One Dozen Thoughts on Dealing with Risk in Investing for Retirement
Photo Credit: Ian Sane || One of many ways to supplement retirement income… Investing is difficult. That said, it can be harder still. Let people…
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Contested Universalities of International Law: Muslim Law And The Struggle with Modernity
This article explores the validity of Muslim claims for a particularistic Islamic law of nations. Such claims include the normative rejection of current international law…
Whitney Tilson Wearing All Black, T-Shirt With “It’s my 49th birthday today!” For Marathon
Excerpted from an email which Whitney Tilson sent to investors. For context see this post – Whitney Tilson Turning 49 & Greying ‘ going through…
No survivours in Russian civilian flight crash in Egypt – embassy
An Airbus A321 operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia. Picture from the airline’s website CAIRO, Oct. 31 (Aswat Masriya) – All 224 passengers and flight crew…
Investors React Negatively In September To Macro Hedge Funds Returns
Investors React Negatively In September To Macro Hedge Funds Returns by eVestment Q3 ends with macro redemptions, while managed futures flows weathered recent performance drawdowns…
Lone Pine Performance as on October 14, 2015
Lone Pine Performance as on October 14, 2015
Chapter 5. of the Third Edition of “A Fistful of Valuations”
Published on Oct 27, 2015 Chapter 5. of the Third Edition of “A Fistful of Valuations” by Bud Labitan. An estimated valuation of UnitedHealth Group…
Trend Following With Managed Futures [Book Review]
Trend Following With Managed Futures: Book Review by Mark S. Rzepczynski, CFA Institute Trend Following with Managed Futures: The Search for Crisis Alpha. 2014. Alex…
The Increasingly Crowded Unicorn Club In One Infographic
Visualizing the rise of today’s unicorn companies since 2011. Things are getting crowded in the once-exclusive unicorn club. Via CB Insights
Lipton Trolls: Is Short-Term Behavior Jeopardizing The Future Prosperity Of Business?
Managers of public companies are under constant pressure to meet quarterly guidance and maximize profits, often at the expense of future profitability. Those pressures, driven…
Sprott Asset Management On Gold
Sprott Asset Management On Gold by Trey Reik, Senior Portfolio Manager of Sprott Asset Management Few assets command more disparate investment motivations than gold. Most…
Time-Management Tips from a Neuroscientist
Published on Oct 28, 2015 The key to effective time management is to maintain a level of organization that allows you to dedicate less and…
Hedge Funds And The Active Management Crisis
Hedge Funds And The Active Management Crisis by Mark Harrison, CFA, CFA Institute Active management and hedge funds have suffered what amounts to a mini-meltdown…
iOS 9 vs. Android 6 – Which Operating System Rules?
With iOS 9 having been recently updated by Apple, the two dominant mobile operating systems are now ready to face up against one another. In…
Roddy Boyd, Andrew Left On VRX
Published on Oct 26, 2015 Roddy Boyd of the Southern Investigative Reporting Foundation on his investigative reporting on Valeant. Watch Charlie Gasparino and Liz Claman…