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Donald Coxe: Capitalism Faces its Greatest Challenge
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Donald Coxe, Chief Investment Strategist, BMO Capital Markets has just released his latest instalment of Basic Points, 'Capitalism Faces its Greatest Challenge' for Nove
Worst Oil Bear in Decades
The 53% decline in oil prices since September 22, 2008, without a 20% rally is the biggest since 1986 (based on available daily data). The week of Sep. 16 to Sep. 22, oil rallied 20%+ after dropping 37% from the July 3, 2008 high.
In all, the pric
Year to Date World Stock Market Returns
Is this a buyer's market or what?
Look at Russia; although most folks aren't interested (but should be) Russia is not only off by -64.5%, its valuations have compressed to 4.3 times trailing earnings. China stocks are down -64.3% is fetching 14.55
Hugh Hendry Interview: Invest in Long Government Bonds
Hugh Hendry, the brilliant, brash and outspoken and eloquent CIO of Eclectica Asset Management, one of the UK's most prolific asset managers discusses global markets and is investing in long-term government securities in the US and UK. Dominic Frisby
Donald Coxe: Barron's Interview
This week's issue of Barron's features an in depth interview with Don Coxe, Chief Investment Strategist, BMO Capital Markets. Mr. Coxe is best known for his highly read monthly newsletter, 'Basic Points,' as well as his bi-weekly conference calls. Hi
New Audio Resource at GreenLightAdvisor.com
Now you can listen to the Investment Outlook and Commentary from Bill Gross (PIMCO), Vanguard Funds' Portfolio Managers, and others on GreenLightAdvisor.com's Audio Resources page.
This month, Bill Gross presents his latest investment outlook,
Risk of Default at Large Financials
It appears that CDS rates at the largest US financials has fallen. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs have the highest CDS prices while Wells Fargo and HSBC now have CDS prices below 100. These prices are indications of the cost to insure $10,000 of bo
Obamarket?
The-day-after-the-election results are in. Some folks (partisan) seem to believe that this is due to expectations that left-wing policy-making from the Obama administration will have consequences, particularly in the way of tax hikes. However, while
Commodities Snapshot
A snapshot view of commodities reveals that they have all experienced some mild recovery at the end of the month of October, as liqudation pressure caused by the deleveraging of hedge fund and bank balance sheets which wreaked havoc on markets duri
Global Writedowns vs. Capital Raised
According to Bloomberg data, capital raised now exceeds global writedowns, and this may be a strong signal for the market that the banking sector has rounded the corner on the credit market debacle. During the previous month capital raised was tra
Heebner and Holmes on Emerging Markets
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Ken Heebner, CGM Funds, and Frank Holmes, US Global Investors, discuss emerging markets in the context of the Fed's 50 bps rate cut last week. Both their
Wise Words
Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk. — Seneca
Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises (Wiley Investment ... by Charles P. Kindleberger, Robert Aliber Amazon Price: $13.57
Customer Review: I am no economist and just an interested general reader. I expected to read narratives about past financial crises and how they played out. But this book is not organized that way. It doesn't tell any story from start to finish. Instead it references...
Gold: The Once and Future Money by Nathan Lewis Amazon Price: $16.77
Customer Review: This is a great book discussing the reasons why Gold will be the ultimate monetary standard and why an individual should consider making gold a part of his personal portfolio. However, the people looking for an investment guide should look elsewhere....
The Master Swing Trader: Tools and Techniques to Profit from Outstanding Shor... by Alan S. Farley Amazon Price: $37.77
Customer Review: This is a great book and I'm buying it for the second time as the other is packed away in another country somewhere. Farley is awesome. If you don't like the book, you simply don't get it. If you're lame enough to complain about it on here you've got...
The Millionaire Maker's Guide to Wealth Cycle Investing by Loral Langemeier Amazon Price: $16.47
Customer Review: While this book covers some of the basics, it is far too general to be of much use. You can do better elsewhere. Think of it as an infomercial that funnels people into their other programs and personalized coaching where they can really get into yo...
Selling to Zebras: How to Close 90% of the Business You Pursue Faster, More E... by Jeff Koser, Chad Koser Amazon Price: $13.57
Customer Review: We've all been through many sales training classes and learned different sales methodologies, but Jeff's "Selling to Zebras" is unrivaled. It's different, it's logical, it's real, it hits home with prospects, and it works! Jeff's knowledge, deliver...
Professionalizing Business Analysis: Breaking the Cycle of Challenged Project... by Kathleen B. Hass Amazon Price: $24.00
Customer Review: Business Analysis is an up and coming career opportunity. While Business Analysts work with Project Managers, they specialize in understanding the processes, their limitations and potential impact change will have on the processes (positive and negat...
Stock Cycles: Why Stocks Won't Beat Money Markets Over the Next Twenty Years by Michael A Alexander Amazon Price: $13.45
Customer Review: This book changed my life! This is a must read for everyone whether you invest in the stock market or not. This book displays the kind of economic and literary genius that comes along once in a lifetime. His points are well thought out and clearly ar...
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