By Diana Olick | CNBC It is a double edged sword, no doubt. Rising home prices are necessary for the […]
Lessons from Paul Tudor Jones
By firstadopter, From http://www.firstadopter.com/2008/08/lessons-from-paul-tudor-jones/ -Never play macho man with the market. Never over-trade relative to the equity in your account […]
Och-Ziff hedge fund looks to exit landlord business
By Matthew Goldstein and Jennifer Ablan NEW YORK (Reuters) – One of the first big hedge funds to try to […]
How Not To Run A Hedge Fund: Geoff Grant Edition
Most amusing little snippet in FT’s Alphaville: Grant Capital Partners is being shut down. This hedge-fund manager wind-down is brought […]
Housing Recovery Depends on Slashed Mortgage Debt
By Diana Olick Rising home prices are the foundation of today’s housing recovery. They are drawing much-needed buyers back to […]
Weschler Rise From Grace Leads to Role Advising Buffett
Ted Weschler’s first job after college was at chemical maker W.R. Grace & Co. (GRA)In 2007, six years after the […]
For Buffett, the Long Run Still Trumps the Quick Return
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, From http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/for-buffett-the-long-run-still-trumps-the-quick-return/ “If somebody bought Berkshire Hathaway in 1965 and they held it, they made a […]
Blackstone targets stakes in hedge fund managers
By Greg Roumeliotis and Katya Wachtel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) is preparing to launch a multibillion-dollar […]
Home prices post biggest jump in over six years: CoreLogic
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Home prices posted their biggest annual jump in more than six years in October in a […]
Oxstones Investment Club™
Real Estate Still Years Away from a Sustainable Recovery!
By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Oxstones Investment Club, I believe the overall housing market is still years away from a sustainable […]