The University of Edinburgh (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Only in the second half of the twentieth century did Scottish nationalism become a major political force. This lecture will focus on that period, examine the development and impact of Nationalism in Scotland and consider the likely implications for the future of the Union.
GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
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DealBook (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
Legg Mason said Thursday that it would cut about one-third of the jobs at Legg Mason Capital Management, the first layoffs at its investment unit run by the fund manager Bill Miller, after its assets fell by 53 percent this year. As many as 50 of 147 employees will be dismissed, primarily from research, compliance, legal [...]
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller.
New York Post (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... that has people questioning the acumen of other sages such as Warren Buffett and Legg Mason's Bill Miller. The 57-year old Fisher has been a hardcore bull on stocks at a time when equities have been slammed hard by panicky investors and frenzied short-selling. Fisher saw the market hysteria as a buying opportunity, but conventional stock picking theories have been challenged in this...
Whiskey Fire (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
... out Citi's largest shareholder? Saudi Prince Alaweed bin Sultan Freddie Mac's largest shareholder? Bill Miller AIG largest shareholder? Hank Greenberg Don't even know who the last two are, do you? But Saudi princes are special people. No big mystery why they get bailouts.
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 23/11/2008
GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller.
The Anniston Star Online (Free subscription) | 23/11/2008
In 2005, portfolio manager Bill Miller of the Legg MasonValue Trust Fund celebrated his 15th year of beating the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index. Miller was hailed as a genius. Experts said the odds of his beating the market for so long were 372,529 to 1. But was he a genius or just extremely lucky?
Valley News Dispatch (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
His journalistic career is marked by his ability to build bridges in the community.Bill Miller's journalism career took him around the world, helped form a family tradition and was capped recently by his induction into the Press Club of Cleveland's Journalism Hall of Fame.
SimoleonSense (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
As Always Click on Titles To Access The Articles 1. Bill Miller 3rd Quarter letter to investors- Via Legg Mason 2. Everything You Knew About Bonds & Equities - Via FT 3. Beware of Fees and Your Account - Via Globe Advisor & Norman Rothery 4. Upside of Down Dow - Via Kiplinger 5. The Crisis & What To Do [...] Other Related Posts From Simoleon Sense: Nightly (Value) Investment Links#17...
Sly Capital (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
The “buy and hope” school of thought is taking its time to die. DCA is the modus operandi of buy and hold and dictates that you buy more of a current holding in dips. This year we have witnessed the spectacle of superstars like Bill Miller chasing Freddie Mac all the way to zero. The results [...]
U.S. News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Even more surprising to some, the kings of value--including Marty Whitman, Bill Miller, and the gang at Dodge & Cox--have fallen farther than most of their peers. Third Avenue Value, Legg Mason Value, and Dodge & Cox Stock have all lost more than half of their value this year (Miller's Legg Mason Value is down 62 percent!)
InformedTrades (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
... down even the country's most respected investors, including Warren Buffett and mutual fund manager Bill Miller, Krantz writes. Even investors who saw this bear coming and switched to commodities or foreign currencies have been hurt. Even safe stocks, like the ones in the iShares Russell 1000 exchange traded fund, are down big. Same with foreign stocks, such as the ones tracked by...
The Big Picture (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Feeling mauled by the seemingly undying bear market? Take a look at the year-to-date performance for some biggest of the big-name investors and consider yourself in good company: * Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway): -43% * Ken Hebner (CMG Focus Fund) -56% * Harry Lange (Fidelity Magellan): -59% * Bill Miller (Legg Mason Value Trust) -50% * Ken Griffin (Citadel): -44% * [...]
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
The company is one in a long list of firms to be hit hard by the economic crisis after it failed to secure funding to support its pioneering business.Led by chief executive Bill Miller, the firm said that it had been hit by the "severe slowdown" in the demand for consumer electronics and had been unable to borrow enough money to survive.MED, which has around 50 staff between its operations...
