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Doug Kass
Doug Kass is the president of Seabreeze Partners Management Inc. Until 1996, he was senior portfolio manager at Omega Advisors, a $6 billion investment partnership. Before that he was executive senior vice president and director of institutional equities of First Albany Corporation and JW Charles/CSG. He also was a General Partner of Glickenhaus & Co., and held various positions with Putnam Management and Kidder, Peabody. Kass received his bachelor's from Alfred University, and received a master's of business administration in finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School in 1972. He co-authored "Citibank: The Ralph Nader Report" with Nader and the Center for the Study of Responsive Law and currently serves as a guest host on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
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Kass: Here's My Strategy Into Year End
As we move closer toward the Christmas holiday, a news vacuum should develop, allowing for the normal seasonal market strength.
Calling It a Day
I am going to call it an early day and a week. (I will be travelling tomorrow.) Thanks so much for reading my Diary. Tomorrow you will be in the most able hands of Stephen Guilfoyle. Enjoy the evening and the weekend! See you all back on Monday.
Avoiding Pot Stocks
New lows on pot stocks. As I mentioned a few days ago, my channel checks on the retail establishments in Los Angeles suggested weak recreational-use end markets. I continue to avoid this speculative space for now.
A Quiet Day
For a change a relatively quiet day - but our definition of quiet has sure changed. Just returned to office, getting my sea legs back.
Added on the Morning Dip
I once again added on this morning dip - building my net long exposure on the expectations of a +3% (or so) year end rally. Remember, if the correct stocks are selected - that gain can be meaningfully higher!
Adding to KHC, HIG
Two tax loss rebound candidates for January might be and . I am adding small to both. I will have more analysis next week.
PG Is Value Added
Besides my favorite trading sardine, Dillard's (currently no position), Procter & Gamble has been an extraordinary value added component of my portfolio (first on the short side and then on the long side). I initially shorted (and put on my Best Ide...
Ss Over Ns Into Year End?
I would say the consensus view is that should the market rally into the year end, that advance would likely be led by higher beta technology names. I am taking the contrarian view - suggesting many of the non Nasdaq related stocks (that have sold of...
Added to My Financials
I have added further to my trading layer (on top of investment position) in financials this morning. ( , and ) I will have more on financials on Monday - in a more lengthy analysis. I will be at a Board of Governors meeting at my golf club from 12-2...
Adding Net Net
On this morning's "hesitation" I have added net net to my long exposure. Obviously, I feel comfortable with the price action.
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