The lighter side of Icelandic volcanic eruptions
Source: Wonkie.com, April 22, 2010. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
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Gold, oil and Apple, according to the charts
I often refer to the technical analysis of Adam Hewison (INO.com) to provide insight into the most likely near-term movements of financial markets. He has just produced three short presentations on gold, oil and Apple. As I am...
Read MoreFaber – cash will be “a disaster”, buy gold
Marc Faber, editor of The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, explains why investors should not own cash as it is set to be “a disaster”. He speaks to co-guest host Michael Yoshikami, president and chief investment strategist of...
Read MorePrieur’s readings (April 22, 2010)
This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Jennifer Schonberger (The Motley Fool): Shiller: The housing recovery could be on shaky ground, April 20,...
Read MoreJohn Paulson’s Abacus billion a drop in the bucket
The deal in which Goldman Sachs, according to the SEC, defrauded some of its investors made hedge-fund king John Paulson a billion dollars. It all pivoted on hundreds of thousands of ordinary homeowners defaulting on their...
Read MoreTestimony contradicts SEC’s Goldman charge
The testimony of a former Paulson & Co official, Paolo Pellegrini, could undercut the Securities and Exchange Commission’s fraud case against Goldman Sachs, CNBC has learned. Pellegrini, testified that he told ACA...
Read MoreRent ratios, affordability and cap rates are saying housing is a buy
This post is a guest contribution by Paul Kasriel* of The Northern Trust Company In today’s (April 21) NYT, David Leonhardt writes that rent ratios – the market price of a house divided by the annual rent of a comparable house...
Read MoreAre they burning the banks in Iceland?
Source: Agora’s Financial 5 Min Forecast, April 21, 2010. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreByron Wien: Update on “10 surprises for 2010″
Byron Wien, Vice Chairman of Blackrock Advisory Services, provides an update on some of his “10 surprises for 2010” (published in January) and shares his ideas on what the economic recovery means for investors. Source: CNBC,...
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