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WSJ: CIO Bill Smead on ValueAct and AXP

ValueAct Capital Takes $1 Billion Stake in American Express By Robin Sidel and Liz Hoffman For more information go to www.wsj.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

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China’s Command Economy: The Gift That Keeps on Giving

With Beijing being selected to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, we at Smead Capital took a moment to reflect on China. We concluded that posturing against China’s attempt to defy business cycles could be one of the best decisions we have made and could be the gift that keeps on giving. Warren Buffett once observed that you get to make approximately 20 major business decisions in your life. As long-duration common stock pickers, we think what you avoid can be just as important as what you select. In this missive we will share why we tend to avoid companies with major exposure to China, and why that could be a good thing for stock-pickers like ourselves.

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Solomon’s Long Duration Investment Wisdom

Storm clouds seem to build by the day. Many investors have an ongoing love affair with a few large-cap and more futuristic companies, yet they have corrected the prices of any stock with disappointing earnings or an attachment to the production of commodities.

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Bloomberg: Tony Scherrer talks about AmEx earnings

AmEx Second-Quarter Profit Drops as Card-Spending Growth Slows By Elizabeth Dexheimer For more information go to www.bloomberg.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.

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Forbes: CIO Bill Smead on JPM earnings

JPMorgan’s Second Quarter Earnings Beat Is All About Jamie Dimon’s Pledge To Cut Expenses By Antoine Gara For more information go to www.forbes.com. The information contained in this article represents SCM’s opinions, and should not be construed as personalized or individualized investment advice. Past performance

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Bloomberg: Bill Smead on Evan Greenberg and Chubb

Evan Greenberg, Long in Father’s Shadow, Comes Into His Own By Sonali Basak, Selina Y Wang, and Noah Buhayar For more information go to www.bloomberg.com. The information contained in this article represents SCM’s opinions, and should not be construed as personalized or individualized investment advice.

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