Archive for 'Bonds' Category

Roubini bullish on everything! Psych!

4 October 2009 by Christopher Suleske

NOURIEL Roubini states the (I think) obvious:
“Markets have gone up too much, too soon, too fast,” Roubini said in an interview in Istanbul on Oct. 3. “I see the risk of a correction, especially when the markets now realize that the recovery is not rapid and V-shaped, but more like U- shaped. That might be [...]

Excellent unadvertised counsel (the ideal sort)

1 July 2009 by Christopher Suleske

I am still processing this read. It’s an interview with Ray Dalio, a well-respected Chief Investment Officer with an excellent track record. More importantly, he pulled out nearly 10% gains last year because he’s been on the watchful end of our economic situation. He appears to know what he’s talking about and [...]

How to profit from slumping “X”

11 September 2006 by Christopher Suleske

“X” is whatever – markets, commodities, equties, bonds, indicies, currencies – anything tied to something liquid.
I read a bevy of contrarian / pessimistic / downright dystopian literature nearly daily. Some of it is better in its content, suspicions, assertions, and analysis than others. It’s always interesting, however. Some contrarians tend to be [...]

Rebalancing

5 July 2006 by Christopher Suleske

Louis Bass brings up a point that is often overlooked – rebalancing a portfolio periodically. Harry Browne wrote about the same in Fail-Safe Investing. The notion is that periodically, perhaps once or twice a year, you should examine the proportions of your portfolio relative to one another and move from some positions (winners) [...]

Diversification

28 June 2006 by Christopher Suleske

Robert Kiyosaki has a good piece on diversification at Yahoo Finance today. He offers 2 reasons an investor might diversify:
1. Active vs. passive investing. There are active and passive investors. Warren Buffett is an active investor. Most people are not. Active investors should focus. Passive investors should diversify.
2. Risk. Some investments are riskier than [...]