Posts Tagged ‘investment returns’
The Economic Process of Deleveraging Part Two – Why the US is Well Positioned
The differences between the US situation post-financial crisis and Japan in 1990 are stark. The previous post outlined how extreme things got in Japan and how ahead of itself the Japanese stock market, real estate market and economy got. While Japan was exposed to “extreme extremes” the US economy experienced imbalances that could be worked…
Read MoreLack of Confidence – A Key Driver of Investment Returns in 2011 – An Opportunity and Risk for 2012
2011 has been a difficult year for most investors. Market sentiment oscillated throughout the year and generating returns has been exceedingly difficult to come by, let alone maintain. The world experienced at least three distinct crisis; Japanese nuclear disaster, Arab Spring, and Sovereign Debt contagion through Europe. All three of these events were enough to…
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