Comments on: Four Ways to Sidestep the Damage Wall Street’s Big Money Movers are Inflicting on Main Street http://www.geigerindex.com/archives/carry-trade/ Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:11:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bailouts Are a Mixed Bag – Even When They Work http://www.geigerindex.com/archives/carry-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Bailouts Are a Mixed Bag – Even When They Work Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:06:05 +0000 http://www.moneymorning.com/?p=2893#comment-111 [...] Fully 50% or more of investable assets should be concentrated in “safety-first” holdings, with balanced funds and municipal bonds high on our list at the moment. History suggests that an exposure to metals and commodities is warranted – as are the use of speculative “inverse funds” that generate profits as they continue to bleed off excess in a process we’ve termed the “Great Deleveraging.” [...] [...] Fully 50% or more of investable assets should be concentrated in “safety-first” holdings, with balanced funds and municipal bonds high on our list at the moment. History suggests that an exposure to metals and commodities is warranted – as are the use of speculative “inverse funds” that generate profits as they continue to bleed off excess in a process we’ve termed the “Great Deleveraging.” [...]

]]> By: Credit Report On Credit Speak » Four Ways to Sidestep the Damage Wall Street’s Big Money Movers http://www.geigerindex.com/archives/carry-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Credit Report On Credit Speak » Four Ways to Sidestep the Damage Wall Street’s Big Money Movers Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:04:10 +0000 http://www.moneymorning.com/?p=2893#comment-110 [...] Four Ways to Sidestep the Damage Wall Street’s Big Money Movers “Credit Crisis Report.”   Long the domain of hedge funds and their … Carry Trade. Money Morning Credit Crisis Investigation (Part I): [...] [...] Four Ways to Sidestep the Damage Wall Street’s Big Money Movers “Credit Crisis Report.”   Long the domain of hedge funds and their … Carry Trade. Money Morning Credit Crisis Investigation (Part I): [...]

]]> By: Four Ways to Protect Your Retirement From the Ongoing Financial Crisis | Jutia Group http://www.geigerindex.com/archives/carry-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Four Ways to Protect Your Retirement From the Ongoing Financial Crisis | Jutia Group Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:50:29 +0000 http://www.moneymorning.com/?p=2893#comment-106 [...] Keith Fitz-Gerald recently recommended American Century Capital Preservation Fund (CPFXX) as a “safety-first” investment choice for investors close to retirement. And don’t be overly dependent on dividend income or a [...] [...] Keith Fitz-Gerald recently recommended American Century Capital Preservation Fund (CPFXX) as a “safety-first” investment choice for investors close to retirement. And don’t be overly dependent on dividend income or a [...]

]]> By: Four “Safe Haven” Markets For U.S. Investors http://www.geigerindex.com/archives/carry-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Four “Safe Haven” Markets For U.S. Investors Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:37:14 +0000 http://www.moneymorning.com/?p=2893#comment-109 [...] Europe, where several countries appear to have serious debt and balance-of-payment problems. If the problem is as big as some experts are starting to allege, this safe-haven candidate may need to be re-evaluated. But for now, Germany remains on our [...] [...] Europe, where several countries appear to have serious debt and balance-of-payment problems. If the problem is as big as some experts are starting to allege, this safe-haven candidate may need to be re-evaluated. But for now, Germany remains on our [...]

]]> By: Four Ways to Protect Your Retirement From the Ongoing Financial Crisis http://www.geigerindex.com/archives/carry-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Four Ways to Protect Your Retirement From the Ongoing Financial Crisis Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:09:05 +0000 http://www.moneymorning.com/?p=2893#comment-108 [...] Keith Fitz-Gerald recently recommended American Century Capital Preservation Fund (CPFXX) as a “safety-first” investment choice for investors close to retirement. And don’t be overly dependent on dividend income or a [...] [...] Keith Fitz-Gerald recently recommended American Century Capital Preservation Fund (CPFXX) as a “safety-first” investment choice for investors close to retirement. And don’t be overly dependent on dividend income or a [...]

]]> By: Four markets you can invest in | The Rand Today http://www.geigerindex.com/archives/carry-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Four markets you can invest in | The Rand Today Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:39:54 +0000 http://www.moneymorning.com/?p=2893#comment-107 [...] Europe, where several countries appear to have serious debt and balance-of-payment problems. If the problem is as big as some experts are starting to allege, this safe-haven candidate may need to be re-evaluated. But for now, Germany remains on our [...] [...] Europe, where several countries appear to have serious debt and balance-of-payment problems. If the problem is as big as some experts are starting to allege, this safe-haven candidate may need to be re-evaluated. But for now, Germany remains on our [...]

]]> By: The Capital Hill » Blog Archive » Currency trading leverage 100 to 1. http://www.geigerindex.com/archives/carry-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-105 The Capital Hill » Blog Archive » Currency trading leverage 100 to 1. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:32:51 +0000 http://www.moneymorning.com/?p=2893#comment-105 [...] A quick search for currency traders and currency leverage turned up this article from Money Morning: [...] [...] A quick search for currency traders and currency leverage turned up this article from Money Morning: [...]

]]> By: chris http://www.geigerindex.com/archives/carry-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-104 chris Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:38:43 +0000 http://www.moneymorning.com/?p=2893#comment-104 Well I guess that not only does wall street & the banks need to be regulated , but also the hedge funds should be , If they have that much of a reaction/force on the markets by betting large leveraged funds at 30 to 1 plus up to a hundred to 1 ... They could swing a whole section of any market / sector to their advantage... & at the same time loans to emerging markets / countries have always been a gamble & have had more losses that returns ... Look at Russia they defaulted on all of their loans ... Then started a boom in oil & minerials in their exports... Also there has only been 1 country that has repaid both world war debts / loans completely That was FINNLAND... the rest of them still owe this country for both world wars , espicialy Russia... How about they pay it back with instrest..????I know this sounds strange , it would bankrupt the world to have to repay the US...the next president will have his hands full just to survive..Then we have china which wants to by-pass the ports in this country & ship thru mexico what a joke if that happens Well I guess that not only does wall street & the banks need to be regulated , but also the hedge funds should be , If they have that much of a reaction/force on the markets

by betting large leveraged funds at 30 to 1 plus up to a hundred to 1 … They could swing a whole section of any market / sector to their advantage… & at the same time loans to emerging markets / countries have always been a gamble & have had more losses that returns … Look at Russia they defaulted on all of their loans … Then started a boom in oil & minerials in their exports… Also there has only been 1 country that has repaid both world war debts / loans completely That was FINNLAND… the rest of them still owe this country for both world wars , espicialy Russia… How about they pay it back with instrest..????I know this sounds strange , it would bankrupt the world to have to repay the US…the next president will have his hands full just to survive..Then we have china which wants to by-pass the ports in this country & ship thru mexico what a joke if that happens

]]> By: H. Craig Bradley http://www.geigerindex.com/archives/carry-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-103 H. Craig Bradley Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:07:58 +0000 http://www.moneymorning.com/?p=2893#comment-103 Individuals will not want to return for a very long time if a second Market Crash and Great Depression ever were to occur. In fact, I don't think the American Middle Class would make it (survive) such a worst case scenario. In addition, an Obama Presidency would change this country into a European style socialist economy. How would markets respond to that? Individuals will not want to return for a very long time if a second Market Crash and Great Depression ever were to occur. In fact, I don’t think the American Middle Class would make it (survive) such a worst case scenario. In addition, an Obama Presidency would change this country into a European style socialist economy. How would markets respond to that?

]]> By: H. Craig Bradley http://www.geigerindex.com/archives/carry-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-102 H. Craig Bradley Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:07:30 +0000 http://www.moneymorning.com/?p=2893#comment-102 Akkum! If your worst case scenario comes true and European Banks implode due to bad Eastern European and Latin America loans, then the worlds stock markets would go down a lot more. This raises the probability of another 1929 Crash and Great Depression (world wide). However, in your worst case scenario market recovery might not happen as planned. Remember, it took from 1929 to 1955 for the U.S. Stock Market to fully recover after the Great Depression. If a real crash reoccurs, the stock markets may only break even after waiting 15 years, as most financial cycles are of very long duration. Akkum! If your worst case scenario comes true and European Banks implode due to bad Eastern European and Latin America loans, then the worlds stock markets would go down a lot more. This raises the probability of another 1929 Crash and Great Depression (world wide).

However, in your worst case scenario market recovery might not happen as planned. Remember, it took from 1929 to 1955 for the U.S. Stock Market to fully recover after the Great Depression. If a real crash reoccurs, the stock markets may only break even after waiting 15 years, as most financial cycles are of very long duration.

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