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With Chinese input prices contracting the threat of higher inflation has receded. That, together with the significant lower growth in the manufacturing sector, may compel the Chinese authorities to relax monetary policy and cut rates soon. Read on … [...] More on this topic (What's this?) The Future of Manufacturing (Wealth Daily, 9/16/11) China’s Manufacturing Sector Stabilizes (Wall Street Daily, 4/23/12) U.S. Manufacturing Vitality Offers Opportunities (Investment U, 1/12/12)   By Prieur du Plessis, on November 1st, 2011 posted in: Investment, Investment lessons  Leave your comment
To be a successful investor you have to be able to avoid some natural human tendencies to follow the herd. You have to have a stomach to withstand the volatility of the stock markets. So says hedge fund manager Bill Ackman in this selection from a Floating University lecture. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Two Long-Term Investing Strategies That Work (and one that doesn’t) (Investment U, 4/25/12) Preferred Stock Investing: The Income Alternative You Haven’t Considered (Investment U, 5/11/12) Measuring the Performance of the Ivy Portfolio (Phil’s Stock World, 12/1/12) By Prieur du Plessis, on November 1st, 2011 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money Leave your comment
Bill Gross, co-founder and co-CIO of PIMCO, has just produced the new edition of his monthly Investment Outlook newsletter, again dealing with slow growth and sub-par returns. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) An 'Average' Return on Stocks Means You're Losing Money (Money Morning, 10/25/11) Can You Profit From PIMCO’s World of “Total Returns?” (Wall Street Daily, 3/21/12) Does a Risk-Free Return Actually Exist? (Investing School, 4/23/12) By Prieur du Plessis, on November 1st, 2011 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money Leave your comment
Adam Hewison, charting strategist of INO.TV, brings you another edition of his invaluable service of daily technical updates on the ups and downs of various markets. This short analysis is a great tool for keeping one’s finger on the pulse and timing the markets. Click through to hear Adam’s latest views on gold , silver, the US Dollar Index, the CRB Index, crude oil and the S&P 500 Index. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Housing Bottom 2011 (Wealth Daily, 7/7/11) 5N Plus Reports Record Revenues and Earnings for 2011 (Morningpick, 8/24/11) The Big Picture for the Week of July 31, 2011 (Random Roger's Big Picture, 7/30/11) By Prieur du Plessis, on November 1st, 2011 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money Leave your comment
As mentioned yesterday, I have now started publishing all my reading (plus that of other well-known commentators) in a newspaper, “Investment Postcards Daily”. The newspaper’s subscription is separate from that of the Investment Postcards blog. To ensure you receive daily alerts of the updated paper, please click through and follow the subscription instructions. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Why This Market Truism Just Isn’t True (Investment U, 12/5/11) Why Most of the Investment Advice You’ve Heard is Wrong (Investment U, 1/20/12) Scared Shitless: Investment Manager Sentiment Plummets to March 2009 Levels (Black Swan Insights, 9/29/11) By Prieur du Plessis, on November 1st, 2011 posted in: Economy, Europe 2 people had their say - chime in!
This posts shares a few European maps, straddling the thin line between reality and satire. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Eurozone Descends into a Farce as "Grexit" Looms Large (Money Morning, 5/18/12) European Fiscal Compact In Crisis As Irish Vote Looms (Value Investing, 5/7/12) EU Officials Give Eurozone’s Firewall a Final Treatment (Wall Street Daily, 4/2/12) |
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