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Max Osbon Joins Osbon Capital Management

With enthusiasm and pride I am announcing that Max Osbon is joining Osbon Capital Management, effective immediately.  Actually, Max has been active in projects for our company since he was a 19 year-old math and finance double major at Santa … Continue reading

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Let’s do something. Now.

We all feel grief and despair and perhaps helplessness in the wake the Newtown massacre last week.  How can these mass slaughters happen, over and over again?  How bad will the next one be? What can be done?  Anything?  For … Continue reading

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Five lads a-laughing

It’s been a great investment year for some, awful for others, and mixed for many.  Time for a break, I say.  As our last piece for 2011 I present my favorite five authors who can just make me laugh. It’s … Continue reading

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Self-dentistry is a bad idea

An entrepreneur who creates, manages, and grows a company should be able to do the same with an investment portfolio, no?  After all, success is transferable, isn’t it?  The very qualities that make a great entrepreneur should also make for a … Continue reading

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Qaddafi Duck

All eyes are on Libya and its infamous dictator, Colonel Qaddafi. Beyond his support of international terrorism and his murderous assault on his own people, Qaddafi is truly an odd duck. Whether he threatens martyrdom while wearing earmuffs on national … Continue reading

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    Each of my 25+ years in the investment industry has reinforced one key idea — it's impossible to predict the future, but essential to prepare for it.

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