Parsad

Yes, I'm not sure why it said Apple, when it was really about Andy Zaky. I've changed the title to the same as the article and link. Cheers! Who has heard of Andy Zacky vs who has heard of AAPLE. Inter net marketing 101 if you want clicks use chicks, sex sells. Sorry if the title was misleading LOL! No worries. Cheers!

This is last call for tickets for our "Fairfax Financial Shareholder's Dinner". If you are attending, tickets need to be purchased before midnight April 5th! Details, including the menu and speakers, are below: Fairfax Financial 8th Annual Shareholder's Dinner Fairmont Royal York Ballroom 6:30pm-11:00pm Host: Sanjeev Parsad, Founder of "Corner of Berkshire & Fairfax" website & Corner Market Capital 6:30pm - Meet & Greet 6:45pm - Dinner 7:00pm - Dr. Kevin Glasgow, CEO of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of Canada 7:30pm - David Polonitza & Andrew Berger - AB Value Management LLC 8:00pm - Ben Raybould - Arlington Value Capital LLC 8:45pm - Presentation Guests (from you know where!) We will of course have our usual raffle and silent auction. A wonderful dinner is on the menu, and a cash bar will be open again. Tickets are $150 (including dinner), or $75 (no dinner, water & beverages will be available). Get your tickets soon, as we are going to be running low. Just go to the "Corner of Berkshire & Fairfax" homepage (www.cornerofberkshireandfairfax.ca), and click on the ticket purchase box on the right hand side. All profits from ticket sales, auctions, and raffle will be donated to the "Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of Canada", in memory of Prem Watsa's executive assistant, JoAnn Butler. BUFFET MENU COLD Baby Spinach Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash, Dried Apples, Toasted Pecans and St. Lawrence Market Mustard Vinaigrette Red Cabbage Chiffonade with Golden Raisins, Mandarin Orange Segments, Fresh Chive Batons and Dill-Yogurt Dressing Tri-Coloured Penne Salad with a Julienne of Prosciutto, Grilled Asparagus, Peas, Shaved Parmesan and a White Wine-Tarragon Vinaigrette Fire-Roasted Vegetable Salad with Zucchini, Tomatoes, Eggplant, Green and Yellow Peppers, Chipotle Tomato Vinaigrette with Oregano ENTRÉES Niagara Pear Glazed Chicken Breast with Pimento Potato Purée and Black Currant Jus Citrus Crusted Medallion of Atlantic Salmon with Saffron Risotto and Lemon Balm Cream Sauce Cumin Roasted Pork Loin with Savoy Cabbage and New Potato Ragout Vegetarian Wild Mushroom Cannelloni Baked in Tomato Sauce and Finished with Five Cheese Gratin Brown Rice Pilaf, Fresh Herbs & caramelized Onions DESSERTS Pastry Chef’s Selection of House Make Desserts including: Assortment of French Pastries Lemon Cranberry Cheese Cake Chocolate Flourless Cake Maple Mousse Chocolate Coffee Cups Canadian Sugar Tarts Guava and Mango Shots Fresh Fruit Display Fresh Brewed 100% Columbian Rainforest Alliance Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, Fairmont Blended Black, Green and Herbal Teas

Yes, I'm not sure why it said Apple, when it was really about Andy Zaky. I've changed the title to the same as the article and link. Cheers!

Too kind! I'm just a long-term visitor in Italy wondering, like twacowfca, why my US dollar seems so eviscerated, but nevertheless enjoying the 'bread and cheese' as well as the sights of the 'old world' (and happy to lose those 5 lbs!) I think eating bread, especially freshly baked Southern European ,and cheese is way under rated and undervalued especially if you throw in some inexpensive but good wine. I wonder if they are not a lot smarter then the rest of us who work our ass off, are always in a hurry, eat crappy fast food, etc Living a simpler life without high stress and high expectations has appealed to me recently. Sorry a bit off topic Funny, that's what I had for dinner last night...but here in Vancouver. Some focaccia bread, some good olive oil and balsamic vinegar, some brie & blue cheese, and a glass of a nice Gwertztraminer...while watching Shark Tank! ;D Cheers!

Portfolio manager, Michael Steinberg, is the latest Cohen crony to be charged by the government. Cheers! http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/29/investing/sac-capital-trader-arrested/index.html?source=cnn_bin

Canada has their own currency unlike Cyprus. They can issue their currency as much as they want, recap the banks, keep them solvent and continue to insure deposits to $100K per account name. That $100K may be worth less, but the government can continue to print money and insure deposits. Cheers!

No such luck, but who knows! Cheers!

Could we somehow see a booth for Wind Mobile at the AGM next to a Blackberry booth, if this happens? Cheers! http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/fairfax-mulls-bid-for-wind-mobile/article10545460/

Hi Scc, No, there is no limit, as Fairfax said they will just get a bigger bus! ;D We won't cancel it now...I've got at least 12 people so far. Cheers!

Not sure. Just know that it is William Ashley & Sporting Life. Cheers!

I always wait for Francis' annual report. It's short, but he puts things quite succinctly. While some of you ponder Fairfax's worries and their hedged portfolio, Francis lays out a better case of why people should worry a bit rather than Fairfax's more discreet commentary. Always a good read! Cheers! http://www.choufunds.com/pdf/AR12.pdf

He actually presented twice...once yesterday on investing and once today on his foundation, Dakshana. Pretty amazing how Dakshana has come together, and it never would have without the Pabrai Family, the team here and in India, the students working hard, Prem's five-year donation, and all of the other donors. He's going to change so many lives...not only in the present, but likely generations. Cheers! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGA8qj3opso&feature=youtu.be

LMFAO! Mohnish is going to bug me about this one! Versace meets hamburgers. Are they going to get a license to sell high end Tequila? This is like a crazy idea that Turtle from "Entourage" gets Mark Cuban to buy into! Cheers!

Hey you turkeys! So far I've only gotten four responses. If I don't hear from people, I'm going to cancel this thing. How can you guys turn down a free bus to take you to Fairfax companies, discounts, gift cards and lastly...my charming company! If you want me to save you a seat, email me at [email protected]. Thanks!

Slideshow from yesterday for Professor Bruce Greenwald's class: He's got the song Jai Ho by AR Rahman from Slumdog Millionaire playing! ;D Cheers!

Prem and his team have been very nice to set up a bus for us to take people to William Ashley & Sporting Life on Wednesday, April 10th. The bus leaves the Royal York at 1:00pm and arrives back at 3:30pm in time for Norm's Pre-Dinner Gathering. I will also have all of the discounts and surprises for everyone that you would normally get at the AGM the next day, so you will be able to use them on this trip and get a great deal! I need a head count for those going, so please RSVP me at [email protected]. Alnesh and I will be going for sure...I've got to get me a box of Teuscher chocolates at William Ashley, as well as stuff from Sporting Life! Cheers and thanks to everyone at Fairfax!

That's so stupid. That company is going to lose more business. Cheers!

Energy Boom Ripples Through U.S. Economy. Cheers! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/energy-boom-ripples-us-economy-192914084.html;_ylt=AoV3OrknK0JoX9Vry.a9B_WiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTQ4cmViMXBjBG1pdANDTkJDIFRvcCBTdG9yaWVzBHBrZwNhZmU1MzUzYi0yMzNjLTM0ZWItOWJmOC00MzRjY2EzZWFiY2YEcG9zAzEEc2VjA01lZGlhQkxpc3RNaXhlZExQQ0FUZW1wBHZlcgNjZGYxZTg1NC05NTg4LTExZTItYjczOS1jM2UzYWM1NTc4ZDU-;_ylg=X3oDMTFpNzk0NjhtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3

Again, without any particular comment, other than I find the hypocrisy in this proxy contest to be a complete misjudgment in light of what has come to the fore. Please read Item. 2 and Item. 4...which were never disclosed in any previous filing. http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/800286/000114420413017017/v339005_sc13da.htm While I'm no fan of SED's management, I find it difficult to understand how someone can ridicule an incumbent director after their own ethical and personal failures were so poorly documented or disclosed? It seems there are many young men these days, who want to get rich quick and gain notoriety as activists, yet the most basic of ethical behavior eludes them. The losers are the actual shareholders of these companies...from the oven to the deep fryer with executives these days! Cheers!

Comments by Wilbur Ross. Cheers! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wilbur-ross-long-term-bonds-144336656.html;_ylt=AuHaMBFW84I1beMfeBtlqPiiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTQ4a3FicWkyBG1pdANDTkJDIFRvcCBTdG9yaWVzBHBrZwNiYzRmNWMzYy1lYjYzLTNhZjItYmE0Zi04NmY0OWE3MjA1OTgEcG9zAzIEc2VjA01lZGlhQkxpc3RNaXhlZExQQ0FUZW1wBHZlcgM5ZjQ5ODc3MS05MzAyLTExZTItOGY3Ny00MzE4MDVjM2FmMmI-;_ylg=X3oDMTFpNzk0NjhtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3

The softer side of Kraven (nod to old Sears advertising). Really, though, your original comment can be called funny (at least by me) because it wasn't directed at anyone personally. The apology - whether or not he's the guy - is cool. I have to say, Kraven, you won a lot of points in my book for your posts some weeks (months) ago about how one of those banking / consulting conferences play out. It was genius. The early workings of a Dilbert. You know, if I have a son, I'm beginning to look at this board for pithy life lessons for the as yet unborn tyke. Wanna go corporate, see Kraven posts. Wanna get into insurance, see twacowcfa. Wanna pull yourself up and do it on your own, read the story of Parsad. Wanna flout the conventional wisdom you'd otherwise be taught at business school (or at least die tyrin'), see my friend Ericopoly. Want some excellent returns and good insights into macro, here's Pakcer. Want to become a lawyer like your grandfather -- fine -- but do what txlaw does. Want to pursue your Italian heritage, how about a summer internship with gio franchi. Feeling a tinge of anarchy -- I've got just the rkbabang for you. Want to see dad put in his place, call ragu. You like Canada -- what's that aboot? O.K. but at least find a girl from Vancouver (if she isn't already an actress in L.A.) and don't tell mom. That's a pretty darn good post there yourself, Kiltacular! Cheers!

Most of the ads I see on this site are based of my google profile activities (searching and gmail) ;) it is kind of scary... i look at the one thing on another page and bam the ads shown here are related, almost instantly... It is very scary. What is stopping the government from tracking the exact same thing? A wonderful, and increasingly weird, world we are living in. Cheers!

It also begs the question...if things are so good and improving in Europe, why would a Euro country resort to such drastic measures? Are they simply playing the North Korea of Europe and bluffing for an easier to implement plan? If so, at what point to other Euro nations get tired of the bluffs from Greece, Cyprus, Spain et al, and say go fu*k yourself! I'm still of the mindset that a monetarily united Europe, is not possible without a fiscally and politically united Europe...we're in the 3rd inning of a 9-inning game over there! Cheers!

Ok, thanks Ross! Seriously great looking spreadsheet when working. Cheers!

Hi Ross, Great idea and looking spreadsheet, but I can't get it to work properly. When I enter the ticker symbols and then go to Main and click "Scan List", it just gives me errors. Anyone having problems? Cheers!