Topics covered: Yields vs. capital returns, Value characteristics as an asset class, Turnover averaging, Tax efficiency, Investor concerns, Global macro, Exit strategies, Due diligence, Dollar valuation, Diversification, Consumer staples, Concentrated portfolio strategy, Bonds, Arbitrage strategies, "Core" investing
Topics covered: Utility computing, Stocks to avoid., Stock picks, Potential IPO companies, Packaged solutions and specialization, outsourcing and hosting, Open source operating systems, Offshoring, Management team picks, Linux becoming a force on the server, Investor concerns, Investment in startup companies, Industry consolidation, Grid computing, Future software growth trends, Functionality, Application integration vendors
Topics covered: Oil company exploration projects, Impact of Iraq and war, Impact of economic recovery, Hydrocarbon sector, Homeland security spending, Highway construction expectations, Federal government markets, DoD and DoE budgeting, Chemical sector, Acquisitions
Topics covered: The IT Channel, Specialization of distribution, Secular growth, Product diversity, Manufacturing and supply glitches, Management disruption, IT distribution, Institutional investor attitude, Increasing cyclicality, Growth rates, Fragmentation, Flexible cost structure, Emerging technologies, Direct models, Consolidation in Europe, Average selling price trends, Attraction of the "one-stop-shop"
Topics covered: Supply situation, Steel import protection, Pricing momentum, Ocean freight rates, Industrialization in China, Import availability, Demand in China, Automotive production
