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Welcome to the investment section of our site, where we present articles by Larry that originally appeared in "larvalbug bytes," a monthly on-line newsletter. The focus is on assets selling at bargain prices, principles of value investing, and other basic personal finance issues.

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   07/99   Long-Term Value Investing

   09/99   Long-Term Value Investing

   10/99   Long-Term Value Investing

   11/99   Long-Term Value Investing

   12/99   Long-Term Value Investing

   01/00   Long-Term Value Investing

   02/00   Mutual of Omaha

   03/00   Two for the Money

   04/00   Long-Term Value Investing

   05/00   Long-Term Value Investing

   06/00   Papa Frank, Long-Term Value Investor

   07/00   Long-Term Value Investing

   08/00   How Much for Retirement? - part 1

   09/00   Five to Consider, for the Long Haul

   10/00   Long-Term Value Investing

   11/00   How Much for Retirement? - part 2

   12/00   Value Investing: A Fire Sale in Two
                 Industries
   01/01   Long-Term Value Investing

   02/01   One Investment Strategy

   03/01   Getting Rich Slowly - In Defense of
                 Diversification
   04/01   The Best Thing You Can Do For
                 Investment Success
   05/01   If It Seems Too Good To Be True...

   06/01   How to Become a Millionaire by (Not)
                 Timing the Market
   07/01   High Value, Long-Term, Closed-End
                 Bargains
   08/01   REITs and Other Smart Investments

   09/01   Avoid Market Timing - Just Buy for the
                 Long Haul
   10/01   Triple Bargain Tri-Continental

   11/01   Growth Plus Income - Getting Rich
                 Slowly
   12/01   Five Picks for a Long-Term Portfolio

   01/02   Special (Bargain) Situations

   02/02   Bottom Fishing

   03/02   Pay MOM First!

   04/02   If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em!

   05/02   Batten Down the Hatches

   06/02   Interest in Yield Pays Big Dividends

   07/02   An Old Fashioned Margin of Safety

   08/02   A Little Of This, A Little Of That

   09/02   "Show Me the Money!"

   10/02   Inaccurate Investment Assumptions

   11/02   A Basket of Low Price to Book Bargains
   12/02   Good TIPS For Total Returns

   01/03   Potential Winners for 2003 and Beyond

   02/03   Searching for Stocks in the Shadows

   03/03   Bear Market Income Bargains

   04/03   Of Buffett, Debt, Poverty, and Old World
                 Bargains
   05/03   Think Small

   06/03   An Easy Large-Cap Investing Strategy

   07/03   An Introduction to Benchmark Investing

   08/03   Benefiting from Blackouts

   09/03   Show Me the Money II

   10/03   Are You Investing Enough for Your
                 Goals?
   11/03   Suggestions for National Retirement
                 Planning Week
   12/03   A Case for Caution

   01/04   Neglected Opportunities /
                 The New Medicare Law
   02/04   Nano is Beautiful

   03/04   The (Bargain) Price of Liberty /
                 Some Handy Personal Finance Links
   04/04   In Lieu of Bonds: a Low Risk, High
                 Yield Portfolio
   05/04   A Low Risk, High Yield Portfolio - Part II

   06/04   Appropriate Equity Percentages for
                 Retirees
   07/04   The Simplicity of Price to Book Value
                 Investing
   08/04   Computer Screening - A Useful First Step
                 in the Stock Selection Process
   09/04   Start Young, and Coast Your Way to
                 Financial Independence
   10/04   Stocks with Financial Strength and
                 Dividend Growth Plus...
   11/04   Revisiting Low Price to Book Stocks

   12/04   Ten Picks for 2005

   01/05   The Benefits and Deficits of Home
                 Renovations
   02/05   Excellent Long-Term Mutual Fund
                 Performers
   03/05   Equity Funds at a Discount

   04/05   Slim Pickin's for Stocks - Peter Bernstein
                 Suggestions Instead
   05/05   A Low P/E Stocks Update

   06/05   Buying Responsible Leadership

   07/05   Free Annual Credit Reports

   08/05   Overcoming Resistance to Saving and
                 Investing
   09/05   Alternatives to Bonds

   10/05   Ethics and Investing - A Happy Mix?

   11/05   Those Delightful Dividend Securities

   12/05   A Word or Three about Medicare D

   01/06   The Macro View for a Change

   02/06   The Ups and Downs of Margin Debt

   03/06   High Yield, Low Risk Stocks - An Encore
                 Update
   04/06   A Fresh Look at Portfolio Allocation

   05/06   Reminiscences of Rukeyser

   06/06   Price to Value Bargains - An Update

   07/06   The 5% Solution - A New Look at a Higher
                 Yield, Lower Risk Portfolio
   08/06   Is There a "Magic Formula" for Superior
                 Investments?
   09/06   Of Grasshoppers, Ants, and Domestic
                 Tranquility
   10/06   A Little of This, A Little of That II

   11/06   What's All This I Hear About Fudge Funds?
   12/06   Assets For All Seasons

   01/07   The First Word on Traditional CDs

   02/07   Long-Term Growth and Income

   03/07   A Momentum Plus Value Strategy That
                 Works
   04/07   It's Hard to Beat Low Price-to-Book

   05/07   Wal-Mart: Boogeyman or Boon?

   06/07   Now and "Forever"

   07/07   Seeking Good Value on the Road

   08/07   Panic State or Reallocate?

   09/07   Bank on America - on Bank of America,
                 That Is!
   10/07   A Little Hedging Against Inflation

   11/07   End of Year Tax Considerations

   12/07   Top Ten Investment Tips for 2008

   01/08   Cheaper - Buy the Dozen!

   02/08   More on the Magic of Compounding

   03/08   Irrational Negativity?

   04/08   The Bad Money Debate

   05/08   When It IS Wise to Buy High Flying
                 Mutual Funds
   06/08   I Savings Bonds

   07/08   100% a Year (Well, Sort Of) - Revisiting
                 The 10-Fold Investment Plan
   08/08   Happy Travelin' with The Travelers
                 Companies
   09/08   With Risk, It Pays to Be a Connoisseur

   10/08   After the Fall - How to Relax and Enjoy
                 the Crash
   11/08   Terrific Opportunities at Near
                 Load-Up-the-Truck Prices
   12/08   And Then There Was One

   01/09   Take Five for Five

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