Author: Aaron
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China Stumbles, Markets Tumble
Will the Volatility Continue? The Economist called it “a snort from a dragon’s nostrils.” At the end of February, as China’s stock market index fell by more than 8%, stock markets tumbled around the globe — it was their steepest decline since the September 11 attacks in 2001. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more…
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Insane Exuberence
For 2,000 years, foreigners have seen China as the golden dream. Time after time, they have learned to their regret that it is a gilded illusion; and it is happening again. During 2006, foreign investors tripled their investments in the Chinese equity markets. Even with that, foreign capital constitutes only 10% of the Shanghai (SSE)…
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Protect Your Portfolio
How did a 500 point drop in the Dow effect your portfolio? Recent stock market correction made many investors acutely aware of how vulnerable their portfolios were to market movements, this week there’ll be more of the same market volatility. To help reduce stock market risk, institutional investors allocate 10-15% of their portfolios into absolute…
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This Week’s Market Turmoil: Hiccough or Start of a Crash?
From London to New York, Shanghai to Singapore, Tokyo to Seoul; the world’s major bourses have taken a big hit this past week, major market turmoil with the metals also getting a pounding. What is going on? The sell off began on Tuesday in China, spreading to other Asian countries like South Korea, Japan, Singapore…
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Offshore Credit Cards
Not long ago offshore investors were not able to obtain a credit card from an offshore institution. However, things have changed in recent years. Previously individuals with offshore accounts had to physically withdraw money from their offshore banks, or have money wired to them. Nowadays most offshore banks offer a variety of bank cards with…
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JP Morgan Launches Three New International Funds
JP Morgan Funds, the U.S. mutual fund business of JPM organ Asset Management, today launched three new international mutual funds: JP Morgan China Region Fund, JP Morgan Latin America Fund and JP Morgan Russia Fund. JP Morgan Asset Management has a vast global investment team, with experienced investors entrenched in markets around the world,” said…
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Wilbur Looks at the World
An Interview with Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Chairman and CEO, WL Ross & Co., LLC With Keith W. Rabin, President, KWR International, Inc. Wilbur Ross may be the best-known turnaround financier in the U.S., having been involved in the restructuring of over $200 billion in assets around the world. In 1998, Fortune Magazine called him…
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Pro Money Talk Features Interview with Steve Forbes
Forbes and Jason Papier, Co-host of #1 Personal Finance Podcast, Discuss Flat Tax, Other Issues SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–“Pro Money Talk” – the #1 rated personal finance podcast – today announces its latest episode, featuring Steve Forbes, CEO and editor-in-chief of Forbes. The episode is available for download via iTunes or at www.promoneytalk.com. In the episode,…