Tuesday, March 22, 2016

MiB: Bethany McLean, Enron, and Wall Street’s Promotion Machine + MORE 4:51 pm Mar 22nd

When a particular industry isn’t performing all that well, it takes a certain type of stock market participant to invest in it; a shrewd one. After all, the key to being a successful investor is to go against the trends, rather than with them. Of course, it goes without saying that the…

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Carry trades profit from investor herding just like momentum strategies. As more and more investors pour money into high-interest currencies and borrow on low-interest currencies, the demand for the former rises. This herding behavior can continue for quite some time, but it comes to a halt when investors are no longer willing to invest in high-interest currencies…

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The ‘Crisis’ Has Just Begun; Is The American Dream Is Over?Global Central Banks have run out of ‘ammunition’. Since March 2008, Central Banks have cut interest rates 637 times and have purchased a staggering $12.3 trillion dollars’ worth of assets. There is not much more that they can do, and currently, the next ‘great crisis’ is upon us…

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First Picture Released Of Belgium Suicide BombersMoments after ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks in Belgium that killed dozens on Tuesday morning at the Brussels airport and Maelbeek metro station, we get our first look at three individuals who may be suspects. Here, according to Belgian media are the three men under suspicion: From La Dernière Heure  (translated): On the picture, we see that a terrorist hand is gloved…

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Morning News: March 22, 2016

– crossingwallstreet.com

German Business Confidence Rebounds on Resilient Domestic
RBS Pays $1.7 Billion to Scrap U.K. Treasury’s Dividend Rights
The Great Commodity Rebound – Central Bank Cherry On Top
OPEC Official Says Some Members May Not Attend Doha Freeze Meeting
New York Fed Had `Major Lapse’ in Robbery, Bangladesh Says
Euro-Area Deflation Risks Persist Even as Markit Sees Growth
IHS Becomes Latest Company to Give Up U…

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The Market’s Response to Crisis

– thereformedbroker.com

This morning’s terror attack in Brussels is in many ways an echo of what we saw in Paris last fall. That attack had a muted impact on global markets and so far this one has as well. But this doesn’t mean investors aren’t right to be concerned. What if we witness something like this again next week? Next month? What will the impact be then?
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MiB Bethany McLean
In our latest Masters in Business podcast, we speak with Bethany McLean, Vanity Fair contributing editor, and author of numerous books, most famously The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron. The documentary film based on her book was nominated for an Academy Award in 2006…

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When a particular industry isn’t performing all that well, it takes a certain type of stock market participant to invest in it; a shrewd one. After all, the key to being a successful investor is to go against the trends, rather than with them. Of course, it goes without saying that the…

[[ This is a content summary only…

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Carry trades profit from investor herding just like momentum strategies. As more and more investors pour money into high-interest currencies and borrow on low-interest currencies, the demand for the former rises. This herding behavior can continue for quite some time, but it comes to a halt when investors are no longer willing to invest in high-interest currencies…

Continue Reading On cfainstitute.org »

The ‘Crisis’ Has Just Begun; Is The American Dream Is Over?Global Central Banks have run out of ‘ammunition’. Since March 2008, Central Banks have cut interest rates 637 times and have purchased a staggering $12.3 trillion dollars’ worth of assets. There is not much more that they can do, and currently, the next ‘great crisis’ is upon us…

Continue Reading On investorsinsight.com »

Embrace these steps to help children develop better financial habits.

Continue Reading On usnews.com »

First Picture Released Of Belgium Suicide BombersMoments after ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks in Belgium that killed dozens on Tuesday morning at the Brussels airport and Maelbeek metro station, we get our first look at three individuals who may be suspects. Here, according to Belgian media are the three men under suspicion: From La Dernière Heure  (translated): On the picture, we see that a terrorist hand is gloved…

Continue Reading On zerohedge.com/ »

Morning News: March 22, 2016

– crossingwallstreet.com

German Business Confidence Rebounds on Resilient Domestic
RBS Pays $1.7 Billion to Scrap U.K. Treasury’s Dividend Rights
The Great Commodity Rebound – Central Bank Cherry On Top
OPEC Official Says Some Members May Not Attend Doha Freeze Meeting
New York Fed Had `Major Lapse’ in Robbery, Bangladesh Says
Euro-Area Deflation Risks Persist Even as Markit Sees Growth
IHS Becomes Latest Company to Give Up U…

Continue Reading On crossingwallstreet.com »

The Market’s Response to Crisis

– thereformedbroker.com

This morning’s terror attack in Brussels is in many ways an echo of what we saw in Paris last fall. That attack had a muted impact on global markets and so far this one has as well. But this doesn’t mean investors aren’t right to be concerned. What if we witness something like this again next week? Next month? What will the impact be then?
I’ll share a slide from the investing presentation we go ov…

Continue Reading On thereformedbroker.com »

MiB Bethany McLean
In our latest Masters in Business podcast, we speak with Bethany McLean, Vanity Fair contributing editor, and author of numerous books, most famously The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron. The documentary film based on her book was nominated for an Academy Award in 2006…

Continue Reading On ritholtz.com »

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