Salient to Investors: The OECD said: The gap between rich and poor widened more in the 3 years to 2010 than in the previous 12 years. The richest 10% of society in the 33 OECD countries received 9.5 times that of the poorest in terms of income, versus 9 times in 2007.
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: John Paulson lowered stakes in gold miners in Q1 and added shares of companies that stand to benefit from a stronger economy. Paulson has done well investing in companies undergoing mergers or restructurings, but his big bets in the past 2 years on macroeconomic developments have undermined that
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Never put too much of your portfolio in a few investments, or in one country or industry. The employee with a significant chunk of his 401(k) in his employer’s stock, or gets his contribution matched in company stock, risks both job and retirement plans if a setback for
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Bloomberg Global Poll: International investors are the most bullish on the US and Japanese markets in more than 3.5 years as both economies are seen to be improving. Over 40% will reduce gold exposure over the next 6 months, close to 3 times more than those who
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: International net selling of long-term US equities, notes and bonds in March was the largest since May 2009 and shows investors were willing to seek higher-yielding assets amid signs of a stronger US economy. Gennadiy Goldberg at TD Securities said the data does not suggest a pronounced global investor
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Paul Volcker said US growth is too slow to cut the jobless rate quickly so the unemployment rate may remain above 6 percent for at least another two years. Volcker said the unemployment rate is declining because the labor force is not rising. Read the full article at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-15/volcker-says-u-s-jobless-rate-to-remain-above-6-for-two-years.html Click
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: All indicators that have a number attached to them are seemingly pointing to a better economy. Unemployment is dropping. GDP is growing, housing is recovering, the Dow has more than doubled in just over 4 years. There is still too much stimulation required. Record low interest rates
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: The average of the 17 strategists predictions for year-end for the S&P 500 was 1,601. overnight loans with bad credit australia Goldman Sachs expects the index to exceed 1900 by 2016 but says most of its valuation engines show the market is currently at or above fair
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Key things to consider about 401(k)s: Keep total investment fees under 1%; including fund expenses, administration, asset management, and any other silent fees. Over the long-term, few professionally managed funds outperform their peer market index. The hot fund of one year will often be below average in
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Colin Mayer at Harvard writes: British capitalism is the textbook description of how to organize capital markets and corporate sectors. Yet the performance of the British economy has been mediocre, with much of the population dissatisfied with economic and social conditions, large-scale manufacturing that has been decimated, decades of underinvestment
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