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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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Move into equities and QUICK! Sell HI & Buy LO!

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Mal Spooner

For the cynics (the ‘wait-and-see’ crowd) this table should be an eye-opener. Just to recap: On Sept 29th I posted Asset Allocation points to RALLY! On November 17th I recommended Euro-Crisis is just noise – BUY American! Forget the headlines … Continue reading →

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Asset Allocation points to RALLY!

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Mal Spooner

Very many years ago I published an obscure article in ‘Benefits Canada’ that demonstrated (using data on institutional fund managers) asset allocation by professionals is not much different from behaviour by retail investors. The dollars allocated to an asset class … Continue reading →