05 « October « 2009 « Investment Postcards from Cape Town

Isabel (Ms Investment Postcards) and I have just heard what we were not bargaining on – our flight from Washington D.C. has been delayed by 15 hours! Indeed, news from hell.

Stuck at an airport hotel with only our small cabin bags (i.e. no clothing besides what we are wearing!) is not […]

Prieur’s readings (October 5, 2009)

By Prieur du Plessis, on October 5th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. Please also add the links to any other worthwhile articles you would like to share to the comments section. […]

In praise of emerging markets

By Prieur du Plessis, on October 5th, 2009 posted in: Emerging markets, Guest Bloggers

“We are currently in the midst of a synchronized global recovery, and with aggressive government stimulus, strong balance sheets and an ever-growing share of global GDP, emerging markets are likely to outperform the developed markets due to strong domestic consumption and forward-looking infrastructure investments,” said John Derrick in this guest post. A few interesting charts are included. […]

WealthTrack: Opportunities in emerging markets

By Prieur du Plessis, on October 5th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

This week on Consuelo Mack WealthTrack, three renowned global investors discuss the current investment opportunities in emerging markets. David Lazenby of Batterymarch Financial, five star fund manager Andrew Foster of Matthews Asia Funds, and Morningstar International Manager of the Year Award winner, Riad Younes of Artio Global Management will tell us how to allocate these expanding economies in our portfolios. As always with WealthTrack this is good viewing material. […]

A derivative based on Wall Street salaries

By Prieur du Plessis, on October 5th, 2009 posted in: Humor

What a brilliant idea! […]