Subprime Mess

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There are some people that saw the whole subprime implosion coming. Paulson & Co. (AUM > $20Billion) is the New York-based hedge-fund manager...

The Fed Is Irrelevant & Canadian Happy Hour

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I largely agree with Jim Rogers in the video from Bloomberg, and this article from John Hussman. In other news, my roommate is...

New Choices In Private Equity

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I have written a great deal in the past about foreign listed hedge funds. As far as private equity vehicles go, there are...

Body Slam That Mortgage Or Auto Loan!

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Home of the "Figure-4 Process"?This website is simply amazing.From the website:Tired of getting the runaround and turndown from all the big lenders?Now with Ric...

Time to Hedge Your House?

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Brad Zigler has a great article over on SeekingAlpha on the S&P Case/Shiller housing futures - "Does Hedging Make You A Chicken?". (For...

Tony Crabel And The Secret ORB

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Sounds like a Harry Potter title doesn't it? ORB actually stands for "Opening Range Breakout", and is part of the title for an...

When Will We See A Bottom In Homebuilders?

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Homebuilders are down almost 70% from their highs. Time to buy, or would you be simply catching a falling knife?Below is a chart...

Managed Futures – Wide Disparity in Performance

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Is it time for the Old Guard to disappear into the sunset?I blogged in July about the news Rentech was planning on moving into...

Investing in Talents: Manager Characteristics and Hedge Fund Performances

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If this new academic paper is true, I should be managing billions and shooting the lights out! (Although if wheat continues its trajectory...

I’m Going Back to Cali. . .

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Besides having one of the best moustaches around, Mohamed El-Erian is one of the elite investment managers in American today. (I tried a...