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 By Prieur du Plessis, on October 15th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  Leave your comment
Satirists John Bird and John Fortune offer their take on the boom and the bust, the bankers and the bonuses. Black humor at its best … [...] 
Having taken government money to survive the crash, Goldman Sachs seems to be in such superb health that it will be dishing out billions in bonuses. [...] By Prieur du Plessis, on October 14th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money Leave your comment
This post provides links to a number of thought-provoking articles I have read over the past few days that you may also find of interest. Please also add the links to any other worthwhile articles you would like to share to the comments section. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Friday Look In (Random Roger's Big Picture, 12/9/11) Dividend Tree Potpourri – June 14, 2009 (Dividend Tree, 6/14/09) The Economy and Bond Market Cheat Sheet (November 14, 2011) (GreenLightAdvisor Views, 11/13/11) By Prieur du Plessis, on October 14th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 2 people had their say - chime in!
In this video interview, John Authers, investment editor of the Financial Times, asks Jeremy Siegel, author of “Stocks for the Long Term”, whether he got it wrong against the backdrop of the market crash. [...] 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)
Cartoonists are having a field day with illustrating the decling trend in the greenback. [...]
By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB The forces arraigned against the Rand are rather formidable and no collapsed corporate deals seem to matter too much. The Rand is rising and will rise. Pushing the Rand higher are the major central banks at the global centre (New York, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Zurich, London), keeping interest [...] |
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