Einhorn on the markets
David Einhorn, highly respected hedge fund manager of Greenlight Capital and author of “Fooling some of the people all of the time” yesterday delivered the keynote address at the Value Investing Congress. His full...
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Prieur’s readings (October 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. • Gerard Lyons (Times Online): Discovering if we learnt the lessons of Black Monday, October 19, 2009....
Read MoreMain St. versus Wall St.
Source: Bob Englehart, Comics.com, October 18, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MorePrieur’s readings (October 19, 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 Santoli (Barron’s): Five modern myths, October 19, 2009. For some of us, it’s...
Read MoreFeedback from Buttonwood Gathering
The Economist’sButtonwood Gathering, a conference bringing together global regulators and bankers to discuss and debate new ideas and develop a new set of guidelines moving forward, has just taken place in New York....
Read MoreCrude Oil – déjà vu year 2008, no fundamentals required
This post is a guest contribution by Dian Chu*, market analyst, trader and author of the Economic Forecasts and Opinions blog. Last Friday, US crude oil futures finished above $78, the highest level in a year, surging more than...
Read MoreWealthTrack: Is the efficient market theory still valid?
This week on WealthTrack, Consuelo Mackcalls into question the long-dominant efficient market theory and explores what models should be used by investors to navigate the markets. She discusses this with two top fund managers,...
Read MoreFinancial regulation – a wild horse
Hat tip:The Big Picture, October 18, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreWords from the (investment) wise for the week that was (October 12 – 18, 2009)
Risky assets remained in favor during the past week, generally helped along by fairly robust economic data and better-than-expected corporate earnings reports. A number of bourses, crude oil, inflation-linked bonds and...
Read MorePrieur’s readings (October 17, 2009)
This post provides links to a number of thought-provoking articles I have read over the past few days that you may also find of interest. • Evans-Pritchard (Telegraph): German “wise men” fear credit crunch in...
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