There is an amazing story in T. Boon Pickens book about when he started his hedge fund. He started with something like 40 million and lost all...
Even the token coins that we use have been debased over time: http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/fun_facts/?flash=yes&action=fun_facts2...
I saw a speech he gave were he claimed that is accuracy rate on trades was 30%. He is a trend follower who develops rationalizations for...
NeoCons do not call all the shots, however their cultural and political influence is very substantial. Yep, those of us who believe it is...
What amuses me is the notion that a 250K income makes one wealthy. In a country where the truly wealthy have passive incomes that are an order of...
One needs to be exceedingly careful when evaluating information about the Iran Situation. Unfortunately (and like most wars which typically...
Most people who rent apartments are 1 paycheck away from broke and have a negative net worth. This is true even for those with relatively high...
Ask for proof they have a healthy cushion of cash in low risk things like a savings account. Most traders do.
I think you are on the right track. Do well by one investor with a smaller amount and you will be in a position to grow. Too many without the...
It was a giant stop loss order run. No other explanation is needed. it happens every day in many markets, just not on this scale. I...
I think if you consider friends and family for investors you have to assess them just as if they were a random individual investor, ie they must...
Hours traded is not the same as liquidity, which is what is critical for managing things like margin calls.
That is a strong statement. If you want to hold yourself out to the public (for example post results at the reporting services) you need to be a...
"I think we should go back to only allowing land owners vote. And make them pass a basic test on civics/economics/the Constitution." I agree.
Is not just about money. It is lifetime prestige and the gateway entrance into the new overclass. Top jobs in federal government...
the ivy portfolio notion was annihilated in 2008 along with the other yale-harvard endowment-consultant copycats
Play around with this, perhaps a such a product would meet his needs. http://www.brkdirect.com/spia/EZquote.asp
was a guy named Madoff that promised something similar. A "safe" 8% real return with low volatility is not possible, unfortunately. ...But if u...
Then you run into the problem where after 3-5 years, a manager with a great record will have grown assets to the extent the forward returns will...
"This is all done internally, and you will not be able to game it. Compare the spread volume to the futures volume - that factor combined with the...
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