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Energy & Natural Resources
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The Cost of Rising Commodities
While we know all too well that most commodities have risen in price so far in 2008, how…
August 6, 2008

Prepare, Don’t Predict: Building Resilient Portfolios with Private Credit
For decades, investors climbed the 60/40 ladder with confidence. Now, every step feels less steady. High inflation that refuses to budge, interest rates that won’t come down anytime soon, and the growing correlation between stocks and bonds...
Has Oil Broken Down?
David Gaffen, writes in WSJ's MarketBeat Blog: Many theories exist as to why the price of crude oil…
July 26, 2008
Oil and U.S. Banks
(by John Authers, FT.com) Bastille Day, July 14, is a good day for an old order to come…
July 25, 2008
Video: Faber Says Fannie, Freddie Should Split Up, Not Get Aid
Investor Marc Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, talks about the future of Fannie Mae…
July 25, 2008
Commodity Snapshot
July 23, 2008 - Courtesy: Bespoke Investment Group - Below we highlight our trading range charts of ten…
July 23, 2008
Interview: Larry Sarbit, Sarbit Asset Management
Despite the fact that you may not ever come close to catching up to Warren Buffett's wealth does…
July 23, 2008
Asset Class Correlations
July 22, 2008 - (Courtesy: Bespoke Investment Group) Today's Wall Street Journal had an interesting article about asset…
July 22, 2008
Oil and Energy Stock Correlation
July 22, 2008 - (Courtesy: Bespoke Investment Group) Below we highlight the rolling one-year correlation between the daily…
July 22, 2008
Horizons BetaPro Bull Plus and Bear Plus ETFs
Canadian investors looking for the equivalent of the popular Proshares which are available on American exchanges can do so via…
July 11, 2008
Proshares Ultra Short and Ultra Long ETFs
July 10, 2008 - (Courtesy: Bespoke Investment Group) Market participants know that the ProShares Short and UltraShort ETFs…
July 10, 2008
Commodity Snapshot
July 10, 2008 - (Courtesy: Bespoke Investment Group) Even after oil's $8 pullback in two days, the long-term…
July 10, 2008
Where is the Boom, and the Doom?
July 1, 2008 - The first half of this year has been chaotic and confusing for investors given…
July 1, 2008
Oil vs. Stocks
July 1, 2008 - (courtesy of Bespoke Investment Group) If any one tries to tell you differently, all…
June 30, 2008
Gold vs. Oil Ratio
July 2, 2008 - Courtesy of BMG Inc. - The Gold:Oil Ratio gives us a curious chart. What…
June 30, 2008
Pickens: Water is the New Oil
T. Boone Pickens, the legendary corporate raider and oilman believes that water is the new oil. A recent…
June 24, 2008