This is a highly recommended reading. In the spirit of value investing, he used to be agnostic about macroeconomic themes. But the GFC changed his thinking. Join discussion...

[Editor’s Note: Louis Basenese is the Associate Investment Director of The Oxford Club and regular contributor to Investment U. He is one of the top analysts and most sought after speakers on financial topics in the country.The following article first appeared in Investment U. But because of the quality, we wanted to share it with Money Morning readers] Join discussion...

Value investors, consider this your warning… With thousands of stocks down 50% (or more), investors are salivating over the bargains. But for every true deal, there are at least three “value traps” - stocks destined to languish at depressed levels indefinitely. Or worse, get cheaper still. Join discussion...

Value funds have long been viewed as conservative investments. So why are they down an average of 42% during the past 12 months, and what’s wrong with them? This article offers five keys to consider right now. Join discussion...

In Issue #841, Floyd Brown teaches investors how to find deep value investments through the use of the Yahoo! stock screener. Join discussion...

This is the PDF version of the entire value investing classic book, "The Intelligent Investor" by Benjamin Graham. Normally, this book will cost around AU$45 at the Dymocks book shop. But it is entirely FREE here. Join discussion...