The ‘Rich Man’ died a ‘Pauper’… LTV’s and Life Cover There is a risk creeping into the lives of many that they are not aware of, one that every generation has continually faced and also on... Continue reading
What next for Europe? The Euro rose against the dollar as the Fed introduced quantitative easing, this will be furthered by the new TARP programme due to be ... Continue reading
The Creche Crash As I am a soon to be dad the talk of crèche fees has suddenly started to appear in my day to day conversations with greater regularity,... Continue reading
Profit from the property slump? An interesting interview on property prices (granted this is on the Asian market), on one hand there is Chris Dillon who is well versed... Continue reading
Banks: give you an umberella when its sunny and take it back when it rains Samuel Clemens (aka Tom Sawyer) brought us the quote which is the title of this post, 'banks give you an umbrella when its sunny out an... Continue reading
Treasury outlook, what to expect on the bond market Charles Diebel of Nomura Internation on his outlook on the treasuries. There has been talk for some time of a treasury bond bubble form... Continue reading
The numbness of the bottom When bad news stops having an effect then it is a sign that we may be approaching the bottom, if that bottom is an L shape or a U shape... Continue reading
Save the best until last. Bank recapitalisation is looking more likely for several Irish players, however, an important precedent must be observed - we saved the... Continue reading
Great Depression? No, not this time. Steven Leuthold of the 'Grizzly Short Fund' talks about the economy, and why we are not headed back to a depression, far from it, in S... Continue reading
Rock bottom, when you reach it, you won’t know it Capitulation, the point in the market cycle of emotions when right before despondency. Despondency is actually the point of the opportu... Continue reading