Jeremy Siegel is professor of finance of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsyilvania. But he is perhaps best known for his 1994 book Stocks for the Long Run, in which he explained why he believes buying and holding...
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Read MoreBy Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB The forces arraigned against the Rand are rather formidable and no collapsed corporate deals seem to matter too much. The Rand is rising and will rise. Pushing the Rand higher...
Read MoreThis 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. • Doug Kass (TheStreet.com): Four stages of market turning points, October 12, 2009....
Read MoreThe comments below were provided by Kevin Lane of Fusion IQ. As seen below, the S&P 500 is making another attempt to overcome the convergence of a downtrend line (red line) from the 2007 peak and a resistance area (green...
Read MoreBy Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB These are dynamic times in which few things remain the same for long. What surprises could await us these next six to twelve months? Externally, there has been plenty of warning of a long...
Read MoreIn this interesting two-part interview John Authers, investment editor of the Financial Times, discusses a number of pertinent economic and investment issues with Bruce Greenwald of Columbia Business School and First Eagle...
Read MoreThis post is a guest contribution by Paul Kasriel* of The Northern Trust Company. There is a growing concern about an inflationary threat in the U.S. economy given the enormous monetary accommodation the Fed has put in place. As...
Read MoreSource: Jerry Holbert, Comics.com, October 12, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreThe September edition of the Reuters South African Survey of Economists has just been published. (The Reuters Econometer is a measure of economic sentiment drawn from a monthly poll of forecasts by leading economists in South...
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