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The Risk in Carry Trades
by Lukas Menkhoff , Lucio Sarno , Maik Schmeling , and Andreas Schrimpf, via VoxEU.org The carry trade…
March 23, 2011
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...
Update on Japan (Mobius)
by Mark Mobius, Vice-chairman, Franklin Templeton I’m saddened by the devastation and the lives lost in Japan as…
March 23, 2011
Bill Paul: Investment Opportunities in the Alternative Energy Revolution
Investment opportunities in the alternative energy revolution. Financial Thought Leader and energy analyst Bill Paul discusses some surprising…
March 22, 2011
Some Reverse Stock Splits Actually Do Work
by Bespoke Investment Group March 21, 2011 Shares of Citigroup (C) are trading down 2% today after the…
March 22, 2011
Risks to the Global Economy Should Remain Contained (Doll)
by Bob Doll, Chief Equity Strategist, Fundamental Equities, BlackRock Escalating anxiety over the damage from the earthquake in…
March 21, 2011
Seismic Window (Saut)
Seismic Window by Jeffrey Saut, Chief Investment Strategist, Raymond James March 21, 2011 At the risk of sounding…
March 21, 2011
The Influence of Fear (Watson)
The Influence of Fear Gareth Watson, CFA – Vice President, Investment Management and Research, Richardson GMP For some…
March 21, 2011
Emerging Markets: New Challenges After the Global Crisis
by M. Ayhan Kose and Eswar Prasad via VoxEU.org Emerging market economies proved surprisingly resilient during the global…
March 21, 2011
Oil's Piracy Premium
by Frank Holmes, CEO, CIO, U.S. Global Investors Hollywood pirates such as Jack Sparrow and Blackbeard are glorified…
March 21, 2011
How the VAR Model and Japan’s Tragedy Affect Investors
How the VAR Model and Japan’s Tragedy Affect Investors By Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, U.S.…
March 19, 2011
U.S. Equity Market Cheat Sheet (March 21, 2011)
U.S. Equity Market Cheat Sheet (March 21, 2011) The figure below shows the performance of each sector in…
March 19, 2011
The Economy and Bond Market Cheat Sheet (March 21, 2011)
The Economy and Bond Market Cheat Sheet (March 21, 2011) Treasury bond yields fell again this week as…
March 19, 2011
Gold Market Cheat Sheet (March 21, 2011)
Gold Market Cheat Sheet (March 21, 2011) For the week, spot gold closed at $1,418.90, up $1.45 per…
March 19, 2011
Energy and Natural Resources Market Cheat Sheet (March 21, 2011)
Energy and Natural Resources Market Quick Thoughts on the Oil Market Commercial oil inventories fell another 5.1 million…
March 19, 2011
Emerging Markets Cheat Sheet (March 21, 2011)
Emerging Markets Strengths The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) published a household survey for the first quarter of…
March 19, 2011