“Small enough to fail”
Source: The Daily Telegraph, November 13, 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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Richard Russell: Six reasons to invest in gold
The paragraphs below are excerpts from Richard Russell’s latest Dow Theory Letters, arguing the case for gold bullion. “Today I ask myself, where would I rather have my subscribers be – loaded up in the Dow...
Read MoreAlbert Edwards still uber bearish, calls for new lows in 2010
The post below is republished courtesy of Trader Mark, writer of the Fund My Mutual Fund blog (hat tip: Damien Hoffman of Wall St Cheat Sheet). Societe Generale’s Albert Edwards is generally considered an uber bear,...
Read MoreChanos & Sloan: Lessons from the crisis
In this video, Jim Chanos, legendary hedge fund manager of Kynikos Associates, and Robert Sloan, managing partner of S3 Partners, discuss lessons learned from the financial crisis. (Also see my recent post “Jim Chanos: Ten...
Read MoreEconomic prospects for 2010 and beyond
By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB. After a great fall (2008), success in arresting the fall and stabilizing the economy on a low level of capacity utilization (2009), growth prospects tend to be very promising as slack...
Read MoreDebt dynamics will hold back economy
The post below is a guest contribution by Comstock Partners, the highly regarded investment manager run by Charles Minter, arguing that government debt could double while private debt could be cut in half. We believe that U.S....
Read MoreThe Lloyd’s Prayer
Our Chairman, Who Art At Goldman, Blankfein Be Thy Name. The Rally’s Come. God’s Work Be Done On Earth As There’s No Fear Of Correction. Give Us This Day Our Daily Gains, And Bankrupt Our Competitors As You...
Read MoreGold bullion makes it eight in a row – what next?
I have just arrived in Geneva after an exhausting but hugely successful few days in Ljubljana, quaint capital of Slovenia. It is rather difficult to write proper posts while on the road, but I will do my best to feed interesting...
Read MoreRoubini’s RGE: Global monetary policy outlook
The report below comes courtesy of Nouriel Roubini’s team of analysts at RGE, taking a look at some recent monetary policy trends in advanced economies. This content is excerpted from a longer piece, “Global Monetary...
Read MoreCharlie Rose sits down with Kenneth Rogoff
In this post, Charlie Rose interviews Kenneth Rogoff, professor of economics at Harvard University, on the economy. Charlie Rose sits down with Kenneth Rogoff. Click here or on the image below to view the video. (As there is no...
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