Наши наблюдения, идеи и новости инвестиционного мира
After an apparently restful US holiday hiatus, the bulls were back in rare form last week. Last week marked the biggest weekly gain in the S&P 500 Index (SPX) since March 2009. Of course, the index was down big during the two weeks prior to this massive gain, and the SPX still hasn’t recouped what Читать дальше ➝
Недавно я, Тишкова Вероника, посетила конференцию рейтингового агентства Morningstar «Лушие идеи и советы инвесторам на 2012» в Лос Анджелесе. Спикер Кристина Бенц – Директор по Личным Финансам Morningstar Inc. и автор книг о личных финансах, говорила о том: Какие рынки сегодня перегреты и какие недооценены Как использовать исследования для поиска свежих решений для инвестирования в Читать дальше ➝
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 Читать дальше ➝
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. Читать дальше ➝
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 Читать дальше ➝
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!). Читать дальше ➝
