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Наши наблюдения, идеи и новости инвестиционного мира
- 9.11.2011
- Категории: Новости
- Метки: инвестиционные инструменты, страхование жизни
Over the years, many clients have brought investments in life insurance policies to our attention as these have become popular as alternative investment funds. We have always been skeptical of the payouts and liquidity issues, but now two new court rulings show additional risks are involved. Investor beware! In light of two recent rulings by …
Viaticals, Life Settlements and STOLIs… sound Russian but they are not! Читать далее »
- 8.11.2011
- Категории: Аналитика, Инвестиционные идеи
- Метки: s&p500, vix
According to an article in Bloomberg recently, the put to call ratio on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is the highest it has been since January 2009. Currently, there are around 101 puts to every 100 calls on the VIX as traders bet that volatility will fall and the recent rally in stocks will continue. …
U.S. equity futures (/ES) soared this morning as the result of deals that were reached among Greek bondholders and European leaders. The bondholders agreed to a 50% haircut, and the rescue fund’s capacity was increased to $1.4T. In The US, investors continue to cheer the third quarter earnings reports and the recent string of stable …
We will start with bit of humor about the industry we are in… Some (Western) Financial Advisers have always focused on the not so easy job of providing common sense to their clients. Recently, we found a post that took this activity to a new high (or low, depending on how you look at it!). …