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2010.10.15 18:41:32 They might come down very soon. The current mood on the stock markets is purely driven by expectations of quantitative easing. This means that everybody expects even more cheap money and in huge quantities. Loads to cheer for, in the short term. Long term, it is not good news, inflation, debt repayments,...... Read more...
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2010.02.25 10:32:06 The irrationality of markets keeps on amazing me. Markets edge up by almost 1% in the US after Ben Bernanke tells lawmakers that the economy is in bad shape and that interest rates will have to be kept low. Basically, markets cheered on the cheap credit that keeps on flowing, it sounded like free crack...... Read more...
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2010.02.03 08:25:33 Not a good period for shorting I am afraid. The short squeeze surprised me. Markets are going up, at a rapid pace, unfortunately I am at the wrong side of the market... Earnings are good compared to what was expected, however, in absolute terms they are still bad. It does not make too much sense, unless...... Read more...
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2010.01.26 22:01:06 2009 was a great year. Stock markets rising faster than the tide at Mt Saint Michel, something I did not see in my (young) life, but what is it going to be in 2010? It looks like, in the short term, it is going to go down. Analysts will talk of correction, but what are the underlying factors? Liquidity...... Read more...
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2009.11.10 12:34:11 We know George Soros and Jim Rogers for their outspoken views and worldwide coverage to make their points - and a sensible profit from the market movements they create just remember when Soros broke the Bank of England, just to make 2 billion $ out of it) Now we are experiencing another phenomenon - economists...... Read more...
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2009.09.30 11:13:34 We trust the past and fear the future - a good summary of investor sentiment when the confidence is low. I trust the confidence is high for the moment, based on the past performance of the few months though. We had a great run, from March 6th until now, a fantastic run to be fair, and if you invested...... Read more...
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2009.09.07 18:33:50 Which is worse than a mule (the hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse). Thanks for suggesting this Mike, I could not help mentioning it :-). Mike was wondering how come the stock markets are faring so well whereas we keep on hearing about job losses, 26 year high unemployment rate, stimulus...... Read more...
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2009.08.03 16:13:13 "The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing." -- Philip Fisher ...... Read more...
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2009.04.29 18:43:08 Citigroup in trouble after posting so called profits, Societe Generale Chairman resigning, AIG on the brink of default, and that is where the domino game starts again AIG has moved to stave off the risk of default on $234bn of derivatives by persuading a senior executive at its troubled financial products...... Read more...
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2009.04.22 20:38:42 The head of global investment strategy at Barclays Wealth gives his view on where to invest: Asia (ex-Japan). New York-based Aaron Gurwitz said on Wednesday that there is a 80 per cent chance that the global economy could recover by the end of this year, with Asia at the forefront of the revival. The...... Read more...
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2009.04.02 10:07:55 Using the Risk Manager you can visualize and understand how risk works when investing in a portfolio of products. The tool will show you what your optimal return should be in order to minimize your downside risk such as not to be bankrupt before the end of your life. A scenario analysis will quickly...... Read more...
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2009.03.31 15:54:21 As an investor, you know that stocks are more risky than bonds, but did anybody ever quantify the difference in risk between stocks and bonds? Did you ever see risk numbers telling you something that you understand?Of course you hear Jim Cramer on CNBC talking about the huge surge in volatility, and...... Read more...
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2009.03.31 10:17:48 It was a nice bear rally, but for those who thought the economy was bouncing back, it was just a stock market bounce, the economy is still in bad shape. The financial statements of the first quarter will be disclosed soon, and the nervousness is gaining momentum. This translates into volatility, and traders...... Read more...
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2009.03.27 15:59:04 The Risk Manager shows you the potential upside and downside linked to investing in financial products. The obvious question is then, where can I invest without any risk? The definition of an investment with zero risk is given by the US Treasury Bills, or the US Government Bonds. This is a relative definition,...... Read more...
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2009.03.18 17:01:56 By now, if you tried to do some wealth simulation using Excel, you will have understood that it can get quite tricky, especially when you want to change some age parameters etc. The Wealth Manager has been designed to solve this problem easily and graphically. However, looking at a steady return of...... Read more...
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2008.10.22 18:21:08 Warren Buffet's message in these times of stock market mess: The New York Times ...... Read more...
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2008.09.15 15:07:11 Everybody expected BofA to be tough on the negotiation for Lehman, while in reality Bank of America wanted to buy Merrill, a much healthier bank. This all makes me think of the debacle of the end of the dot-com bubble: so many companies going bankrupt and accounting firms being sued with as result the...... Read more...
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