Feb 2, 2012
Many analysts have recently discussed a new player in the housing market: big hedge funds.
Not only are hedge funds seeing a pickup in housing, but also housing stocks have staged a massive rally. Many funds are buying residential real estate.
However, many fund...
Jan 26, 2012
The SEC is cracking down on more hedge funds, but does it really matter?
Even impressive conviction rates and the seizure of hundreds of millions in illegal earnings is only a drop in the bucket.
The Wall Street Journal reported on the crackdown in an article titled FBI...
Jan 19, 2012
I had the privilege to hear a recent presentation by Joseph Calandro Jr. He is a finance department member at the University of Connecticut and recently joined PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as a managing director in the firm s insurance consulting practice. Additionally, he...
Jan 12, 2012
The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently announced that nonfarm payroll employment rose by 200,000 in December, and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.5 percent.
The liberal media hailed this report as proof that the economy is recovering.
President Barack Obama touted the...
Jan 5, 2012
India made a big announcement in time for the New Year, which excited many investors. Previously, it was very hard for individual investors to buy Indian stocks.
The Indian government announced that qualified investors would be able to buy Indian equities starting Jan....
Dec 29, 2011
Stock picking is an art, which is an all-encompassing game involving the survival of the fittest.
Most individual investors don t have the time to research stocks, or the stomach to watch their stocks drop off a cliff.
Many investors turn to mutual funds as an...
Dec 22, 2011
Having followed markets for many years, 2011 will go down as one of the most bizarre years.
In terms of economic events, the biggest story of the year was by far the sovereign debt crisis in Europe. The seeds of the crisis were planted in 2009, when European leaders...
Dec 15, 2011
At the end of every year, it is the peeve of every expert analyst to try and forecast what will happen next year. This applies to the field of politics, economics, world events and almost everything.
However, there is little accountability, and very few people examine...