Tim Melvin is a writer from Windermere, Fla. 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.

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| May 10, 2013
| 9:53 AM EDT
I like the report out of Arcelor Mittal (MT) this morning. ALthough business was not great and they lost money in the qu...
When multiple execs at a company show consistent sales, it's a cue to ring the register.
Insider cluster buying can confirm long-term value and be a catalyst for unlocking that value.
Tracking insider purchases by CEOs and CFOs turns up many winners and substantial gains.
I'm looking at high-yielding alternative investments.
He buys companies, not stocks.
Anyone can follow the investing strategies the Oracle of Omaha learned from Benjamin Graham.
By focusing on what can go wrong, the question of what may go right is usually answered.
In my continuing quest for modern Graham-approved stocks, I present the first pick off a margin-of-safety list.
He'd be focused on these unloved and ignored names in the defense space.

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