Tim Melvin
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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.

Market

By Tim Melvin
| Apr 09, 2013
| 9:09 AM EDT
I had several conversations with associates last night and the universal theme is that this is the earnings season that ...

Don't Feed the Earnings Sharks

By

Tim Melvin

| Apr 08, 2013 | 3:30 PM EDT
During reporting periods, you're up against two sets of tough traders.

One Last Tour of California's Banks

By

Tim Melvin

| Apr 05, 2013 | 5:00 PM EDT
It's probably not as much fun as touring the Wine Country, but it may be more profitable in the long run.

Jobs

By Tim Melvin
| Apr 05, 2013
| 9:15 AM EDT
Any news service that leads with the unemployment rate in headlines should be boycotted forever.

Jobs

By Tim Melvin
| Apr 05, 2013
| 7:44 AM EDT
I am always fascinated bu the intense brain power that comes into to trying to guess a number released by the government...

Bank on the Golden State

By

Tim Melvin

| Apr 04, 2013 | 5:00 PM EDT
Don't count out California or its regional banks just yet.

Margin of Safety Is the Best Answer

By

Tim Melvin

| Apr 03, 2013 | 1:00 PM EDT
Avoid stocks that could become a disaster no matter what the market does.

Searching for Value in Busted IPOs

By

Tim Melvin

| Apr 02, 2013 | 1:00 PM EDT
When a public offering stumbles, the stock sometimes gets unfairly punished.

BGC Partners

By Tim Melvin
| Apr 02, 2013
| 11:12 AM EDT
I am not selling any here in spite of the 40%+ move. They received a premium price for eSpeed and the future of the CRE ...

The Name of the Game

By

Tim Melvin

| Apr 01, 2013 | 2:00 PM EDT
Fancy titles don't help your bottom line as an investor.

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