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Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Words from the wise for the week that was (Dec 24 – 30, 2007)

This week’s edition of “Words from the Wise” is briefer than most as I must answer the call of family to spend a last few days with them before putting shoulder to the 2008 wheel.
My kids have asked me to help them fly a kite, but the wind seems to be a bit too gusty […]

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Friday, December 28th, 2007

Investment recommendations for troubled times

I read a great many reports from investment strategists and other market gurus, but a firm favorite always remains Donald Coxe, Global Portfolio Strategist of BMO Financial Group. I largely share Donald’s investment recommendations as published in the December edition of Basic Points, entitled “Double, Double, Greed and Trouble, CDOs and Housing Bubble”, and have therefore […]

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Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Gold bullion – a belated Christmas gift

I am spending a few days of the Christmas break at a village alongside the coastline of the Cape Town Peninsula. It is quaint, picturesque and simply an ideal location for enjoying quality time with the family. The only drawback is that it does become quite windy on occasion - at best not a highly […]

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Monday, December 24th, 2007

Season’s greetings

Here’s wishing you a great festive season full of fun, laughter and joy. It has certainly been an eventful year, especially as far as financial markets were concerned.
Thank you for your friendship and support in making Investment Postcards such a fulfilling experience, and here’s to a wonderful 2008.

 
And now for a good laugh. In the […]

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Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

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Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

Words from the wise for the week that was (Dec 17 – 23, 2007)

The commentary for this week’s edition of “Words from the Wise” is somewhat abbreviated as I am trying to finish the report a bit earlier in order to join my family at our beach house at Gordon’s Bay (40 minutes from Cape Town) for a few days over the Christmas period.
I will nevertheless still be […]

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Friday, December 21st, 2007

China and the Arabian Peninsula as market stabilizers

Why are stock markets not tanking against the background of the sub-prime meltdown and an increasing number of “experts” calling for a US recession? One explanation for this seeming anomaly has been offered by George Friedman, CEO of Stratfor. (Stratfor, short for Strategic Forecasting, focuses on analysis and forecasts of geopolitical, economic, security and public […]

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Friday, December 21st, 2007

Japanese sub-prime woes

The following humorous sketch ended up in my inbox a few days ago:
“Following the problems in the sub-prime lending market in America and the run on Northern Rock in the UK, uncertainty has now hit Japan.
“In the last seven days, Origami Bank has folded, Sumo Bank has gone belly up and Bonsai Bank announced plans […]

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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Is this the end of the stock market party?

I visited a terminally ill friend in hospital yesterday. It was not a pleasant experience as it was quite apparent that the writing was on the wall. But fading away from life does not mean a continuous deterioration - he still perks up from time to time as glimmers of hope lift his mood. After […]

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Sunday, December 16th, 2007

Words from the wise for the week that was (Dec 10 – 16, 2007)

Phew - what a tumultuous week! MarketWatch very aptly described the events as “a central-banking version of the old playground poem ‘Solomon Grundy’.” “Ben Bernanke and company were speculated about on Monday, cut rates on Tuesday, took steps to inject credit-market liquidity on Wednesday, and were scrutinized and debated over on Thursday and Friday.”

Sub-prime […]

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