We at the Cymor Strategic Growth Funds urge caution in the face of the apparent current meltdown of the stock markets. This is the time of year, when almost annually and most certainly in the majority of years, the markets have weakness. Sometimes it is just a downward drifting, and sometimes it is more serious.… Continue reading Take a Longer Perspective on the Stock Market Sell Off & The Fight Over Debt Reduction – a Very Good Thing
Category: Trends, Momentum & Market Cycles
How Debt is Resolved – The Coming Boom in the Stock Market
Characterizing Debt Whether it be the USA, or Greece, or Ireland, or Italy, debt is never repaid in short order. The trick is to stabilize the debt and essentially make it appear as a non-issue, What happens is that the political will in a country changes from an attitude of “if there is a need,… Continue reading How Debt is Resolved – The Coming Boom in the Stock Market
The Markets Crash Because of the Debt Ceiling – Not Bloody Likely
Obama v John Boehner Last night we watched the two most powerful political leaders in the USA each make a speech imploring the public to side with their version of how the impasse over raising the Debt Ceiling should be resolved. The Differences Between Them Both seemed to agree on the amount of debt reduction… Continue reading The Markets Crash Because of the Debt Ceiling – Not Bloody Likely
Investing in China – Is There any Risk?
“A gold mine is nothing more than a hole in the ground with a liar on top.” Mark Twain. Investing in China The Accuracy of Chinese Financial Reporting In the news this week, was an infamous short-seller accusing a Chinese company listed on the TSX of fraudulently mis-stating their assets and financial results. Muddy Waters… Continue reading Investing in China – Is There any Risk?
Are we Heading for a Downturn – A Contrarian View
A reader took issue with my optimistic view of the current world economy. Essentially my view is that we are in a long but sustaining recovery, that will continue despite bumps in the road. A Contrarian View The reader’s view was that what we are seeing was the effects of the massive injection of government… Continue reading Are we Heading for a Downturn – A Contrarian View
Commodities Are Still the Place to Be
The News is Generally Negative One reads much in the financial news currently about the global slowdown, about the European Debt Crisis, about inflation in China, about Japan’s difficulties, and so much more bad news. One has to wonder why the stock market has shown such strength since March 2009. Is this the first time… Continue reading Commodities Are Still the Place to Be
The China Conundrum – How it Could Affect the Commodity Cycle
My last two blogs mentioned the unknowns regarding China. It seems that I am not the only one thinking along those lines. In the newspapers last weekend, there were columns devoted to China. The Issue Everyone assumes that China is the key driving force in the world regarding commodity demand, import / export transactions, currency… Continue reading The China Conundrum – How it Could Affect the Commodity Cycle
Short-selling Legend Michael Burry Speaks at Vanderbilt
I normally would not impose this frequency of blogs on my readers. However, Michael Burry recently gave a speech at Vanderbilt University in which he detailed how he foresaw the crash in mortgages, and his VIEWS ON the CURRENT SITUATION in the USA. I urge you to listen. This is a man that became very… Continue reading Short-selling Legend Michael Burry Speaks at Vanderbilt
New Economies & Transfer of Economic Power to China and India – The Unpredictability of Predictions
Loewen & Partners hosted a event last night in Toronto where Dr. Michael Power of Investec Asset Management gave a presentation. Dr. Power is a noted advisor to Hedge Funds and travels extensively giving presentations internationally to Hedge Fund managers and others. His presentations on current trends and matters of interest are widely followed and… Continue reading New Economies & Transfer of Economic Power to China and India – The Unpredictability of Predictions
Sharks in the markets, Also the situation in China
“There are more sharks in the stock market than in the ocean” R. J. Carrington. This is a quote from a friend that I found amusing. However, there is some seriousness to our posting of this quote. We have previously posted on many topics that are confusing or misleading to the average investor. Some of… Continue reading Sharks in the markets, Also the situation in China