The fat cat in the hat
Source: John Sherffius, Comics.com, December 15, 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 Jim Chanos
James Chanos, legendary hedge fund manager and president of Kynikos Associates, makes a special appearance on CNBC to discuss financial markets and share his recommendations. Source: CNBC, December 15, 2009. Did you enjoy this...
Read MorePrieur’s readings (December 17, 2009)
This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Michael Grunwald (Time): Person of the Year 2009, December 16, 2009. The story of the year was a weak...
Read MoreWhy precious metals aren’t in a bubble
The post below is a guest contribution by Dr Jeffrey Lewis, author of the Hard Money Newsletter Review and Silver-Coin-Investor.com. Critics of precious metals investing have called gold and silver a bubble, further claiming...
Read MoreTechnical Talk: Sentiment still not overly bullish
The comments below were provided by Kevin Lane of Fusion IQ. As seen in the graphs below, sentiment is still not overly bullish. While sentiment remains more neutral than bullish we expect prices to keep working higher (and...
Read MoreTIME Person of the Year – Ben Bernanke
TIME managing editor Rick Stengel explains why the magazine chose Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as 2009’s Person of the Year. Click here for the article. Source: TIME, December 16, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so,...
Read MoreDebt – through the roof
Source: Nate Beeler, December 16, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreWealthTrack: Niall Ferguson – Implications of America’s exploding debt
This week Consuelo Mack is joined on WealthTrack by historian Niall Ferguson. He is also the author of several excellent best sellers, including his most recent “The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World“. Ferguson...
Read MoreMatt Taibbi on Obama’s economy
The text and video below come courtesy of Rolling Stone magazine. In “Obama’s Big Sellout”, Matt Taibbi argues that President Obama has packed his economic team with Wall Street insiders intent on turning the bailout into an...
Read MorePrieur’s readings (December 14, 2009)
This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Justin Lahart and Jon Hilsenrath (The Wall Street Journal): “Titan of Economics”, December 14, 2009. Paul...
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