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Tag Archives: Hedge Funds
Wisdom For Traders
Colm O’Shea, the great hedge fund manager of Comac Capital, has some words of wisdom for traders in Jack Schwager’s, Hedge Fund Market Wizards. George Soros has the least regret of anyone I have ever met. Even though he will sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Quote of the Day, Quotes, Technical Analysis
Tagged Colm O'Shea, Comac Capital, George Soros, Hedge Fund Market Wizards, Hedge Funds
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Who Owns the U.S. Equity Market?
Here’s an update and upgrade to our mid-2011 post. Lots of noise and imperfections in the Fed’s Flow of Funds data but sure beats the alternative – nothing. The biggest caveat, in our opinion, is the data include holdings of … Continue reading
Posted in Equities
Tagged Allocation, ETFs, Hedge Funds, Pension funds, U.S. Stock Market
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Macrosynergy’s Excellent Return in a Very Difficult 2011
Our friends over at Macrosynergy Partners had a very nice 2011, posting a stellar return of 9.22 percent. Even more impressive considering, according to the FT, that half the hedge funds were down for year and more than two thirds … Continue reading
Spiegel Unloads on Hedge Funds and the Markets
Nasty article in Der Spiegel, Out of Control: The Destructive Power of the Financial Markets, which helps explain what’s behind the financial transactions tax that was recently introduced by Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy. The article opens, The enemy looks … Continue reading
Posted in Black Swan Watch, Economics, Euro, Fiscal Policy, General Interest, PIIGS, Policy, Sovereign Debt, Sovereign Risk
Tagged "pack of wolves", Der Spiegel, Hedge Funds, Markets
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CNBC Interviews Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio
In case you missed it, be sure to catch a rare television appearance with hedge fund legend, Ray Dalio, who manages $89 BN, more than 3x Yemen’s 2010 GDP. Bridgewater has been trashed recently in several articles Click here … Continue reading
Posted in Equities, Video, Whales
Tagged Bridgewater Associates, Hedge Funds, Ray Dalio
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