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Mar 31
2009 $50 Bank Signup Bonus - Bank of America Business Checking AccountFiled Under (Investor News) by Admin on 31-03-2009
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Mar 28
2009 Bull market for hedge funds?Filed Under (Hedge Funds) by Admin on 28-03-2009Time to buy? Over 3000 absolute return funds made money in the last 12 months but how many long only equity managers? Money management is about achieving client objectives and QUALITY hedge funds HAVE delivered what investors want. Every smart investor I know intends to INCREASE their allocation to absolute return. Bonds have done better than stocks for 40 years and hedge funds have outperformed since 1970. The manager SKILL premium exists but the equity RISK premium? Unlike stocks, it’s always time to invest in good hedge funds. So while my zero beta, all alpha portfolio was up in 2008, I’ll be keeping those yen in the SAFE HAVEN of hedge funds. The prospects for the REAL hedge fund industry are outstanding. Good hedge funds beat equity benchmarks on a risk-adjusted basis over EVERY time horizon. So far in 2009 most hedge funds that I follow are positive while unhedged equity funds have lost another -10% after a disasterous -40% in 2008 and most are negative for the decade. Despite a drawdown last year, even the index of “all” hedge funds delivered +22% alpha compared to the stock market. The very rare hedge fund that blows up gets saturated media coverage but there have not been many articles on the hedge funds that MADE +20%, some over +100%, in 2008.
Mar 27
2009 How To Get Rid Of Household Chores?Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 27-03-2009[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]
It’s the weekend again. A pile of household chores are waiting to be taken care of. Do you ever wonder about how we can get rid of them? Here is a hilarious way of doing away with household chores forever ……
Mar 26
2009 Top Traffic Generators for FIRE Finance - Feb 2009Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 26-03-2009[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]
 We thank our loyal readers for lending their attention to what we write daily. Visitors to our site have been steadily on the rise. Talking of our fantastic readers, we are currently having a cool giveaway of NURU Personal Finance cards. Check it out.
We express our gratitude to fellow publishers who have sent traffic our way and linked to our articles. Our top ten traffic referrers for this month are:
Mar 26
2009 GOLD Price SupportFiled Under (Finance Help) by Admin on 26-03-2009The gold price shown on the New York Mercantile Exchange Gold chart has unusual behavior. The price behavior is dominated by strong trends which are interrupted by strong support and resistance levels. There are four important support and resistance levels. The lowest of these is located near $790.00. This is not a well defined support level so it is more effective to consider this as a support area.
The next support level is near $885.00. This is well defined and has been tested and retested.
The next support resistance level is near $925.00. This was a strong resistance level in 2008, September and October.
Mar 25
2009 $50 SignUp Bonus from Lending ClubFiled Under (Investor News) by Admin on 25-03-2009[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]
Lending Club is offering a $50 Sign up Bonus for new lenders. The bonus of $50 will automatically appear in your Lending Club account when you sign up as a lender. The good news is that you can fund your first loan with the $25 since that is the minimum investment amount.
Mar 25
2009 Bull market?Filed Under (Hedge Funds) by Admin on 25-03-2009Bull market? Time to buy? It’s always time to invest in good hedge funds. Over 3,000 absolute return funds made money in the last 12 months but few long only equity managers did. Money management is about meeting client objectives and QUALITY hedge funds HAVE delivered the performance that investors require. The FACT is that the prospects for the REAL hedge fund industry are outstanding. Every large investor I know intends to INCREASE or maintain their allocations to absolute return. The redemption of hot money creates more room for sophisticated investors who understand that smaller AUMs lead to larger alphas. Poor quality “hedge funds” that shut down will simply be replaced by better new ones. So while my zero beta, all alpha portfolio was nicely up in 2008, I’ll be keeping those yen in hedge fund strategies. The “free lunch” of “passive” index funds has cost investors too much for too long. Risky asset classes are volatile. The cult of equity and the credit cataclysm have devastated beta-centric portfolios. The way forward is to allocate to investment and risk management skill.
Mar 25
2009 $75 Bank Signup Bonus - HSBC’s Plus Checking AccountFiled Under (Investor News) by Admin on 25-03-2009[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]
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Mar 23
2009 Early Retirement Case Study - Sandy Aldridge and Dale LugenbehlFiled Under (Investor News) by Admin on 23-03-2009[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]
 At times the fast pace of our city lives appear stifling making us long for a slower pace of life with more exposure to clean air and green vegetation. Our souls yearn for a simple life which is in greater harmony with Mother Nature. Of late our work related health problems have been making us yearn, almost every morning, for a more relaxed life with greater freedom.
So we were thrilled to read about Sandy Aldridge and Dale Lugenbehl who retired early (at ages 48 and 47 respectively) more than a dozen years ago to their eight-acre farm in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Though they did not have high paying jobs, their conscious choice and laser focus on leading a simple life with meaningful pursuits in a harmonious relationship with nature allowed them to kick the rat race early. Their philosophy was “living more simply so that others may simply live.”
Mar 20
2009 NURU Personal Finance Cards GIVEAWAYFiled Under (Investor News) by Admin on 20-03-2009 [This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).] |
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