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Alex Dumortier, CFA

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Alex Dumortier covers daily market activity from a contrarian, value-oriented perspective.

Recent Articles by Alex Dumortier, CFA

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Jan 9, 2017 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

2 Ways to Lose All Your Money in the Stock Market

You'll need to go somewhat off the beaten path, but it is possible -- easy, even -- to lose all your money in the stock market if you know where to look. Here are two ways to do it.

tesla coil

Mar 21, 2018 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

The Simple Reason I Won't Buy Tesla Motors Stock

That Tesla shareholders approved the acquisition-bailout of SolarCity proves that investing in the company has become an act of blind faith, not a rational financial decision.

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Jan 4, 2017 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

3 Reasons You Shouldn't Care What the Stock Market Does in 2017

Switch off the self-appointed oracles on CNBC and stop reading forecasts for 2017: You're betting off not caring what happens this year in the market.

Warren Buffett smiling

Jan 3, 2017 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

Warren Buffett Outran His Billionaire Peers in 2016 -- 2 Business Principles Put Him in the Running

Warren Buffett's net worth increased by $11 billion in 2016 -- a performance that surpassed all his billionaire peers. To explain that performance, other numbers illustrate two of Berkshire Hathaway's "Owner-Related Business Principles."

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Jan 3, 2017 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

What Does 2017 Hold for the S&P 500? Here's Why That's the Wrong Question

Stock market strategists are forming a tight herd when it comes to forecasting the S&P 500's prospects in 2017, demonstrating the absurdity of this game. Investors should be paying more attention to something that matters: forecasts of mediocre long-term returns.

GETTY Businessman ready for higher interest rates

Dec 30, 2016 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

With "Trump Reflation," Mortgage Rates End 2016 Near Five-Year Highs

After falling to historical lows in July, 30-year and 15-year mortgage rates shot up to finish 2016 near their five-year highs. Between the "Trump reflation" and the Federal Reserve's expectation for three rate hikes in 2017, the rate cycle may have finally turned.

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Dec 29, 2016 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

Mortgage Rates End 2016 With Their Ninth Consecutive Weekly Increase

Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ending Dec. 29 showed the 30- and 15-year mortgage rates close out the year with their ninth consecutive weekly increase.

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Dec 28, 2016 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

Mortgage Rates Rise As Pending-Home Sales Decline in November

Mortgage rates rose slightly on Wednesday; meanwhile, the National Association of Realtors' Pending Home Sales Index last month fell to its lowest level since January.

Dec 28, 2016 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

3 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has achieved extraordinary success under Warren Buffett's leadership. Here are three things you probably didn't know about his masterwork.

Home with For Sale Sold sign

Dec 27, 2016 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

Mortgage Rates Are Unchanged; Home Price Data Shows Solid Annual Gains

Mortgage rates were unchanged on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the latest data for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price indexes shows a 5.6% annual gain in home prices nationally.

Warren Buffett smiling

Dec 25, 2016 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

You'll Be Surprised at the Size of Berkshire Hathaway's War Chest

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has amassed an $85 billion cash mountain. Here's why he can't invest it all, and a few acquisition ideas to put some of those dollars to work.

GETTY Couple with keys to new home

Dec 23, 2016 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

Despite Mortgage Rates Near 3-Year Highs, November Home Purchases Prove Demand Is Healthy

At an annualized rate of 592,000, sales of new single-family homes in November were at their highest rate since February 2008, suggesting rising mortgage rates aren't deterring potential homebuyers.

Detusche Bank office

Dec 23, 2016 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

At an Almost 8-Year Low, Is Deutsche Bank a Buy?

Even following a sharp rebound, the U.S.-listed shares of Deutsche Bank are roughly flat with respect to their Jan. 2009 low. At such depressed levels, is Deutsche Bank a buy?

GETTY Businessman ready for higher interest rates

Dec 22, 2016 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

Eight Consecutive Weekly Increases Push Mortgage Rates to Levels From Early 2014

Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey shows the 30-year mortgage rate is higher than at any point since April 2014, with the 15-year mortgage rate at its highest since January 2014.

Fairfax and Allied World segments

Jan 28, 2020 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

Fairfax Financial Picks Up Allied World Assurance in Christmas Bargain Hunt

With the $4.9 billion acquisition of Allied World Assurance, Prem Watsa aims to complete Fairfax Financial Holdings' largest-ever deal. But for this value investor, price is more important than size.

GETTY Couple with keys to new home

Dec 21, 2016 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

Mortgage Rates Hit New Highs, but That Isn't Stopping Homebuyers

The Mortgage Bankers' Assocation Mortgage Application Survey showed mortgage loan application volume rose last week, despite mortgage rates that hit new highs.

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Dec 20, 2016 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

Mortgage Rates Decrease Slightly as Financial Stress Closes In on a Low

Mortgage rates were slightly lower on Tuesday. Meanwhile, measures of financial stress suggest that the credit environment is as favorable as it has been all year.

Detusche Bank office

Dec 19, 2016 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

Mortgage Rates Little Changed; European Banks Ready to Bury the Mortgage-Crisis Ghost

The main fixed-rate mortgages were little changed on Monday; meanwhile, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse are reportedly making headway in reaching a settlement with the Justice Department regarding their activities in the run-up to the mortgage crisis.

Warren Buffett smiling

Dec 16, 2016 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

Berkshire Hathaway Stock Hits a Quarter-Million Dollars a Share: These 3 Acquisitions Got It There

This week, BRK-A shares traded above $250,000 for the first time -- another remarkable milestone in Warren Buffett's unique corporate experiment.

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Dec 15, 2016 by Alex Dumortier, CFA

Mortgage Rates Keep Rising, Homebuyers' Enthusiasm Keeps Falling

Interest rates on home loans are up a bit in the wake of the Federal Reserve's Wednesday hike of its benchmark fed funds rate. Meanwhile, home purchase activity has already begun to cool.

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