As we all know, the origin of the current financial crisis was the subprime mortgage meltdown in the United States. To be more precise, it originated in a financial system generating paper assets whose value depended on the price of housing. It assumed that the price of homes would always rise and, at the very …
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Crisis? What Crisis? – Part II
Last Wednesday saw the market drop 512 points. Yesterday, Monday, saw the market drop 634 points. The blogoshere and the internet in general, talk radio and TV is awash with pundits waving their arms and running off at the mouth. Is it a financial crisis, a political crisis, both, how long will it last, what …
Are Politicians Wrecking the World Economy?
They are not helping, that's for sure. This is a lengthy discourse that helps understand why the market crashed last week and why you can't expect any quick solutions. But knowing there aren't any isn't as helpful as understanding why there aren't any. This will help you get there. The headline drama masks the damage …
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Back In The Saddle…
It’s Monday and I’ve been gone for about a week. I avoided TV, newspapers and email as much as possible. It helped that we were in the mountains and AT&T did not have a much of a signal up there. If you tried to reach me and I was silent, that’s why. The demographic profile …
Capital Market Insights – August 1, 2011
Yes, this is stating the obvious, given the hysteria last week. But with that in mind, here’s your Weekly Insights update from Curian’s Asset Management Group. This informative capital market update is designed to help you stay informed about important developments from the past week, as well as provide thoughtful commentary on how these events …
Alternative Investments – Part X(b)
Last week I posted a definitive summary of my argument in favor of including alternative investments in your investment portfolio. If you did not see it, I encourage you to click on the Alternative Investment category to the right and read Part X. However, the chart I included with that posting was hard to understand. …
Capital Market Insights – August 1, 2011
Here’s your Weekly Insights update from Curian’s Asset Management Group. This informative capital market update is designed to help you stay informed about important developments from the past week, as well as provide thoughtful commentary on how these events might… CONTINUE…
The Case for Alternative Investments – Part X
Over the past six weeks or so I’ve attempted to argue that one should employ Alternative Investments in your investment portfolios. This post is to express how I recommend that should be done. I’ve alluded to an organization in Tacoma, Washington with whom I have a contractual relationship. I entered into my agreement with them …
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Capital Market Insights – July 25, 2011
Here’s your Weekly Insights update from Curian’s Asset Management Group. This informative capital market update is designed to help you stay informed about important developments from the past week, as well as provide thoughtful commentary on how these events might… CONTINUE…
The Case for Alternative Investments – Part IX
You are perhaps glad I’m now close to the end of this conversation about Alternative Investments. I know I am. This one is intended as a summary, based on a recent letter to my clients. It’s a little long but I encourage you to get to the end. Most of us have been struggling with …
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