Probably The Saddest Graphic I Have Seen This Year
I snipped the following from The Economist. It shows that the march to economic equality still has a very long way to go.
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Riva Boats
Apparently, these are regarded as the Ferrari of boats which is probably code for unreliable, cramped, uncomfortable and for blokes of inadequately sized genitals
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So How Was Your Year
I will probably do a more in depth look at the year later on but in preparing my thoughts I generated the following chart courtesy of Finviz. Each year I like to look back at the major trends and gauge whether I spotted them and also whether I managed to take advantage of them. Charts…
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The More Things Change….
I am always intrigued by the almost constant incantation that says that markets are different now to how they used to be. Every time something happens in a market that doesn’t seem to suit a given perspective or philosophy we get the reasoning that markets are different know. I have lost count of the number…
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Talking Trading – Malcolm Bish Interview
In the new year we are launching a new internet radio show called Talking Trading – this is a small snippet of what is to come. To be kept up to date go to talkingtrading.com.au
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Nice Work If You Can Get It
Following on from yesterdays piece on the remarkable underperformance of the hedge fund sector I thought it would be interesting to compare the compensation hedge fund managers pay themselves compared to a few other highly paid industries. To put my little league table into context I thought it would be nifty to graph them to…
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Inside The Box – People Dont Actually Like Creativity
In the United States we are raised to appreciate the accomplishments of inventors and thinkers—creative people whose ideas have transformed our world. We celebrate the famously imaginative, the greatest artists and innovators from Van Gogh to Steve Jobs. Viewing the world creatively is supposed to be an asset, even a virtue. Online job boards burst…
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Hedge Funds Trail Stocks by the Widest Margin Since 2005
Weasel word excuse – “It has been difficult for hedge funds on the short side,” said Nick Markola, head of research at Fieldpoint Private, a $3.5 billion Greenwich, Connecticut-based private bank and wealth-advisory firm. “Funds were defensively positioned. Central bank action did bode well for equities and made for a more challenging environment for hedge funds.” Drunkenmiller…
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