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Saturday, January 30th, 2010 Posted in bonds, dividends | 2 Comments »
Almost exactly a year ago, I mentioned a paired-trade investment between the long-term Bond ETF (TLT) and short-term corporate/sovereign bond ETF (AWF). I went long AWF and shorted an equal ... Read more..Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in Currency, Global Economy, Gold/Silver | 1 Comment »
Here's an interesting article by Dominic Frisby about Venezuela's devaluation, the effect on a country's currency and the relation with gold prices. Gold bugs are forever telling you to buy gold ... Read more..Thursday, January 21st, 2010 Posted in Investing, Stocks | 2 Comments »
Today the baby Berkshires (BRK.B) split 50 to 1. And it's up 4%! This was to be expected. The stock is now affordable to many small investors and there is ... Read more..Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 Posted in Economy, Global Economy | No Comments »
Here's an excellent video about an empty city in China that has been built using government funds. Ploughing billions of dollars in infrastructure and construction works theorectically improves the GDP ... Read more..Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 Posted in Planning, personal finance | 4 Comments »
Suzie Orman is a famous financial planner who appears regularly on TV and is a prolific writer. I'm not a big fan, mostly because her ideas are too simplistic for ... Read more..Thursday, January 14th, 2010 Posted in Stocks, dividends | 1 Comment »
In October 2008 I bought Annaly Capital Management (NLY) at around $13. Annaly Capital is a REIT that buys mortgage-backed real estate securities that are essentially guaranteed by the government ... Read more..