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30 January 2013

Portfolio Strategy: In Praise of Inaction

By Mark Armbruster, CFA
Portfolio Strategy: In Praise of Inaction

“One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, has understanding among men, disciplined in all he performs.” —Bhagavad-Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 18 As you may have noticed, financial markets have been uncertain of late. The conventional response is … Read more

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30 January 2013

Linkfest: Sequester Looms; Government Spending Drop Weighs on GDP

By Druce Vertes, CFA

Linkfest.com finds today’s top headlines by following the best ‘curators’ on the Web and on Twitter, and by your votes and social media shares – pick the most important stories you think should appear by voting here. 1. Deep spending … Read more

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29 January 2013

Linkfest: $1.14T of QE Expected; SEC Nominee’s Conflicts; Possible Charges for RBS; Bond Trader Shenanigans

By Druce Vertes, CFA

Linkfest.com finds today’s top headlines by following the best ‘curators’ on the Web and on Twitter, and by your votes and social media shares – pick the most important stories you think should appear by voting here. 1. Bernanke Seen … Read more

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28 January 2013

Linkfest: Iceland Wins Icesave Case; Fed Debate; Sequester Looms

By Druce Vertes, CFA

Linkfest.com finds today’s top headlines by following the best ‘curators’ on the Web and on Twitter, and by your votes and social media shares – pick the most important stories you think should appear by voting here. 1. EFTA court … Read more

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25 January 2013

The American Economy: Will Housing Lead Us to Recovery?

By Robert Stammers, CFA

The housing market may be in recovery, and some prominent commentators have suggested that if it is, the broader market may recover alongside it. Joe McAlinden, A CFA Charterholder and the CIO of Catalpa Capital, joined me in our New … Read more

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25 January 2013

Linkfest: Fired Trader Lost Huge Bonus; Fed’s Record Balance Sheet; Credit Bubble Warnings

By Druce Vertes, CFA

Linkfest.com finds today’s top headlines by following the best ‘curators’ on the Web and on Twitter, and by your votes and social media shares – pick the most important stories you think should appear by voting here. 1. Deutsche Bank … Read more

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24 January 2013

Looking Forward: Risks in the Year Ahead

By Filip Mardjokic, CFA
Looking Forward: Risks in the Year Ahead

By this time of year, we have seen more than a few forecasts and commentaries about what the market is likely to do over the next few years. I’d like to take something of a different approach: offer a view … Read more

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24 January 2013

Linkfest: Apple’s Miss; Rodman & Renshaw’s China Fallout; Morgan Stanley’s “Nuclear Holocaust”

By Druce Vertes, CFA

Linkfest.com finds today’s top headlines by following the best ‘curators’ on the Web and on Twitter, and by your votes and social media shares – pick the most important stories you think should appear by voting here. 1. What Analysts … Read more

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23 January 2013

Linkfest: Cameron seeks EU exit referendum for UK; Bankers in Davos

By Druce Vertes, CFA

Linkfest.com finds today’s top headlines by following the best ‘curators’ on the Web and on Twitter, and by your votes and social media shares – pick the most important stories you think should appear by voting here. 1. Selfish, ignorant, … Read more

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23 January 2013

How Much Does Apple Make? A DuPont Analysis

By Timothy P. Connolly, CFA
Bad Apple

One of the more interesting and insightful models or systems in financial analysis is the DuPont analysis, named after the U.S. chemical company that began systematically looking at these numbers in the 1920s. The DuPont analysis is a way of … Read more

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