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'No Free Lunch' with Bonds
By Janet LevauxAfter a strong first quarter start (+2.17 percent), the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index fell 1.02 percent in the second quarter and followed that...
February 01, 2009
The Trouble with TreasuriesThe world is rapidly getting poorer. According to the International Monetary Fund, worldwide losses from the financial crisis already measured $1.4 trillion through November. Although it...
February 01, 2009
The Long and the Short of ItAs 2008 played out, filled with bad news from the hedge fund industry, the practice of shorting stocks--a popular hedge fund strategy--got dragged through the...
February 01, 2009
A Real Midas TouchWith a name like Midas, it should come as no surprise that the fund Tom Winmill runs is bullish on gold. After all, it was...
February 01, 2009
"Turn left!"--"No, right!"At a time when the wisest action isn't clear, what do you do when a husband and wife are both sure they know what to...
February 01, 2009
Renewed FocusWith the recent market turmoil in the financial sector and global stock markets, corporate-governance issues are front, right and center. This includes greater scrutiny...
February 01, 2009
Best in ClassDonald Broughton Avondale Partners LLC 314-218-4956 [email protected] --- We don't know when spring starts (neither does the company), but when it does FedEx will be well positioned to take full...