Its All Greek To Me
Monday, 01 February 2010 | 12:10 pm
January 2010 was a bad month for investing. Markets fell from equities to credit to commodities. The USD was strong by default. Fears of a sovereign default by Greece was blamed for the general de-risking. Markets fluctuate. The almost constant rise of risky assets since March 2008 has muted volatility and confounded the sceptics and
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Equity valuations
Monday, 01 February 2010 | 6:53 am
If investment strategy was easy in early 2009, its because it was. Valuations of equities relative to cash or treasuries was at an extreme low making equities highly attractive.
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Equity valuations
Wednesday, 27 January 2010 | 2:35 pm
If investment strategy was easy in early 2009, its because it was. Valuations of equities relative to cash or treasuries was at an extreme low making equities highly attractive. Equities were highly unattractive on the basis of their earnings yield gap in the periods 1981, 1983, 1987 and the early 1990’s. Equities have been attractive
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Hedge Fund Performance 2009 and Outlook 2010
Monday, 25 January 2010 | 4:28 am
Hedge Fund Performance Table 2009:
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Obama Bank Plan – Glass Steagall Redux
Friday, 22 January 2010 | 12:37 pm
It sounds like a plan. President Obama in an effort to address what is widely believed to be a flawed banking model has decided to ressurrect the Glass Steagall Act 1933. Glass Steagall 1932 had already been effectively revived, extended and implemented in 2008 as the Fed rode to the rescue of a banking system
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