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 By Prieur du Plessis, on January 25th, 2011 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  One comment so far
Don’t expect to glean any market tips or trading secrets from James Simons, who steadfastly refuses to disclose the method behind his remarkable record in investing. Instead, listen to this mathematician, hedge fund manager and philanthropist sum up a remarkably varied and rich career, and offer some “guiding principles” distilled along the way. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Measuring the Performance of the Ivy Portfolio (Phil’s Stock World, 12/1/12) The Only Investment "Forecast" You'll Need for 2011 (Money Morning, 1/20/11) Welcome to Easy Investing Blog (Learn Mining News, 12/10/10) 
The Markit Flash Eurozone PMIs for manufacturing and services, based on around 85% of usual monthly replies, were released yesterday, indicating that GDP growth in the Q2 is running at an unchanged 2% year on year. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) German Business Confidence Hits a Two-Decade High – Just One Day After Money Morning Rates the ... (Money Morning, 1/21/11) Take Heed! How the European Crisis Could Hurt U.S. Stocks (Wall Street Daily, 1/19/12) Six Reasons to Invest in German Chemical Stocks (Top Foreign Stocks, 3/5/11)
Eric King has just conducted an excellent interview with John Hathaway: Senior Managing Director & Portfolio Manager, Tocqueville Funds. John has almost fout decades of market experience and is known internationally for his writings about the U.S. economy, gold, silver, commodities and much more. He is one of the most respected institutional minds in the world regarding gold. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Gold & Silver Banker-Cartel Prolonged Price Suppression Has Set the Foundation for an Explosive M... (the Underground Investor, 1/17/12) Why the Gold Slump is Not Over (Investment U, 1/9/12) Selling Gold Coins (Learn Mining News, 1/30/11)
This post deals with a few developments that prompted the reversal of the euro fortune. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Why You Don’t Want to Hold Euros in 2011 (Investment U, 12/21/10) Why the Euro Might Completely Collapse (Learn Mining News, 12/2/10) Euro’s Reversal of Fortune & Outlook (GreenLightAdvisor Views, 1/25/11)
Bill Gross, founder of Pimco, talks to Barron’s Michael Santoli at the Roundtable conference on the improving economic outlook for 2011. Problems loom with the declining dollar, government debt and high unemployment. [...]
Although each business cycle is different, it is still worthwhile to recall how fast the jobless rate has declined in the past 60 years after each recession … [...] More on this topic (What's this?) U.S. Unemployment Rate: Readers See Shift to Foreign Job Opportunities (Money Morning, 1/19/11) Gallup: The Unemployment Rate is 10% (Wealth Daily, 2/17/11) Why the U.S. Unemployment Rate Remains Stubbornly High? (Top Foreign Stocks, 1/2/11) |
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