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The complexity of the global financial system and the imbalance of information available to market participants means the ability to track risk has declined “probably forever”, Moody’s Investors Service said . “It is extremely unlikely that in today’s markets we will ever know on a timely basis where every risk lies,” a…
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Yesterday I mentioned my investing strategy for current volatile market, putting money to defensive dividend stocks.And those companies are today’s winners. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) was leading gains in London with +3.5%. Swiss market index SMI closed negative nevertheless large pharmaceutical and food caps were still attractive. Nestle (NESN.VX) +2.19%,Roche (ROG.VX) +1.11% and Novartis (NVS) +1.15%. Investment in Swiss market can be wise choice. Economy seems headed for its forth straight year of above trend growth. GDP for 2007 2.5% and outlook for 2008 is 2%. Risks for price stability remain on upside. In context of lowering rates in US and Euro zone Swiss Franc should strengthen against both major currencies. This will bring you additional value for your investment. Franc is not seen as a funding currency for carry trades as it was in past. Switzerland continues to retain status as a safe heaven in recent sub prime mortgage crisis….
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At this minute spot oil is down 3% while UCR is down more than 5%, while DCR is up 9%
UCR and DCR are “paired” ETFs meaning that their sum is worth $40.UCR is supposed to track the price of oil on the upside and is worth one third the price of a barrel of oil.DCR is supposed to track the price of oil on the downside and is worth $40 minus DCR.
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MondayEconomic: NAEarnings: Schnitzer (SCHN), Immucor (BLUD)TuesdayEconomic: Pending Home Sales (-.5%)Earnings: Acuity (AYI), Constellation Brands (STZ), KB Home (KBH), RPM (RPM), Oxford (OXM), Xyratex (XRTX), Apollo (APOL)WednesdayEconomic: NAEarnings: Mosaic (MOS), Alcoa (AA)ThursdayEconomic: Weekly Claims (345K), Weekly Crude, “BernankeSpeak”Earnings: M&T Bank (MTB), MGIC Investment (MTG), IHS (IHS), Shuffle Master (SHFL), Synnex (SNX)…
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Value and momentum investing may work across a broad range of asset classes, and the two effects are independent enough that combining them may yield incremental outperformance….
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Regular readers may remember our two part review of “A Demon of Our Own Design“, a fascinating account of the recent history of risk management by hedge fund manager Richard Bookstaber. As you may recall, the book was released just in time for August’s hedge fund melt-down making it exceedingly timely and propelling Bookstaber into [...]…
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No matter how hard they try, there is one thing mega money managers can’t build overnight: six years of experience. So in hot areas like 130/30, this invariably leads to one thing: acquisitions….
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