Tim Melvin is a writer from Stevensville, Maryland. In addition to writing about the markets, he manages accounts for family and friends. He has written serveral articles and collaborated on several investment books. Prior to striking out on his own he spent 20 years a stockbroker, the last 15 as a Vice President of Investments with a regional firm in the Mid Atlantic area. He specializes in deep value investing as well as special situations and activist stocks, and is the author of the Junior Chamber Course on Value Investing, as well as numerous articles in various publications on the subject of value investing, the stock market and the world around us.
| May 16, 2012 | 12:30 PM EDT
Form 13H is a great starting point for investment ideas, but do your own homework.
| May 15, 2012 | 3:45 PM EDT
Studying the recent 13HF filings provides plenty of food for thought.
| May 14, 2012 | 3:00 PM EDT
Even if there's a global economic meltdown, you can still protect your net worth and find new opportunities.
| May 11, 2012 | 4:30 PM EDT
Here are two prime bank stocks I have found by using my tried-and-true selection process.
| May 10, 2012 | 3:55 PM EDT
I am willing to play with new ideas and metrics to see if they offer any value.
| May 09, 2012 | 4:00 PM EDT
I favor buying safe and cheap stocks over investing in world-changing products.
| May 09, 2012
| 10:40 AM EDT
Of course book value matters. Not only does it matter for asset buyers like
myself as a primary reason to buy stocks it is one of the most valuable...
| May 08, 2012 | 3:00 PM EDT
Investing in the major global banks and utilities at a substantial discount to asset value should be a profitable strategy.
| May 07, 2012 | 1:35 PM EDT
For long-term value investors, events in Europe are far from the end of the world.
| May 04, 2012 | 5:00 PM EDT
A screen based on this pre-World War II strategy turned up a wide variety of names with handsome long-term return potential.
