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 By Prieur du Plessis, on June 30th, 2007 posted in: Equities, Finance, Hedge funds, Investment, Investment lessons, Markets, Money, Stocks  3 people had their say - chime in!
While some sorry hedge fund tales abound, the following provides an entertaining “top ten” list of hedge fund manager quotes (some perhaps apocryphal), courtesy of Hermes, a London-based fund manager. 10. “If we don’t charge 2 and 20, no one will take us seriously.” 9. “We are 75% [...] By Prieur du Plessis, on June 28th, 2007 posted in: Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Economy, Equities, Finance, Gold, Housing, Investment, Investment lessons, Markets, Money, Oil, Stocks 14 people had their say - chime in!
In the true ancient fashion of King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table, we have also gathered men of the highest order, not of chivalry but of investment expertise, at our virtual Round Table. In a world first, and a coup of note, four of the investment industry’s leading lights have gathered [...] By Prieur du Plessis, on June 18th, 2007 posted in: Commodities, Economy, Equities, Finance, Gold, Investment, Markets, Money, Stocks 2 people had their say - chime in!
Gold bullion is like children – unpredictable. You never know with what inconsistent action the yellow metal is going to catch you next, making it notoriously difficult to predict the short-term price movements. Many traders have to their detriment seen their pockets being emptied as a result of unwelcome margin calls over the years. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Scary: Why China is Buying Gold Like Mad (Learn Mining News, 1/30/12) Gold and Silver Are Headed for Record Highs (Wealth Daily, 1/31/12) Why the Gold Slump is Not Over (Investment U, 1/9/12)  By Prieur du Plessis, on June 11th, 2007 posted in: Commodities, Economy, Finance, Gold, Investment, Markets, Money 13 people had their say - chime in!
The gold price has experienced a rather precipitous decline of 6,7% since its recent peak of $691,7 on 20 April 2007. This correction is considerably larger that the drop in the prices of commodities in general as well as the increase in the value of the dollar from about the same time. This begs [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Scary: Why China is Buying Gold Like Mad (Learn Mining News, 1/30/12) Why the Gold Slump is Not Over (Investment U, 1/9/12) Gold and Silver Are Headed for Record Highs (Wealth Daily, 1/31/12) By Prieur du Plessis, on June 11th, 2007 posted in: Economy, Finance, Housing, Money Leave your comment
As stated before, the unwinding of the US housing situation has some way to go still before the system rids itself fully of all the excesses accumulated during the multi-year upswing. The following graphs from good friend Martin Barnes, managing editor of BCA Research, vividly illustrate the point.
[...] More on this topic (What's this?) Romney Avoids Nevada's Housing Market Problems with a Tactic That Could Work – for Now (Money Morning, 2/3/12) Bear Stearns Report: Relative to Income, Home Prices "About as stretched as [they have] ever been!" (Wall Street Law Blog, 1/27/12) It's the Triple Dip for Housing (Wealth Daily, 10/31/11) By Prieur du Plessis, on June 4th, 2007 posted in: Equities, Finance, Investment, Markets, Money, Stocks Leave your comment
I am at risk of sounding like the proverbial stuck record player when reporting that global stock markets continued to deliver good performances for the three months ended May 31, 2007. As far as US dollar figures were concerned, the Shanghai Composite Index was still comfortably in the lead with a rise [...] More on this topic (What's this?) As January Goes, So Goes The Year (Wall Street Sector Selector, 1/26/12) “Investment Postcards Daily” newspaper is out (October 31, 2011) (Wall Street Sector Selector, 10/31/11) Plugging Your Trading Profit Leaks (Invest2Success, 1/24/12) |
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