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Monty Agarwal: Meaningful Regulation Unlikely
The author of ‘The Future of Hedge Fund Investing’ shares his five inviolable rules for avoiding being scammed in a Ponzi scheme.
  • Due diligence for institutions and well as individuals
  • Are some funds better at raising capital than producing returns?
  • The best regulator: a well-educated investor
HardAssetsInvestor.com Friday, 19 February 2010
 
Monty Agarwal: Fewer, But Larger, Hedge Funds Coming

The author of ‘The Future of Hedge Fund Investing’ explains why he thinks the industry will further shrink.

  • Is ‘hedge fund’ a misnomer?
  • Why they’re similar to the auto industry
  • How hedge funds affect bid/offer spreads
HardAssetsInvestor.com Friday, 12 February 2010
 
Carlos Sanchez: Get Exposure To Rising Gold Prices
CPM Group’s associate director of research shares his view on how investors can play silver and other precious metals.
  • Don’t overly focus on the gold-to-silver ratio
  • Fed raising interest rates may help cap gold prices
  • Silver: a hybrid commodity
HardAssetsInvestor.com Monday, 28 December 2009
 
Are Commodities ETFs Fairly Priced?
PodcastWith the news that PowerShares will hike fees for several of its funds, editors Matt Hougan, Dave Nadig and Lara Crigger debate whether the price is really right for commodities ETFs.


HardAssetsInvestor Monday, 14 December 2009
 
Matt McCall: Great Potential In Emerging Markets
The CEO of Penn Financial Group discusses how emerging and frontier markets could fit into investors’ portfolios.
  • Major growth coming from BRIC
  • Ripple effect will drive stock market
  • ADRs, ETFs (or both)?
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 08 December 2009
 
Michael Woolfolk: No Threat To Dollar’s Current Status

BNY Mellon’s chief senior currency strategist talks about foreign exchange trends and the direction of the U.S. dollar.

  • Carry trade dragging U.S. dollar lower
  • Is ‘borrowing’ a misnomer?
  • The unemployment/dollar relationship
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 27 October 2009
 
Tom Adkins: More Than Just Location
A real estate expert shares some methods for capitalizing on the housing price decline.
  • Who should buy their second house first
  • Why port cities are desirable now
  • How the government can affect your investment strategy
HardAssetsInvestor.com Wednesday, 24 June 2009
 
Tom Adkins: Economic Recovery Will Be Strong
A real estate expert divulges what he feels is really responsible for this sector’s huge decline.
  • Did the tail wag the dog on foreclosures?
  • Huge inventory to work off
  • Real estate prices’ trinity
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 23 June 2009
 
Jurgens Bauer: OJ To Exceed $1 
An IntercontinentalExchange soft commodities expert spills the beans on cocoa, orange juice and cotton.
  • OJ demand should return to historical levels
  • Two-year cotton gain in two days
  • Cocoa: not so sweet
HardAssetsInvestor.com Thursday, 11 June 2009
 
Jeffrey Christian: Gold & Dollar Both Safe Havens
The managing director of CPM Group shares his outlook on gold, the dollar, energy and base metals.
  • Gold trading against the dollar: myth?
  • Oil and energy markets will get ‘frightening’
  • Why the infrastructure bill will impact base metals
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 14 April 2009
 
Jeffrey Christian: Commodity Markets Volatile For 2009
The managing director of CPM Group explains why commodity markets will move sideways for the rest of the year, why institutional money is surging into ETFs, and the potential effects of new market legislation.
  • Economic recovery crucial to drive demand
  • Flight from leveraged to more-direct products likely
  • Loopholes in anti-speculative regulations?
HardAssetsInvestor Wednesday, 01 April 2009
 
Ramson: Navigating The Dollar Will Be Tricky
Pro-Active Management’s CEO tells why he’s hot on gold, where he thinks we are in the bear really and what it all means for commodities.
  • Apathy in stock market?
  • How the ‘lull’ affects raw materials
  • Dollar as default: ultimate flight to safety
HardAssetsInvestor Tuesday, 31 March 2009
 
Ramson: Dollar Will Be Destabilized
Pro-Active Management’s CEO talks about the sectors he currently favors.
  • The 50,000-foot perspective
  • Government: A ‘crisis backstop’ or an exacerbation?
  • Concurrent inflation and hyperinflation
HardAssetsInvestor Tuesday, 24 March 2009
 
Michael Woolfolk: Outlook For 2009
Bank of New York Mellon chief currency strategist gives his forecast for the dollar, the euro, emerging markets and commodities.
  • Aggressive policy response
  • Postponing the inevitable?
  • Investors voting with their feet
HardAssetsInvestor.com Friday, 23 January 2009
 
From The Vault: Peter Schiff on the Gold Standard
The president of Euro Pacific Capital talks turkey with HardAssetsInvestor.com about what created the U.S. housing bubble and the resulting ‘phony economy.'
  • 'Doom and Gloom' redux
  • Capitalism vs. (over)regulation
  • Paradox of thrift … or Keynesian myth?
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 30 December 2008
 
Jeff Saut: Natural Business Cycles Thwarted
The chief investment strategist at Raymond James further explains why we're in such economic turmoil.

 

  • More trickle-down theory
  • A whiff of deflation
  • Expanding the Fed's balance sheet
HardAssetsInvestor.com Thursday, 18 December 2008
 
Jeff Saut: Natural Business Cycles Thwarted
The chief investment strategist at Raymond James further explains why we're in such economic turmoil.

 

  • More trickle-down theory
  • A whiff of deflation
  • Expanding the Fed's balance sheet
HardAssetsInvestor.com Thursday, 18 December 2008
 
Jeff Saut: Treasury Created This Crisis

Raymond James' chief investment strategist has some harsh words for the government's handling of the financial crisis.

  • A crisis of its own making
  • Destroying foreign confidence
  • The implications for markets
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 16 December 2008
 
Rising Yen, Falling Euro
Win Thin, senior currency strategist for Brown Brothers Harriman, examines the macroeconomic impact of rising (and falling) currency values.
  • Japan's 'yen problem'
  • Dollar heading to $1.18/euro
  • Pressuring China makes no sense
HardAssetsInvestor.com Thursday, 11 December 2008
 
Peter Schiff: Bull Markets In Asia And Precious Metals
The president of Euro Pacific Capital talks turkey with HardAssetsInvestor.com about what created the U.S. housing bubble and the resulting ‘phony economy.'
  • 'Doom and Gloom' redux
  • Capitalism vs. (over)regulation
  • Paradox of thrift … or Keynesian myth?
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 02 December 2008
 
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