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Hedge Funds: Are they sacrilegious? Ask the SEC!

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Mal Spooner

Now I have your attention! The attack on fraudulent practices in the hedge fund industry by the SEC – perhaps too little and too late for thousands upon thousands of investors – may not do much good but certainly can’t … Continue reading →

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Sino-Forest: Monkey business in China? Really!

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Mal Spooner

Those who were not long the stock (I was a lucky one) are keenly following the banter between the press and the company, and those who owned it are selling it as quick as they can so they can deny … Continue reading →

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Global economy, Expert Predictions, Jim Rogers, CFA Conference Edinburgh

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Mal Spooner

That’s a terrible photo of me and Jim Rogers, author of Investment Biker – a much different book than my own but I’d be lying if I didn’t admit his inspired me some. On the final day of the 2011 … Continue reading →