Seth Klarman 2013 Letter to Investors: The Truman Show

From the Baupost Group’s 2013 shareholder letter by Seth Klarman, Klarman has recently given back 4 billion to investors due […]

The Most Important Variable Governing Market Prices

To the casual market observer, last week’s price action appeared to be dependent on every headline out of Washington. Strike […]

Taking Seniority: Looking to Bank Loans in Uncertain Markets

By Elizabeth (Beth) MacLean , From Pimco website, ​ Bank loans are senior secured loans to non-investment-grade corporations. They are […]

Turbulent times ahead: Q&A with economist Didier Sornette

Original post by  David Webber Forecasting the stock market has a storied past of unfruitful predictions. But in today’s TED Talk, Didier […]

Priming the Liquidity Pump

By Mark Mobius,  http://mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com/2012/10/04/emerging-markets-inflation/#more-1820 The global economy is often like a line of dominos. One piece tumbles, causing others to […]

The Winds of Market Change

From http://us.beyondbullsandbears.com/2012/09/10/the-winds-of-market-change/,  Franklin Templeton Investments site, As we cross the mid-way point of the year, you might say the equity […]

3 Macro Money-Making Opportunities

By Alex Dumortier, CFA, Motley Fool, In the post-crisis world, no investor can afford to ignore macro considerations. But for […]

Doug Kass Tells Barrons His ‘Favorite Short For The Next Decade’

By Sam Ro and Simone Foxman, Business Insider, This week’s issue of Barron’s has a great interview with Doug Kass, […]

“It’s Been A Fun Ride, But Prepare For A Global Slowdown”

By Tyler Durden , Zero Hedge, While in principle central banks around the world can talk up the market to infinity […]

Stock market is saying ‘Don’t fight the Fed’

By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MarketWatch) — Don’t fight the Fed! That is only way I know of […]