Archives:
October 2013

The key to hedge fund success

by Kathleen Payne, Wealth Professional, Hedge funds seem intimidating to many people because of stories about one or more hedge […]

Five Ways Hedge Funds Brace for a Stock Market Crash, and You Can Too

Investors almost always worry about a stock market crash, but when headwinds start to look stronger than the positive forces, […]

Stock Physics: How Newton’s Third Law of Motion Applies to the Market

From a ball bouncing up off the floor to an earthquake triggering a tsunami, Newton’s third law of motion tells […]

Younger Generations’ Approach to Investing

By PAUL SULLIVAN, NY Times, TRYING to glean differences among the generations makes for an interesting parlor game. But this […]

How AngelList Syndicates could actually hurt some angels, help some VCs

By Matt Marshall, Venture Beat, AngelList, a site that helps angel investors invest in technology startups by providing screening information about […]

Sectors and Stocks To Watch This Week

The stock market still remains in an uptrend, despite last week’s pullback. The SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY) is near a […]

An Introduction To Structured Products

Once upon a time, the retail investment world was a quiet, rather pleasant place where a small, distinguished cadre of […]

Industries Making the Most Money on Doomsday Preppers

As many as 3.7 million Americans are classified as preppers or survivalists. Being a “doomsday prepper” is not easy — […]

What Do Sam Zell and GLP Know About China Real Estate that Carlyle is About to Learn?

US private equity firm Carlyle made headlines again last week when it announced a US$400 million joint investment with the […]

Oaktree group to sell U.S. foreclosed homes

By Matthew Goldstein, Reuters, Oaktree Capital Group is leading an effort to put up for sale roughly 500 fully-leased homes, […]