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Richard Russell: Survival Plan for unprecendented situation
Richard Russell (Dow Theory Letters) writes the following in the February 3, 2009 issue of his invaluable daily letter.…
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...
Niall Ferguson: The Ascent of Money
Just in case you missed the airing of "The Ascent of Money," on PBS a few weeks ago,…
Baltic Dry Index Up 7 Straight Days Bullish Sign
The Baltic Dry Index, the indicator of global shipping activity is now sitting at 1014, having hit its…
Where Credit's Due
Michael Gregory, Senior Economist, BMO Financial Group, posits in the latest issue of Focus that recovery in credit…
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…
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…
Byron Wien: Ten Surprises for 2009
Byron R. Wien, Chief Investment Strategist of Pequot Capital Management, Inc., today issued his list of Ten Surprises…
"Swap" Inventor Blames Regulators for Financial Crisis
David Swensen, of Yale University Endowment investment management fame discusses the current state of the market and derivatives…
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…
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…
Emerging Markets in 2009
Michael Hartnett, Chief Global Emerging Markets Strategist, Merrill Lynch is interviewed by Bloomberg TV, December 12, 2008 (click…
Jim Rogers: Outlook for 2009
Jim Rogers speaks candidly with Bloomberg (December 23, 2008) about his outlook for 2009. The American economy will…
World Markets Snapshot (12/10/2008)
Below is the World Markets Snapshot published by The Economist, Year-to-Date to December 10, 2008. Among the notable…
James Grant: Return-Free Risk
James Grant, founder and editor of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, and an editor of the newly published sixth…
Baltic Dry Index: A Valuable Leading Indicator?
The Baltic Dry Index is a very important indicator of the health of trade globally, as it measures…