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Barron’s: Bill Smead on Oil Prices

Oil: ‘Dead-Cat Bounce or Bear-Market Rally’? By Crystal Kim For more information go to www.barrons.com. The information contained in this article represents SCM’s opinions, and should not be construed as personalized or individualized investment advice. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The securities

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Should $20 a Barrel be the Real Price of Oil?

In September of 2010, we argued that oil prices were trading on psychology and entrenched beliefs, and could possibly have a real price of $10 per barrel. Investor bullishness was driven by the belief in peak oil theory, the slow transition to electric and hybrid engines, and the use of the commodity oil as an investment in the China boom. We were early, but after topping out at $115 per barrel, WTI crude oil dropped like a lead balloon to as low as $29.42.

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Our Place in This World

At a recent industry conference, we were confronted by a chart, a presentation and a song. In early 2017, we find ourselves in an investment world where the merit of stock picking and “active” portfolio management are challenged regularly, which has contributed to a mass exodus of assets from “active” funds to low-cost index portfolios. Is there a place in this world for long-duration, concentrated portfolio management as practiced by Smead Capital Management?

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CNBC Earnings Central Europe: Cole Smead on Consumer Staples

Danone unveils cost-cutting plan Hosted by Steve Sedgwick For more information go to www.cnbc.com. Stocks mentioned: BN The information contained in this tv appearance represents SCM’s opinions, and should not be construed as personalized or individualized investment advice. Past performance is no guarantee of future

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CNBC Markets Now Europe: Cole Smead on Banks

European banks need to work on returns on assets and equity: Pro Hosted by Steve Sedgwick For more information go to www.cnbc.com. The information contained in this tv appearance represents SCM’s opinions, and should not be construed as personalized or individualized investment advice. Past performance

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TheStreet.com: Tony Scherrer on underowned banks

Bank CEOs Are Taking Advantage of the Post-Election Trump Rally By Natalie Walters Stocks Mentioned: BAC, GS, JPM, MS, WFC For more information go to www.thestreet.com. The information contained in this article represents SCM’s opinions, and should not be construed as personalized or individualized investment

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