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  • Investing Advice from the CEO of the Largest Mutual Fund Company

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    ‘The Importance of Being Long-term’: Vanguard’s William McNabb on What’s Ahead for Investors William McNabb became chief executive officer of The Vanguard Group on August 31, 2008 — two weeks before the financial world went into free fall. On the evening of Sunday, September 14, the day Lehman Bros. declared bankruptcy, he was in Washington,…

  • The Search for a Reserve Currency

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    Currency, like all forms of abstract value, is based on trust. And trust itself is based – except among the most naïve – on experience, and the repetitive demonstration of fidelity, whether positive or negative. At present, the US dollar, which had experienced a gradual rise during the 20th Century to the position gained well…

  • Jeremy Siegel on the Dow Reaching 11,000

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    The Dow has closed above 11,000, the European Union is bailing out Greece and the U.S. economy seems to be perking up. Is the future as bright as it looks? In fact, it looks pretty good, says Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel. While the Dow’s 11,000 close doesn’t mean much to professional market watchers, it…

  • Shift of Gas Producers to Oil Investment

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    SandRidge Energy’s agreement this week to acquire Arena Resources, a producer of conventional oil in West Texas, for $1.6 billion is the latest example of natural gas companies seeking to balance their portfolios with more oil as the two resources decouple in price. Natural gas prices have fallen more than 25% this year to below…

  • The Monfort Plan

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    The Monfort Plan (Wiley Finance, April 2010) presents the new architecture of a redefined capitalism. This summary piece introduces the five year action plan and explains why a new architecture may be needed in today’s environment. Today’s capitalism is based on a vintage architecture that dates back to the 1940s and the American effort to…

  • The Global Economy and OECD

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    In a speech on the outlook for the world economy, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría spoke about the impact of the financial crisis and OECD’s work to produce a more inclusive globalisation. The financial system is a conveyor belt through which the economy works. And if the financial system is partially blocked or paralysed, as it…

  • World Asset Bubble: Jeremy Grantham Speaks

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    “From Indian antiquities to modern Chinese art; from land in Panama to Mayfair; from forestry, infrastructure, and the junkiest bonds to mundane blue chips; it’s bubble time!” By now you have probably heard this quote by Jeremy Grantham in his letter to investors (which includes vice president Dick Cheney and a host of other high…

  • The 6 Giants of Global Profits

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    Martin Weiss, Ph.D. examines the global marketplace and the six giants leading the economy. In this issue of Money and Markets, Dr. Weiss discusses the high demand for natural resources due to the booming global economy. Jupiter, Fla. (PRWEB) April 26, 2007 — Martin Weiss, Ph.D. examines the global marketplace and the six giants leading…

  • China’s Stock Markets

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    The Issue Is Not China’s Stock Markets – It’s the Model By Scott B. MacDonald In late February 2007, the global stock market meltdown started in Shanghai. As The New York Times noted on March 4, 2007: “Less than a week ago, it might have seemed preposterous to suggest that a 9% fall in the…