Hugh Hendry – the One and Only

Hugh Hendry is always very enlightening – his letters should be must-readings:

April 2012 TEF Commentary

Opinions in this letter are Hugh Hendry’s and posting here is not an endorsement of his investment ideas but merely thoughts to initiate different ideas in your mind – ok?

Makes You Want to Be a Trader

Saw this little ETF return graphic today on The Growth Stock Wire (sorry it copied over rather bad):

Symbol Price Change 52-Wk
USA (SPY) 137.05 -0.07% +5.98%
Japan (EWJ) 9.74 +0.21% -0.87%
S. Africa (EZA) 65.70 +0.35% -5.85%
Singapore (EWS) 12.74 -0.08% -5.97%
S. Korea (EWY) 58.92 -0.19% -9.06%
Taiwan (EWT) 13.03 -0.61% -9.79%
Lat.America (ILF) 45.68 -0.52% -11.47%
Canada (EWC) 27.41 -0.11% -15.49%
China (FXI) 37.08 -0.91% -17.49%
Israel (ISL) 13.54 -0.44% -18.16%
India (IFN) 21.58 -0.37% -30.52%
Russia (TRF) 15.97 -0.25% -30.78%

Considering how “exciting” the market has been [Read more...]

Marc Faber – “You Should Be Nervous”

As usual, great clip from Marc Faber and as usual, he’s rushed off the set by CNBC – much better to catch Marc when he’s on Bloomberg as the discussions last longer and he isn’t getting cut off by some young guy who has no clue. See what I mean here:

Who is “Fred the Frugal Eagle?”

Looking for more financial education and ideas on saving? (who isn’t right?) Here’s a resource that may click with you:

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  is offering a financial education series called Soar to Savings and featuring a cartoon character called “Fred the Frugal Eagle.” Here’s an excerpt from the site:

Fred is a bald eagle, a symbol of the United States. Not long ago, bald eagles were on the endangered species list—and some people think that savers are on the endangered species list, too. But the bald eagle is back, and Fred the Frugal Eagle is here to help take savers off the endangered species list. As you work through the course, Fred will help explain the ins and outs and benefits of saving.

Soar to savings covers various financial topics such as: [Read more...]