CBOE Volatility Index 1/1/2016-1/12/2016 We were saving these ideas for the last chapter of the book. Sadly, things are going so fast; the convergence of factors, other than the obvious,…
SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTHTHE OPPORTUNIST November 30th, 2015 edition of the New Yorker Marco Rubio! “My mother was a maid at what was then called the Imperial Palace.” He went on,…
On 9/28/15, I wrote an article called Where Now – Why Volatility. The Grand Surprise. Jesse Felder has written this article called Leveraged Loans Betray the Rally in Stocks graphically illuminated…
My friend and sometimes cohort on art matters, Marion Maneker, has published this interesting treatise on the art market. Definitely worth a good read though not all points are agreed….
Source: CBOE VIX (CBOE MARKET VOLATILITY) Musing on recent market volatility! What is the driving factor? The question that comes to mind. Is it: The Middle East? Pretty much a…
I’m reposting a letter sent to me, which I think is a poignant response to the economic situation in Greece today. Dear Mr. Edelman, As you already know, today Greece…
Americans plough €600 million into Portugal in record month for real estate By NATASHA DONN natasha.donn@algarveresident.com As the shackles of the global financial crisis seem at last to be breaking,…
The attached article on artists’ increase in prices is, indeed, interesting. Though statistically it is flawed and many of the highest prices are attributable to either erroneous reporting, presales or…
Yesterday French President François Hollande invoked Article 49.3 of the Constitution (an article usually resorted to only in times of dire emergency to the State) which allows the President to…
In the short article “Ides of March,” we referred to Portugal, Spain, Italy, and France as likely to experience political pressure to seek relief from the severe austerity imposed on…
