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Home price data continues to show a mixed picture. In this post, Robert Shiller, originator of the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices and economics professor at Yale, and David Blitzer, chairman of the S&P index committee, discuss the latest data. [...]   By Prieur du Plessis, on February 25th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  Leave your comment
This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Harbinger, Spectrum Back In Spotlight (The DIV-Net, 5/16/12) New Study Finds That Spring Gets An Early Urban Start (Wall Street Daily, 3/15/12) The Big Picture For The Week Of March 25. 2012 (Random Roger's Big Picture, 3/24/12) By Prieur du Plessis, on February 25th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Investment lessons One comment so far
Mark Mobius, Templeton Asset Management’s emerging markets guru, shares some personal qualities that are building blocks for good investing. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Two Long-Term Investing Strategies That Work (and one that doesn’t) (Investment U, 4/25/12) Measuring the Performance of the Ivy Portfolio (Phil’s Stock World, 12/1/12) Preferred Stock Investing: The Income Alternative You Haven’t Considered (Investment U, 5/11/12)
“The most important message from Chairman Bernanke’s testimony is that the federal funds rate will be held at 0%-0.25% for an extended period. In light of the higher discount rate (0.75% vs. 0.50%) announced on February 18, 2010, market participants obtained confirmation from the Chairman that the change in the discount rate was a removal of emergency accommodation put in place to address the financial crisis and not a sign of tightening of the monetary policy stance,” said Asha Bangalore in this guest contribution. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Gold Prices Jump When Bernanke Hints at Stimulus (Learn Mining News, 4/10/12) Fed Funds Rate? Fuhgeddaboudit! (Hard Assets Investor, 2/11/10) Dissension in the ranks, the market tanks (I'm a poet!) (AlphaNinja, 1/27/10) |
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