Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.
Wesco Financial, which was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in 2011, is often compared to its parent company thanks to its similar model of organization. Managed by Charlie Munger from... read more
The most important issue facing the European Union today is unemployment. Specifically, the high rate of unemployment among young workers, which risks undermining skills, investment in education and is... read more
Deals, Deals, and.... more deals as famous guru Super Mario Gabelli would say - what is the news? Polycom Inc (NASDAQ:PLCM) is being bought by Siris Capital and shares... read more
If banks want to make money they should direct their prayers to Janet Yellen.
Over half of the investors who participated in Morgan Stanley’s latest investor survey believe rising interest... read more
Randy Swan is Founder of Swan Wealth Advisors, an SEC-registered RIA that has used their low-risk "Defined Risk Strategy" (DRS) to generate +9% annualized returns for investors since 1997.... read more
Henry Singleton’s Teledyne is one of the greatest business success stories there is.
The conglomerate was born in the early 60s by the acquisition of a single company with less... read more
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) computer servers have been reported hacked, the second time in a matter of months, according to a New York Times Dealbook report. But the... read more
On February 15, 1999, Barron’s magazine published an opinion piece entitled, Why Value Investors Are Different. The article looked at one of the most important periods of Warren Buffett’s... read more
Tax Havens - USA: The New Switzerland? by Jeff Thomas, Sprott Money
At one time, tax havens took great pride in calling themselves just that, since low-tax jurisdictions provide people... read more
Valeant Pharmaceuticals disclosed late Wednesday that it was subpoenaed by U.S. prosecutors seeking information on its pricing programs.
In early trading on Thursday, Valeant’s U.S.-listed shares were down 9% at $156.53.
Valeant... read more