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It is common in market downturns to hear and read about mounting investor losses....
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2011 was a crazy year for the stock market.
Between the European Debt Crisis, the tsunami in Japan and Occupy Wall Street, reporters have barely had a chance to keep up with the chaos. These events caused the markets to go into a frenzy, sending volatility to near-2008 levels, and giving heart attacks to many fund managers.
The good...
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On October 12th, 2007, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit its peak of 14,093. Shortly thereafter, the markets had a 50% haircut. Ever since, the DJIA has been slowly gaining lost ground. Credit card companies have followed a very similar path. Between 2007 and 2008, well-known companies such as American Express (AXP) and Capital...
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A couple days ago, Seth Klarman sent out his 2010 annual letter. It’s a gold mine of investment advice. When Mr. Klarman speaks, you should listen.
He’s created a list of 20 Lessons from the Financial Crisis that “were either never learned or else were immediately forgotten by most market participants.” For...
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Recently, we’ve noticed that many news outlets have been touting the success of the bank bailouts (Bloomberg). In particular, they’ve been citing the cash returns the U.S. Government has achieved from these capital injections. It made us wonder if the 2008 bailouts were actually just a series of smart investments, so we...
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