This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Caroline Baum, Bloomberg Bond traders are boubters, lemmings or sissies, September 28, 2009. Where...
Read MoreThe following analogy comes from Ralph Wanger, founder of the Acorn Fund (via Bill King): “Zebras have the same problem as institutional portfolio managers. “Firstly, both seek profits. For portfolio managers...
Read MoreIn a lively discussion with Simon Johnson, Lawrence Fish deconstructs the near collapse of the banking system and points out the multiple factors that have contributed to the financial crisis. Topics in the discussion include...
Read MoreAn interesting survey has just found its way into my inbox, courtesy of Ratio Trading. The survey of more than 500 experienced futures brokers asked what, in their experience, caused most traders to lose money. There are some...
Read MoreSource: Mike Luckovich, SlateV.com, September 28, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreBy Shaun le Roux The Credit Crisis was at the heart of the monumental collapse in global stock markets in 2008. The credit-specific crisis has largely been averted by extraordinary government and central bank intervention, which...
Read MoreThis 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): We’re speaking Japanese without knowing it, September 28, 2009....
Read MoreThis week on Consuelo Mack WealthTrackthree investment pros discuss their winning strategies. David Winters is the founder and portfolio manager of the Wintergreen Fund that invests eclectically and globally; Whitney Tilson is a...
Read MoreSource: Ted Rall, Slatev.com, September 24, 2009. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Read MoreAfter hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization that the Fed could start scaling...
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