01 « March « 2010 « Investment Postcards from Cape Town

One of the major questions facing investors is how the US equity market will react if the Federal Reserve decides to tighten monetary policy by hiking the Fed fund rate, i.e. when the “juice” that propelled many strong advances in risky assets over the past few months is removed. Read on … […]

Munger on the economic crisis

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 1st, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

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In this post, Charlie Munger, the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Corporation, discusses the economic crisis with Professor Joseph Grundfest, Professor of Law and Business at Stanford Law School. […]

Prieur’s readings (March 1, 2010)

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 1st, 2010 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. […]

Yamada discusses outlook for bonds

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 1st, 2010 posted in: Bonds, Investment

Louise Yamada, managing director of Louise Yamada Technical Research Advisors, talks with Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox about the outlook for bond markets and her investment strategy. In short, she is of the opinion that the 29-year bull market in long-term government bonds is close to a reversal. […]

Fed policy: Complicating an already complicated situation

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 1st, 2010 posted in: Economy, Guest Bloggers

“The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is making tough decisions right now. Its mandate, ‘to promote effectively the goals of maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates’, is a seriously tall order given current economic conditions,” argues Rebecca Wilder in this guest post. […]

The “plan” for regulation

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 1st, 2010 posted in: Humor

My views about the regulation discussion exactly … […]