Can Turtles Fly?

I haven't had much time to blog and the highly-valued markets are frustrating for any contrarian or anyone waiting for low valuations. I have continued to research some companies and hope to write something up soon but the valuations are not compelling. If anyone has some stock ideas I should investigate, leave a message below or email me (If I am interested in them, I'll research it and write it up). In any case, the Cabela's (CAB) merger went through. This was a low return, short time-frame, situation and it worked out as expected although it went through a turbulent period. The stock sold off quite a bit after I bought it, possibly due to risk of the financial division sale not going through. That would have been the best time to enter this risk arbitrage position. It kind of seemed like this deal might not close and I would take a loss but fortunately it didn't turn out that way. As is usually the case with risk arbitrage, in hindsight the market always looks like...

Even if we are familiar with it or even if it seems blatantly obvious, it is always good to remind ourselves of fundamentals. Here is a short clip I ran across that captures Warren Buffett's timeless advice on his investing philosophy. Pretty much captures the key tenets of his approach: circle of competence, patience, and concentrated portfolio .