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Crispin Odey: No Recovery Until Consumers Unwind Debt
Crispin Odey, CIO, Founder of Odey Asset Management, in the UK, released his outlook for 2009 in his…
Navigating Volatility: The Case for Tactical Alpha
In today's volatile markets, alternative investments are key for diversification, resilience, and returns, but they demand expertise to navigate. Ash Lawrence, Head of AGF Capital Partners and Scott Radke, CEO and Co-CIO of New Holland Capital discuss...
Hugh Hendry: Long 30-Year Government Bonds
Hugh Hendry is bullish on Government Bonds, the long-term kind. In particular, he likes the German 30-year Bunds,…
Warren Buffett: 2008 Letter to Shareholders
Warren Buffett's 2008 Letter to the Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Here is an excerpt from the 2009…
How the (financial) world nearly ended at 2:00 p.m., September 18, 2008
At 2 minutes, 20 seconds into this C-Span video clip, Rep. Paul Kanjorski of Pennsylvania explains how the…
FRONTLINE: Inside the Meltdown (PBS)
On Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, the astonished leadership of the U.S. Congress was told in a private session…
Donald Coxe: A Difference of Opinion on the Stimulus Program? (February 13, 2009)
Donald Coxe, Chief Investment Strategist, Coxe Advisors LLC's, weekly conference call is an excellent source of outlook and…
Donald Coxe: Have Commodities Started to Outperform?
Although we have anxiously awaited a new issue of Basic Points from Donald Coxe, since he announced his…
Buffett's Metric says its time to buy
Fortune/CNNMoney ran the following article on February 4, 2009, positing that one of Warren Buffett's key metrics, Market…
Sprott: "So you think 2008 was bad?"
Eric Sprott, Chairman, CEO, and portfolio manager of Sprott Asset Management, has released his most recent newsletter, and presents the following facts…
George Soros: Interviews at Davos
George Soros interviewed at the World Economic Forum, Davos 2009. Click play to watch. Soros discusses the formation…
Jim Chanos: FT.com Interview
Jim Chanos, founder and managing partner of Kynikos, talks with Chrystia Freeland, US Managing Editor, FT.com. Click the…
Niall Ferguson: The Ascent of Money
Just in case you missed the airing of "The Ascent of Money," on PBS a few weeks ago,…
What are the Gurus Buying Now?
Where are the investing world's gliterati investing in today's financial climate. WSJ.com's Eleanor Laise, has written a timely…
Where Credit's Due
Michael Gregory, Senior Economist, BMO Financial Group, posits in the latest issue of Focus that recovery in credit…
Warren Buffett Interview (01/19/2009)
Warren Buffett is interviewed by Tom Brokaw, January 18, 2009, on Dateline NBC. Click play to watch: Here…