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Corner of Berkshire and Fairfax - Corner of BerkshireFairfaxLogin Menu Home INVESTMENT FORUM Events Podium Stock Competition COBF Zoom Room Shop Memberships COBF Merchandise Corner of BerkshireFairfax The Value Investor's Haven Investor Message Board Media About On February 20, 2002, I launched the predecessor to this investor forum. In that incarnation, it was named the MSN Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder’s Board”. Originally created as a gathering place for myself and a few friends from Omaha, it attracted a small group of shareholder’s in another insurance company called Fairfax Financial. In December 2002, Fairfax listed on the NYSE, where within a month it had been targeted by short-sellers in a coordinated attack. A flood of Fairfax shareholders joined the investor forum, as there was a limited amount of information available about the company, as a cabal of analysts, journalists and hedge fund managers started disseminating both accurate and inaccurate information. Shortly thereafter, we contacted the company to inform them that a number of shareholders felt that there was a coordinated attack being perpetrated against the company, preying on recent vulnerabilities from insurance losses and troubled acquisitions. That there were anonymous message board posters on various sites, including this one, who were discussing company issues and indicating a specific new tactic would be taken very soon in the attack against the company. Within a day or two, the new attacks against Fairfax would become apparent, and either the poster was part of the cabal, or had information related to it. In July 2006, Fairfax filed a massive lawsuit against the alleged cabal, which included one SAC Capital and its notorious founder Steve Cohen. The very same Steve Cohen who was subsequently indicted by the U.S. attorney general, alleging a massive cultural deficiency at SAC Capital, where Steve Cohen purportedly ignored blatant acts of insider trading. In a sense, the illegal activities of SAC Capital and the other alleged members of the cabal, helped build the membership base of this investor forum. In February 2009, after 7 years, we shut down the old MSN Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder’s Board” and transitioned members over to the new Corner of BerkshireFairfax” investor forum. The name chosen by our two major influences, Berkshire HathawayFairfax Financial. Today, with over 3,000 members, the CofBF investor forum is one of the more vibrant, moderated, investor forums on the web. Members, who come from very diverse backgrounds with an enormous knowledge base, sharing with each other, building wealth and perpetuating the teachings of Ben Graham. I thank you all for your contributions! Sincerely, Sanjeev Parsad Founder of Corner of BerkshireFairfax Engage Podium Podium Submit Your Article! Disclaimer: All articles are the views and beliefs of the contributing guest writer or analyst. Neither Sanjeev Parsad, nor the Corner of BerkshireFairfax” investor … Section subtitle Latest News Nothing Found It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help. Search for: Contact Podium Submit anything you may want to discuss regarding the current state of economics or finance! Submit a Post Corner of BerkshireFairfax Suite 680, 1199 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 2R1 604-612-3965 info@thecobf.com Copyright © 2020 Corner of BerkshireFairfax – A Deluxe Holdings Inc....