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Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
December 28, 2007

Back in August, when the current subprime fiasco was just beginning to snowball, I read an article by James Altucher in The Financial Times. I find Altucher a voice of reason in the current market environment, and the August article was no exception, as he suggested investors “pick stocks, buy houses, don’t worry.”

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http://www.fool.com/investing/international/2007/12/28/dueling-fools-2008-bull.aspx

Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
December 28, 2007

Investors in the U.S. are undeniably uneasy as they get ready to ring in the new year. It’s been more than a year since noticeable cracks began to develop in the domestic residential housing market, and while many glass-half-full prognosticators called for a recovery toward the last half of 2007, the best guesstimate most can come up with these days is that 2008 will be more than half over before housing prices even stabilize. Right now, it’s anybody’s guess as to when they will start to grow positively.

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http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2007/12/04/dueling-fools-yahoo-bull-rebuttal.aspx

Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
December 4, 2007

There’s little question that Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) has some kinks to work out in terms of execution and business focus. Just like Chuck, I have been an avid Yahoo! user, relying on Yahoo! Finance in my research efforts and email to stay in contact with friends and colleagues. I’ve also noticed that ambitious upgrades to both platforms have left me wanting, particularly on a number of the stock charts I frequently download.

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Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
December 4, 2007

As strange as this may seem, Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) is a turnaround story. It sounds odd because Yahoo! has grown annual sales 55% on average over the past five years and operates at the forefront of a verifiable growth industry — online advertising. Yet Yahoo! has taken its eye off the ball in recent years, and profitability has fallen precipitously. Fortunately for investors, recent developments suggest that it’s getting its mojo back, and the fact that it has fallen behind means it has even more to gain.

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http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2007/12/03/fool-on-the-street-sticker-shock-at-conns.aspx

Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
December 3, 2007

Conn’s recently presented at Southwestern Showcase 2007, an annual event held in Dallas during November. Check here for a list of presenting firms; most also provided a recording of their presentations. I’ll be providing a recap of the events I attended, so be sure to check The Motley Fool’s daily headlines for updates.

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