Description: There are now over 6,000 ETFs on 60 exchanges and ETFs exist for everything from corporate bonds to gold bars to oil futures. Like the USB port or a gas pump, ETFs have basically standardized the entire universe of investing so that everything under the sun now trades like shares of Apple. But what,… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Growth & Valuation
Mystery ‘Dude’ Rattles Markets for Turkish Stock Traders
Description: Stock traders in Istanbul are dealing with the mysterious case of “the dude,” a trader shaking up the Turkish markets with large bets and boosting trading volume on the Borsa Istanbul by nearly eight percent this year. Bloomberg’s Constantine Courcoulas examines the details on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date:… Read more »
Stock Buyback Plans, Seen as Shareholder Boon, Can Backfire
Description: Stock buybacks are a boon for shareholders, right? Source: NYTimes.com Date: Mar 11, 2016 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/business/stock-buyback-plans-seen-as-shareholder-boon-can-backfire.html?ref=business&_r=0 Questions for discussion: Summarize the arguments presented in the report. Do you agree with the assessment?
Dow breaks above bullish chart level first time this year
Description: Dow, S&P 500 first moves above 200-day moving average is the latest to start the year since 2009 Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Mar 11, 2016 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dow-breaks-above-bullish-chart-level-first-time-this-year-2016-03-11 Questions for Discussions: What are the reasons for optimism? Do you agree with the interpretation?
Time for Hedge Funds to Comeback?
Description: Credit Suisee Global Head: Capital Services Bob Leonard discusses his outlook for hedge funds. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Mar 03, 2016 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-03-03/time-for-hedge-funds-to-comeback Questions for Discussions: What does the report say about the hedge fund industry today and the direction it is heading? How should… Read more »
The Lone Analyst Who Said Sell Valeant When Hedge Funds Piled In
Description: In July 2014, Dimitry Khmelnitsky advised investors to sell Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. and then watched the stock double in a year. “It was very painful,” Khmelnitsky, an analyst at Veritas Investment Research Corp., said in an telephone interview from his office in Toronto. “What I felt was pain.” Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date:… Read more »
This investor thinks big banks are doomed
Description: Bond king Bill Gross is not known for his sunny outlook for the markets. But he took his pessimism to a new level in his latest monthly outlook. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 03, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/03/investing/bill-gross-janus-banks-stocks/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom Questions for discussion: Summarize the bank problems as argued in the report. What do you… Read more »
Surging copper is obvious ‘chart of the day’
Description: Dr. Copper is looking a little healthier these days. The industrial metal has seen its role as an international economic bellwether tarnished over the past few years, but its rebound from nearly seven-year lows set in January is attracting attention from traders and certainly isn’t doing any harm to sentiment across financial markets given… Read more »
This Company Is Cashing in on the Jogging Boom
Description: And racing toward becoming a $1 billion brand Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Feb 27, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/1VJ4WVm Questions for Discussions: How have marketing management decisions helped the firm financially? Do you think the company is a growth opportunity?
The Not-So-Sweet Fight Over Maple Syrup
Description: Canadian maple-syrup output is capped by the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, a kind of government-sanctioned cartel that accounts for 71 percent of world supply. But Quebec growers are now demanding the shackles be loosened as they watch competitors in Canada and the northern U.S. boost supplies to meet rising demand. Bloomberg’s Pamela… Read more »
