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Schwarzman: Worst Is Behind Private Equity

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:53:24 GMT

The credit crisis hit the private equity business extremely hard, as the seizure of credit markets made deal making a near impossibility. Not to mention the fact that companies already owned were often worth far less than the acquisition price. It is not too much of stretch to say that private equity is leveraged to the general health of the economy; making good times better, but bad times even worse. That is why it is great news to hear that Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of the largest private equity firm in the world, saying that he is seeing, “more than green shoots of recovery.” Schwarzman spoke reassuringly about his industries prospects to at a conference in Dubai, according to Reuters news wire.[More...]

Daily Highlights: 10/9/09

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:18:02 GMT

Asian stock markets rose Friday on US gains, with resource and energy stocks leading.Bernanke says Fed ready to tighten monetary policy when economy improves.Dollar rises for first time in 5 days after Bernanke says Fed ready to 'tighten' policy.Initial Jobless claims in US decrease 33,000 to 10-month low of 521,000.Japan Machine Orders increased 0.5% in August, rebounding from record low.[More...]

Rio 2016: Guide To Investing In Brazil

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:48:11 GMT

There was a lot of talk about potential host cities for the Olympics lately and the politics associated. That talk died down after Brazil was awarded the honor of hosting. You may be asking “how does that relate to trading”…well my friend Raul of the Shocked Investor is about to make that connection. He has been researching the Brazilian stocks and options recently and more importantly ones traded on American exchanges. Enjoy the article and be sure to leave a comment with your thoughts.[More...]

Credit Market Overview: Oct 1, 2009

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:42:23 GMT

Anyone that’s been to the men’s room at half-time during a football game is well aware that a little beer can generate a fair amount of methane, the principal component of natural gas.[More...]

How To Find The Best Potential Profit Plays In The Resurgent M&A And IPO Markets

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:52:15 GMT

When Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX) yesterday (Monday) unveiled plans to pay $6.4 billion for outsourcing specialist Affiliated Computer Services Inc. (NYSE: ACS), it was just one of four major financing deals with an aggregate value of more than $14 billion announced on the day.[More...]

No Inflation? Don't Drink To That Notion

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:41:11 GMT

People on Social Security income won't be getting a raise in 2010 because, as they were told, the Consumer Price Index actually went down in 2009 and not up. We are witnessing the last gasps of deflation here in the western world. The Associated Press reported that the nation's top brewers said Tuesday they plan to raise prices this fall, even as some of their top brands are seeing sales volume drop.[More...]

How To Make 50% With Next To No Risk

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:34:19 GMT

Ten years ago, hopeless investors chased Internet stocks hoping to cherry-pick the next takeout target, searching for an overnight triple-digit gain. They did it again with biotech in 2000 and again with oil stocks in 2007. They all lost money. You see, most folks do the exact opposite of what they should be doing when it comes to speculating in mergers... With thousands of possible acquisition targets, trying to guess the next takeout is a sucker's bet. And novice traders plow money into one buyout candidate after another, only to suffer a handful of 30%... 40%... or 50% losses when no suitors come knocking. These folks don't know the real secret behind picking up free money from mergers: Big profits are banked AFTER the buyout announcement. The strategy – known as "merger arbitrage" – is so simple and lucrative, an entire[More...]

Is Buy And Hold Dead? Performance Update

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:37:54 GMT

I can't believe that it has been nearly two years since F Wall Street was originally launched on June 25, 2007. And what a two years it has been! Since our launch, we saw the S&P 500 climb to an all-time high in October of 2007, only to watch it plummet nearly 58% to a level first seen in May of 1996. Some of the causes of the drop were highly predictable. Some of the events, such as the September 2008 disaster, were completely unpredictable. And through it all, we were largely, if not entirely, invested in individual stocks. Let's see how we did. Portfolio Performance If you recall, I started[More...]

Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings And Investment Ideas

Tue, 26 May 2009 18:52:28 GMT

Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway filed its first quarter 13-F with the SEC last week. From the filing, you may find a few investment ideas from where Buffet is putting his money, as noted by Morningstar. At the end of the first quarter, Berkshire holds a total of 41 stocks in its equity portfolio, with American Express (AXP), Coca Cola (KO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Kraft Food (KFT), Procter & Gamble (PG), US Bancorp (USB) and Wells Fargo (WFC) being the largest holdings. Company