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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…
February 1, 2009
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...
Where Credit's Due
Michael Gregory, Senior Economist, BMO Financial Group, posits in the latest issue of Focus that recovery in credit…
January 28, 2009
Warren Buffett Interview (01/19/2009)
Warren Buffett is interviewed by Tom Brokaw, January 18, 2009, on Dateline NBC. Click play to watch: Here…
January 20, 2009
Hendry: Bonds Still The Safest Bet
Hugh Hendry, brash and bold CIO, Eclectica Asset Management, made an appearance January 12,2009, on CNBC Europe with…
January 16, 2009
Jim O'Neill Discusses World, BRICs
Jim O'Neill, Chief Economist, Goldman Sachs , who invented the "BRICs" asset class is interviewed by FT.com's David…
January 14, 2009
George Soros: The New Paradigm For Financial Markets
George Soros appeared in an MIT World interview where he spoke candidly for 1 hour and 23 minutes…
January 11, 2009
The Man Who Made Too Much: The Other Paulson
Portfolio.com's February 2009 issue profiles John Paulson, the now legendary hedge fund manager whose record payday in 2007-'08…
January 11, 2009
Byron Wien: Ten Surprises for 2009
Byron R. Wien, Chief Investment Strategist of Pequot Capital Management, Inc., today issued his list of Ten Surprises…
January 6, 2009
El-Erian: Long-Term US Treasuries Overpriced, Mispriced
Barron's Andrew Bary writes today that it may be time to exit US Treasury market as it has…
January 5, 2009
John Paulson Investing in Distressed Debt - 2009 Outlook
John Paulson, founder of $36-billion hedge fund company, Paulson & Company, (no relation of Secretary Paulson) and now…
January 5, 2009
20 Surprises for 2009: Doug Kass
Doug Kass, founder of Seabreeze Partners, a regular guest on CNBC, who is dubbed the anti-Cramer, as well…
January 1, 2009
Emerging Markets in 2009
Michael Hartnett, Chief Global Emerging Markets Strategist, Merrill Lynch is interviewed by Bloomberg TV, December 12, 2008 (click…
December 30, 2008
Memo to All My Valued Employees
Listening to AM640 here in Toronto today, I heard an excellent discussion about the letter from "The Boss,"…
December 29, 2008
Jim Rogers: Outlook for 2009
Jim Rogers speaks candidly with Bloomberg (December 23, 2008) about his outlook for 2009. The American economy will…
December 29, 2008
Paul Krugman: The Madoff Economy
The costs of "America's Ponzi Era": The Madoff Economy, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: The revelation that…
December 19, 2008