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Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Wealthtrack – The outlook for US Treasuries


This week on Wealthtrack, Consuelo Mack poses the question: What place do US Treasuries, bonds in general, stocks and alternative investments have in an investment portfolio in today’s markets? The guests are Robert Kessler, head of Kessler Investment Advisers and one of Fortune Magazine’s “Top American Investors” and David Darst, Morgan Stanley’s chief investment strategist and author of The little book that saves your assets.

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Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Prieur’s readings (February 22, 2009)


This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy.

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Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Chanos could lose big on China bubble bets


“Jim Chanos’s view of China appears to have some premature conclusions based solely upon flawed analogies with the US real-estate market without taking into consideration the different cultural and market factors. The likelihood of California (and/or Greece) becoming a vassal state of China seems far more imminent than a bubble burst in the East. Place your shorts wisely,” said Dian Chu in this pertinent guest blog.

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Monday, February 22nd, 2010

The week ahead


The video clips in this post provide a handy summary of the reports expected on the economic, financial and corporate front around the globe during the week ahead.

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