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How to Buy…: How to buy … hedge funds

scgadmin — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:05:48 +0000

Hedge funds are the darlings of the investment world, attracting top managers, institutions, pensions and wealthy individuals to their fold.

Paul B. Farrell: Yes, you can become a millionaire farmer

scgadmin — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:28:23 +0000

“‘If you want to become rich,” Jim Rogers, investment whiz, best-selling author and one of Wall Street’s towering personalities, has this advice: Become a farmer.”

Natural gas continues rally from 10-year lows

scgadmin — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:04:53 +0000

Natural gas, long the dog of the commodities market, has some fight left in it yet. After spending most of the year plumbing 10-year lows, the benchmark front-month natural gas contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange has been on a tear, rising nearly 23% over eight sessions since settling at $1.907 per million British thermal units on April 19–the lowest since September 2001.

Managed-futures fund rides diversification trend

scgadmin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:07:20 +0000

–Six hedge-fund managers act as subadvisers for the Altegris Managed Futures Strategy Fund –The managed-futures fund invests in various stock-index, commodity, currency and interest-rate futures –The managers see bullish trends in the S&P and the Australian and Canadian dollars The recent financial and economic crises have undoubtedly left investors wary of the stock market, and funds like Altegris Managed Futures Strategy Fund (MFTAX) are taking advantage of the public’s desire to hedge their bets.

Rise of ETNs comes with tempered enthusiasm

scgadmin — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:58:54 +0000

–Investors like exchange-traded notes as hedging strategies –Advisers warn that structural advantages are often offset by higher costs –ETNs seen as suited to aggressive traders, not investors As alternative funds and hedging strategies gain favor, investors are pouring new money into exchange-traded notes, brushing aside concerns about underlying costs and greater credit risks than their exchange-traded fund cousins.

Commodities Corner: Natural gas: U.S. energy market’s best bargain?

scgadmin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:32:58 +0000

For those who follow the natural-gas markets, it was no shock to see the commodity fall to its lowest level in a decade, but prices may finally be nearing a bottom as production levels continue to slow.

Swiss stand to gain from EU transactions tax

scgadmin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:43:51 +0000

A plan for a European Union-wide financial-transactions tax could bolster Switzerland’s reputation as a financial center.

Volcker, others clash on speculative trading rule

scgadmin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:08:27 +0000

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker is expected Monday to submit a comment letter on a controversial proposal to rein in proprietary trading that bears his name

Paul B. Farrell: Doomsday Capitalists’ winning strategy

scgadmin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:03:33 +0000

Doomsday Capitalists know how to get rich by playing the short-term stock market and ignoring long-term warnings of a global economic collapse. How? They have a secret weapon, a Doomsday Capitalists Winning Strategy.

Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises

scgadmin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:57:26 +0000

A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies are saying about future quarters.