Posted by Jeflin on December 21, 2008
Financial course fees for investors are getting ridiculously expensive. In the Lehman Brothers debacle, some investors parted with their life savings to learn complex financial terms, like collaterized debt obligations, derivatives, credit default swaps, first to default, credit linked notes, etc.
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Posted in Hedge Funds | Tagged: Bernard Madoff, Hedge Funds, investments, investors, Ponzi scheme | 1 Comment »
Posted by Jeflin on August 8, 2008
On the eve of our National Day and the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, there is actually little to celebrate as an investor. The ST Index dropped 27.17 points to close at 2807.54, volume was weak at 1.041 billion while gainers/losers stand at 197/327.
COSCO Corp’s shares plunged 12.2% following the shock “retirement” of president Ji Hai Sheng. Read the full article here.
Posted in Banking, Business, Economy, Hedge Funds, Oil, Stock Indices, Stocks | Tagged: Dow Jones, financial sector, investors, mortgage, Nasdaq, National Day, Oil, Singapore, ST Index, stock market, Stocks, unemployment, Wall Street | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Jeflin on July 28, 2008
Last week, energy trader SemGroup LP (the 12th-largest private U.S. company) filed for bankruptcy after sustaining $3.2 billion in losses on energy futures and derivatives trades.
In another case, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed civil charges against Optiver.
Read more of the article here.
Posted in Economy, Hedge Funds, Oil, Stock Volume | Tagged: Business, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Hedge Funds, hedgers, Oil, Optiver, Republicans, Semgroup, Senate, speculation, trading | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Jeflin on June 11, 2008
A few days ago, I read with interest a bet between Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Protégé Partners LLC, a New York City firm that runs funds of hedge funds.
It is supposed to have a solid reputation of selecting the best hedge funds for its clients and keeping away from the laggards.
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Posted in Hedge Funds | Tagged: fees, funds of hedge funds, Hedge Funds, investors, Long Bets, mutual funds, Protégé Partners, S&P 500, Vanguard, Warren Buffett | Leave a Comment »
