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As we enter the final month of 2008, it’s time to start thinking about what will be hot in 2009. To start that off, I want to revisit this post I made on SeekingAlpha in late September of 2008 — a little more than two months ago — regarding preserving your wealth in our current economic downturn. Here’s a reassessment of that view: 1. My macroeconomic view remains unchan...
What exchange traded fund (ETF) investors and Wall Street analysts have suspected for awhile is officially confirmed: the United States is in a recession, and it’s been going on for one year. The question now is, where does an investor go from here? Aaron Siegel for Investment News reports that the National Bureau of Economic Research Inc. confirmed that, numbers and indicators aside, we ...
Bear Ultra Funds are unethical, says Jim Cramer.
This is the Third Quarter 2008 edition of our ongoing hedge fund tracking series. Before reading this update, make sure you check out the preface to the series we're doing on Hedge Fund 13F's here. Next up, we have John Paulson's Paulson & Co. Paulson & Co. is famous for making a fortune by betting against sub-prime when this whole mess began to unfold. And, it appears as if Paulson is ...
Tenuous 12/2/2008 11:45 AM It's true. Another reason that those big hedgies are sitting in so much cash is because they have been dealing with partners who want their money back. How could you not believe that Paul Tudor Jones is going to come back from this and prevail? He's down 5% in his major fund, but that doesn't matter to people. Meanwhile, it feels like ...
If you were counting on gold to boost your returns this year, chances are you’ve been cruelly disappointed. In fact, when it comes to gold-related investments, virtually every category is down, making this one of the worst years in history for gold investors. So, why is it that the largest of the large futures traders have some of the lowest net short positions in years? And what does thi...
The stock-market crash has highlighted inverse ETFs, which are now some of the best performers.
The Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) chart shows price falling off a cliff starting in May. It is difficult to see more than three waves down with the current consolidation as wave four. Price bounced off the 1×4 angle from the 2002 low after following the 1×8 angle down. This is not a bullish setup. Nothing is a given, but my guess is that energy has more downside. A breakdown from...
The mutual fund industry has gotten demolished this year, losing 21% of its assets in just five months, and some believe that exchange traded funds (ETFs) are the reason why. As of Oct. 31, mutual funds had $9.5 trillion in assets, compared to $12 trillion under management on May 31. October showed record amounts of outflows from stock funds, a whopping $86 billion, and fixed income funds reco...