August 2009

Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Oi Oi Oi

by Henry Becker 08.31.2009
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You remember the cheer for the Australian athletes from the Sydney Olympics.  There are certainly some cheers going up for the Australian stock market.  Not only is the Australian stock market turning in solid performance take a look at the currency. Oh did I mention that the Australian economy is the only advanced economy to [...]

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What The Apprentice can tell you about China

by Henry Becker 08.26.2009
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I will be coming clean in this post.  Yes, I did watch The Apprentice with Donald Trump.   At the beginning of the season I did watch the intro episode revealed what each contestant did for a living.  I pointed out to my wife that it seemed that every other contestant was in real estate of [...]

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Are corporate bonds today’s Cinderella investment?

by Henry Becker 08.20.2009
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It was not that long ago that investors complained endlessly to their advisors about the investment grade corporate bonds in their portfolio.  The common complaint was that the bonds did not go anywhere (compared to stocks).  Worst of all in the market sell of in the last year corporate bonds took their lumps too.  Their [...]

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Where does money grow on trees?

by Henry Becker 08.09.2009
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As kids we were all told that money does not grow on trees.  As of late one of the strongest sectors of the global economy has been trees.  OK not trees but the timber industry is in full stride.  There are a number of factors that could be driving the performance. Planting roots The big [...]

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