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As to be expected, discussions about the stress tests on the health of the 19 biggest US banks dominated the video airwaves during the past few days, with arguments ranging from whether the tests were necessary to whether they were stressful enough. Click through to the post for these and some other top video selections of the past few days. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Secretive Bank Stress Tests Heighten Investor Stress (Money Morning, 4/29/09) Roubini Says Stress Tests Not Credible (Wealth Daily, 5/5/09) Knowledge is Power: End of Stress Tests Edition (Top Foreign Stocks, 5/7/09)   By Prieur du Plessis, on May 8th, 2009 posted in: Guest Bloggers, Investment, Markets, Money  Leave your comment
“Is the credit crisis really over?” This is the question Niels Jensen of Absolute Return Partners discusses in this guest contribtion. He starts the post with the following quote: “Never in the history of the world has there been a situation so bad that government can’t make it worse.” Read on … [...]
By Cees Bruggemans Estimating where interest rates should be. According to Taylor’s Rule, the Prime Interest Rates should currently be : Comment : With the prime interest rate still lingering at 12%, the SARB is currently only 1.5% behind what a rough Taylor estimate suggests should be the interest [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Interest Rates Are Actually Pretty High (Learn Financial Planning, 3/15/09) The Secret to Gold Prices: Real Interest Rates (Wealth Daily, 1/20/12) European Central Bank Continues Slashing Interest Rates (Money Morning, 4/2/09) By Prieur du Plessis, on May 7th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 2 people had their say - chime in!
Gold bullion solidly outperformed stock markets for the bulk of the equity bear market that commenced in October 2007. However, as investors waved safe havens goodbye and embraced risky assets since early March, the yellow metal lost its luster. This post discusses whether one should read anything into its rise of 3.6% over the past two days to above $900? Is gold coming back to life? [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Why the Gold Slump is Not Over (Investment U, 1/9/12) Gold Prices 2012 Forecast: How to Make Double the Gold Profits in the New Year (Money Morning, 12/30/11) Gold & Silver Banker-Cartel Prolonged Price Suppression Has Set the Foundation for an Explosive M... (the Underground Investor, 1/17/12) By Prieur du Plessis, on May 7th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 5 people had their say - chime in!
Jeremy Grantham has just published his keenly awaited quarterly newsletter, entitled “The last hurrah and seven lean years”. Grantham covers a lot of thought-provoking ground in this letter, but focuses mostly on where to invest now. This is must-read material. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Measuring the Performance of the Ivy Portfolio (Phil’s Stock World, 12/1/12) Investing in Emerging Markets Infrastructure (Investment U, 1/19/12) My 5 Rules for Successful Investing (Wealth Daily, 11/28/11) |
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