Top value strategist Mario Gabelli says that if he were Warren Buffett, he would be looking to purchase companies with some very specific characteristics. Gabelli tells Bloomberg that he’d target companies with ”cash flow, sustainability, and a U.S. base that have global earnings power and that can index with inflation”. What might such a company look […]
Read moreGabelli: “Extraordinarily Exciting Year” for Stock-Pickers
Top value investor Mario Gabelli says he is finding “great ideas” in the stock market right now. “This is going to be an extraordinarily exciting year to find stocks and we are enthusiastic all the time because when we look … we continue to find great ideas,” Gabelli tells FOX Business Network. “Financial engineering is […]
Read moreGabelli Talks Stocks, Election, Economy
Top value investor Mario Gabelli is finding value in the market, but he’s concerned about the “three Fs”: food, fuel, and the fiscal cliff. In a Bloomberg interview, Gabelli talks about broader strategy and some individual companies he’s high on. He also says that one bright spot right now is that whoever wins the Presidential […]
Read moreGabelli Talks Stocks, Economy
Top value investor Mario Gabelli says he doesn’t think the stock market will do much between now and year-end. Gabelli tells Bloomberg that the U.S. needs to address its budget issues to put itself back on the path to prosperity, but says he’s more concerned with looking at individual companies that are good investments. He […]
Read moreGabelli Talks Europe, and the U.S.’s “Fiscal Cliff”
Value investing guru Mario Gabelli says a number of factors are pushing and pulling on stocks right now, and recently discussed some of those issues with Bloomberg. Gabelli says about 20% of S&P 500 companies’ earnings come from Europe, and that first quarter results and second quarter estimates for those European earnings are likely to […]
Read moreGabelli: Opportunities in Spinoffs
Value investing guru Mario Gabelli says companies that spin off parts of their businesses are a prime area to look for good investments. Gabelli tells CNBC that he likes investing in companies that have a history of splitting off successful businesses, or which could split off businesses. Then he invests in both firms. “How do […]
Read moreGabelli, Gross on Where to Look in 2012
Top value investor Mario Gabelli is high on stocks in the automobile, cloud computing, and snack food industries in 2012. Speaking as part of Barron’s 2012 Roundtable, Gabelli says big growth in auto sales in China, as well as an aging fleet of existing vehicles and the need for different types of trucks due to […]
Read moreGabelli on How NatGas Can Help the Jobs Problem
Top value investor Mario Gabelli says increased efforts in the shale and natural gas arenas would help spur job growth, make the U.S. less dependent on imports for energy, and help with the country’s deficit. Gabelli also tells FOX Business Network that tax reform is key to helping American competitiveness, and says he’s finding interesting […]
Read moreCooperman, Gabelli, Whitman Talk Value
The latest issue of Columbia Business School’s Graham & Doddsville newsletter features interviews with three top investors, Leon Cooperman, Mario Gabelli, and Marty Whitman. (Tip of the cap to GuruFocus.com for highlighting the newsletter, which can be downloaded via this link.) In the wide-ranging interviews, Cooperman, Gabelli, and Whitman talk extensively about their own career […]
Read moreEconomy Now Hinges on Psychology, Gabelli Says
Mario Gabelli says that the fundamentals of the economy indicate the U.S. will avoid recession, but says that psychology of consumers and businesses is the “wild card” in determining just what happens. “The wild card is how people — and businesses — react to getting zero on their Treasury bills, to the numbers they hear […]
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