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S&P 500 and Dow Jones ratio to Gold
So I’m back in Asia! I’ll have a few post about coming back to Asia.[...]
NPR Broadcast on Short Selling
I posted an article on the morality of short selling several months back. I recently[...]
Causes of Inflation
We’ve heard stories of how back in the day you could have the world for[...]
China F.D.I.
I can’t get enough of infographics! They are neat and tide and they get to the[...]
Correlated to
Diversification is one of the most commonly techniques used to minimize investment risk. One of[...]
Financial Markets in India
Financial Markets in India | A reader asked if we could look at India’s ADRs’ so[...]
Management of Financial Risk | Sharpe Ratio; Calmar Ratio: Pain to Gain Ratio
There are many risk metrics one can use to evaluate, the performance of a fund[...]
So I’m back in Asia! I’ll have a few post about coming back to Asia. So I wanted to see if Gold is inexpensive to the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones. The below chart shows the ratio of gold to the S&P 500 market index. A low ratio signifies a high confidence (gold low, S&P high) and a high ratio signals a lack of confidence (gold high, S&P low)....
I posted an article on the morality of short selling several months back. I recently listened to a podcast on the topic on NPR’s “Planet Money.” It starts out with an Herbalife conference call. Herbalife is a company that sells...
Diversification is one of the most commonly techniques used to minimize investment risk. One of the best ways to think about diversification is the same way you would think about an oil tanker. George Soros says it best: GEORGE SOROS: Markets...
Financial Markets in India | A reader asked if we could look at India’s ADRs’ so I decided to continue to the ADR series. The China and Latin America ADRs post looked at companies that are hard to reach for North...
We’ve heard stories of how back in the day you could have the world for a hundred dollars and get back change. So what happens to those times. Why do prices continue to rise? Why is it that we can no longer go out with 50 cents in our pockets and buy a pair of slacks, or knickers? Why do penny loafers seem so silly now? Have they always been...
I can’t get enough of infographics! They are neat and tide and they get to the point. Some of the things that caught my attention. The amount of money being invested in Energy and Transportation! The amount of deals that got blocked. ...
Pertrac has published an info graph on Hedge Funds that I find extremely useful. After looking at the info graph I’m actually surprised by some of the items on the infographic. 1) Under the section named “Where is wealth concentrated?” There are no...
The Canadian government has plans to create a new visa class in hopes of attracting entrepreneurs to start new companies, which will in turn boost the Canadian economy. Canada is putting a hold on its existing entrepreneur visa which only...
This phrase stuck in my head when I was at the World Money Show. It was right after Ernest Chan finished up his speech on “The Pitfalls of Backtesting” you can find his blog here and his books here. Just like to add Ernest Chan is a really nice guy! Well, when I was sitting down a couple passed me and mentioned, “forget about the pitfalls of back testing I...
Automated System Trading | In my previous blog post I wrote about emotional trading, which was published on August 31st, 2012. I mentioned how I had met a number of traders that had a hard time of removing their emotions from their...
Emotional-trading | psychology trading Having met a few traders within the last week, there is a common element that they all share. I noticed that each one of these traders couldn’t get their emotions out of the trade. I know...
I f you’re interested in trading, and trend following in particular, Michael Covel’s Trend Following Manifesto is some good listening. Michael Covel is the author of Trend Following. Covel interviews people who are practicing the philosophy highlighted in his book....
I’ve just finished reading How To Make 37% (Tax-Free) Without the Stock Market, by Mike Warren. It’s a nice, fast read. Mike Warren explains the concept of buying judgement liens and collecting on those liens when the property the lien is on gets sold. Thats an oversimplification of course, but its a sharp way to make money. Warren also discusses interest, retirement funds,forming a business, and a few other things, while explaining...
Generally, I find multitasking to be a waste of time. In my experience, you end up with several unfinished tasks, or a few poorly done ones. A few years back I discovered a multitasking tool that I can get behind,...
Trading in the Zone[i] in an excellent book on the topic of discipline in trading. It introduces the importance of setting goals and exit strategies before entering a trade so that you’ll have a plan in place for when things...
What you do comes back to you. That’s what I took as the underlying theme of Boomerang[i]. I’ve tried to throw one a few times myself, but could never get the thing to work. Boomerang highlights the circumstances leading up...
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