You Can’t Take This Boy Outta The East Bronx
Lemme confess to not knowing the name of our New York City’s mayor. The Big Apple’s been my home town for 93 years. I’ve ridden the...
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Martin Sosnoff
- Sep 9
- 2 min
The FRB Treads Like A Timid Mouse
I miss the old muscle bound Fed churning like McChesney Martin who readily took away the punch bowl. Then, there was Paul Volcker who...
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Martin Sosnoff
- Sep 2
- 3 min
Low Turnover Operators Ignore Buffett’s Apple Cut
Before commenting on a bunch of 13f quarterlies by money managers, I’ll state my own construct which proved too conservative. The market...
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Martin Sosnoff
- Aug 26
- 2 min
The ASPCA’s Battered Puppy Placed In Our Care
If you’re a 10-pound teddy bear kind of puppy, survival and welfare depend upon loving parents. After a thorough probing of our...
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Martin Sosnoff
- Aug 19
- 3 min
Broken Down Growthies, Junk Get My Gelt
I own my share of Microsoft and Amazon. They're luxuries but, then I draw the line. None of these such growthies selling at 60, 70 times...
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Martin Sosnoff
- Aug 12
- 3 min
My Case For Cash At 50% of Assets
No reason to believe in America 365 days out of the year. Actually, tapping into my margin buying power early on when I had little to...
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Martin Sosnoff
- Aug 5
- 3 min
Dig A Fox Hole, Deep
Start with the premise that there’s no place to hide. You can lose serious money on a high dividend blob like General Motors. A faulty...
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Martin Sosnoff
- Jul 30
- 3 min
Earnings Foul-Ups Lever 20% Overnight Shrinkages
It’s one thing to see a 5 dollar ragamuffin self-destruct, but, polite paper is fading up to 20%, overnight. I’m talking Ford and...
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Martin Sosnoff
- Jul 24
- 3 min
Venice Bids Me Good-Bye
Soft, gray twilight envelops the domes of Venice where I’ve found my way since I’m 19 now going on 93. Early days, you boated from...
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Martin Sosnoff
- Jul 15
- 3 min
Murphy’s Law Part II Load Up In Treasuries
When I talk to bond traders, their sole focus is whether the FRB will drop rates a quarter point day after tomorrow. Nobody cares about...
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Martin Sosnoff
- Jul 8
- 2 min
Pit Growthies Vs. Value Stocks Who Takes The Cake?
I never think about whether stocks we own are growth or value plays. They should only go up, outperform and make us rich or at least feel...
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Martin Sosnoff
- Jul 1
- 3 min
Bombs Away On Iconic Art
Serious slippage recently in prices for iconic art at auction scarcely made a ripple in financial markets. Traders stayed focussed on...
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Martin Sosnoff
- Jun 24
- 1 min
Whatever Can Go Wrong Normally Goes Wrong
Santa Claus is a bourgeoise myth. Assume any foolish trades you make will cost you money under “ Murphy’s Law” “Whatever can go wrong,...
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Martin Sosnoff
- Jun 17
- 3 min
Beware Rosy Forecasters In Their Rose Gardens
Before acting on any market forecast, especially from an economist, I’d ask to see his tax returns past several years. Was he a money...
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Martin Sosnoff
- Jun 10
- 2 min
Packing My Gear, Headed For The Rear
I’m moving on. Tired of shelling out serious money to home insurance carriers plus coverage of our contemporary art collection, which is...
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Martin Sosnoff
- Jun 3
- 3 min
When Out Of Sync Bang Em Out, Start Over
Even I don’t remember the backdrop for such profound asset destruction. I was running hedge fund capital, but don’t recall making serious...
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Martin Sosnoff
- May 28
- 3 min
Unmuzzled, Unleash Hungry White Fangs
I miss the old Goniff Exchange. The ASE, where a bunch of ne'er do wells ticked under 10 bucks. You could even trade Saturday mornings...
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Martin Sosnoff
- May 20
- 4 min
My AIG Shows Up In 13F Quarterlies
When I looked at Third Point’s condensed portfolio, I was shocked, then amused to find it so similar to my own. Big positions in a few...
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Martin Sosnoff
- May 13
- 3 min
Apple and Berkshire Overplayed And Overowned
By now, everyone knows Warren Buffett owns a big chunk of Apple and is happy with it. But, as a stock, Apple has churned past year with...
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Martin Sosnoff
- May 6
- 3 min
Magnificent Seven A Tattered Group
Never comfortable with the sobriquet of “Magnificent Seven” now showing its age. I’m down to three major properties. Namely Microsoft,...
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