused in investing, I have yet to meet an investor who bragged about being a crowd follower;...

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The Process

Welcome to Another Lost Decade »

Welcome to Another Lost Decade

Jan 14 | The stock market’s performance over the next decade will be very similar to the one since 2000: the WSJ appropriately named it...

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The China Bubble’s Coming — But Not the One You Think »

The China Bubble’s Coming — But Not the One You Think

Jul 25 | Financial commentators are obsessively debating whether the recent rise in the Chinese stock market means there's a bubble -- and if so,...

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The pain of mean reversion »

The pain of mean reversion

Mar 06 | DENVER (MarketWatch) — The stock market has dropped. Corporate profits have collapsed. And profit margins have reverted toward the mean. What is...

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The Process »

The Process

Nov 21 | I wrote this article almost two years ago, it is by far the most important article I ever wrote.  I strongly encourage you...

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Chinese and Starbucks Late Stage Growth Obesity »

Chinese and Starbucks Late Stage Growth Obesity

Aug 21 |   I had my TV service disconnected at home for awhile now, don’t want my kids to become TV-addicts.  We reconnected it on...

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Don’t call me Mr. Doom, call me Mr. Realist

Don’t call me Mr. Doom, call me Mr. Realist »

Feb 23 |  I had an interesting conversation last week with a potential investor.  I described my thoughts on the US economy, explaining that in our (my firm’s) view the current strength of...

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Chinese Quest for Shortcut to Greatness

Chinese Quest for Shortcut to Greatness »

Jan 28 |  The Chinese economy must be getting out of control, because the Chinese government is doing the unthinkable: It is desperately trying to put the brakes on the economy. When you...

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In Defense of Capitalism