Financial Statements for Beginners – The Balance Sheet

A blog about the balance sheet for beginners. We used the simplified version provided by Morningstar. We look at VaxGen Inc. (VXGN) the Net Net stock we purchased last week.

A Screener for Net Net Stocks

The first hurdle you face as a value investor, is finding the information you need to make profitable investments. How do you find Companies to invest in? Since we are exploring the ins and outs of the VXGN buy from last week we will explore gathering information for a Net Net Stock. There are a [...]

Investing 101, Not Running before you Walk. Start Here

If you are the kind of small time or beginning investor that I am hoping is reading this blog, then I didn’t just throw you into the deep end of the pool, I dropped you into the ocean. So consider this another swimming lesson. Investing 101. Beginning Investor class. More like a list of Investor tips.

The Opportunity of Low Volume Penny Stocks

There is a reason that many established investors will warn you away from penny stocks. A penny stock is usually any stock trading under $1.00 Today’s market for VaxGen (VXGN), a company we have discussed in previous posts, is a perfect example. The stock price dropped at midday today more than 8% on volume of [...]

Valuing a Net Net Stock – the lite version

Yesterday’s post was missing something. How do you value Benjamin Graham’s “Instrinsic Value” of a company? I left it out for a reason. The answer is: it depends on who is doing the valuation and what tools they use. Get this- some investor’s don’t value companies. They don’t care about it. Really. These investors are [...]

What is a Net Net Stock?

What is a Net Net Stock? First, if you don’t know who Benjamin Graham is we need to introduce him to you. He was the godfather of what is now called Value Investing. Ben Graham was an interesting dude who began his trading style in the depression.

New Net Net Position Added Vaxgen Inc. (VXGN)

I have added a net net position in a stock I have been following for a while: VXGN.

But don’t do what I just did. Please! If you already know you are value investor who understands how to value a stock from an assets perspective, go ahead do what you like. But if you are a beginning investor still trying to figure this out, don’t invest in this stock.

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