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Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (August 25 – 31, 2008)

The gyrations of financial markets ahead of the Labor Day weekend tested the patience of bulls and bears alike. Nervousness about the financial system was still paramount as investors realized that none of the problems were likely to be fixed anytime soon. Read all about this in my weekly review, highlighting some thought-provoking news items and quotes from market commentators during the past week.

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Friday, August 29th, 2008

Investor Psychology Cycle – Are We “There” Yet?

As the pendulum swings between greed and fear, investors typically become over-enthusiastic during bull markets and over-despondent as the bear’s growl grows louder. The typical behaviour of investors is linked to the so-called investor psychology cycle, and this post seeks to apply this cycle to the present stock market situation.

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Friday, August 29th, 2008

Round Table: Cyclical Downturn Seeks Bottom and Rebound

By Cees Bruggemans
Attending the FNB Fixed Investment Round Table for 3Q 2008 with its usual heavy slant to property, building activity and manufacturing were:
Cees Bruggemans – Chief Economist, FNB
Pieter Laubscher – Chief Economist, BER
Charles Martin – Senior Economist, BER
Erwin Rode – CEO and Economist, Rode & Associates
Johan Snyman – Director and Economist, MFA
Bruggemans: Where are […]

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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Dead Men Walking

“When I look at my Bloomberg monitor each day that contains my 100 most important indices, companies, commodities, bonds, bond spreads, preferred shares, etc, I shudder. The reason I shudder is that my screen doesn’t have just one ‘problem child’. It looks like a screen that contains many ‘dead men walking’,” says Bennet Sedacca in a guest contribution to Investment Postcards.
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