Too big to fail
Source: Tom Toles, December 21, 2009. 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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Face to face with Marc Faber
Andy Mukherjee of Indian TV sits down with Marc Faber, author of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, discussing a wide spectrum of topics about the economy and financial markets. Do make a point of viewing these clips. Part 1:...
Read MoreTechnical Talk: Uptrend is still intact
The comments below come courtesy of John Murphy, technical analyst and author of a number of best-selling books on the topic. A Friday stock bounce kept major stock indexes stuck in a two-month trading range. Prices also remain...
Read MorePrieur’s readings (December 21, 2009)
This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • John Hussman (Hussman Funds): Clarity and valuation, December 21, 2009. When will we accept more risk?...
Read MoreCutting back on spending this Xmas
Source: Jeff Parker, Comics.com, December 11, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreDonald Coxe – Investment Recommendations (December 2009)
The December edition of Donald Coxe’s Basic Points research report (subtitled “Financial Heroin”) has just been published. His investment recommendations, as summarized in this document, are listed in the paragraphs below, but I...
Read MoreThe outlook for financial markets, 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 five short presentations on various markets. As I am in...
Read MoreWealthTrack: Ed Hyman & Francois Trahan – forecasts for 2010
This week Consuelo Mack is joined on WealthTrack by twoinvestment champions from independent research firm, ISI Group. Ed Hyman, Wall Street’s number one ranked economist for an unprecedented thirty years running, and top ranked...
Read MorePrieur’s readings (December 20, 2009)
This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Floyd Norris (The New York Times): These days, countries in misery have lots of company, December 18,...
Read MoreThe case for higher real rates
This post is a guest contribution by Richard Berner and David Greenlaw of Morgan Stanley. We think 10-year Treasury yields will jump to 5.5% by the end of 2010, driven primarily by a rise in real rates to 3% or more. That call...
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