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Lots of people are puzzling through the SEC’s fraud allegations against Goldman Sachs, trying to work out how it allegedly committed fraud. The way Paddy Hirsch of Marketplace sees it, it’s a bit like a bookie and gambler teaming up to fix a horse race. This is a must-see presentation. [...]

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Goldman Sachs is in the Catbird Seat (Wealth Daily, 7/17/09)

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Goldman Sachs suit to give rules bill “push”, says Black

By Prieur du Plessis, on April 20th, 2010 posted in: Goldman Sachs, Investment

In this post, William Black, a professor at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, talks with Bloomberg about the impact of the SEC lawsuit against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on legislation overhauling the financial regulatory system. [...]

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The Short of It – A Few Thoughts About the Developing Goldman Sachs Stolen Trade Secrets Scandal (the Underground Investor, 7/6/09)

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Donald Coxe’s Investment Recommendations (April 2010)

By Prieur du Plessis, on April 20th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

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The April edition of Donald Coxe’s Basic Points research report (subtitled “A slow boat to China”) has just been published. His investment recommendations, as summarized in this document, are listed in this post (including a link to the full report). [...]

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The Commodities Bull Market: Insights on Gold, Energy and Agriculture (Money Morning, 5/7/12)

Commodities Trading 2012: How to Profit from the Biggest Commodities Plays of the Year (Money Morning, 4/6/12)

Jim Rogers Gold Forecast (Learn Mining News, 2/29/12)

Jeremy Grantham on bubbles

By Prieur du Plessis, on April 20th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

Jeremy Grantham, founder and chief strategist at GMO, shares his views on bubbles in this video clip. He says two currently still exist in UK and Australian house prices and two could form in emerging markets and commodities. He counsels caution. [...]

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Emerging Market Bonds: Less Risk Than You Think (Investment U, 5/11/12)

Emerging Markets: The Ultimate High Growth Investments (Investment U, 4/3/12)

The Commodities Bull Market: Insights on Gold, Energy and Agriculture (Money Morning, 5/7/12)

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Technical talk: Trim/sell selectively and tighten stops

By Prieur du Plessis, on April 20th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Stocks

“At a very minimum, Friday’s action should tell investors it is time to review holdings and either trim/sell selected names or tighten trailing stops,” said Kevin Lane in this guest post. [...]

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The Dow Reaches a Four-Year High (Wall Street Daily, 5/2/12)

Dwolla: Threat to the Financial Services Industry? (Investment U, 4/24/12)

Regulation in “perspective”

By Prieur du Plessis, on April 20th, 2010 posted in: Humor

Every time you pick up a Wall Street stone something else crawls out … [...]