Retirement presents an exciting new stage in many people’s lives. Many people choose to go embark on their retirement adventure in a new locale. The range of reasons for such a dramatic move is vast. Many senior citizens seek a warmer climate, a lower cost of living, or simply to be around more of their […]
The United States and China are currently in the middle of a protracted trade war. Weijian Shan, a prominent Chinese financier, is prepared to declare a winner. So far, Shan says, it’s China. Shan is the CEO of the prodigious Asian private equity firm PAG. “Both parties lose from the trade war, but the numbers […]
Ray Dalio is the founder of Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world. When Dalio speaks, people tend to listen. So it came as a shock when before the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Washington D.C., Dalio proclaimed that the global economy was already slowing dramatically. “This cycle is fading, we are […]
Albert Edwards, global strategist at Société Générale, the French multinational investment bank, is an ardent bear investor, having routinely delivered messages of doom and gloom throughout the years. He has previously said that the world will enter a “financial ice age” in the near future. Now, he says, “carnage awaits” stock market investors. Edwards cited […]
Nouriel Roubini, an American economist teaching at NYU’s Stern School of Business, had previously earned the moniker of “Dr. Doom” due to a history of making bleak predictions. Now Roubini has set his sights on arguing against the quick fix of printing more money when the next recession occurs. “When the next recession hits, policymakers […]
Mark Mobius, the founder of Mobius Capital Partners LLP, made a name for himself as a fund manager within the emerging markets industry. Mobius, now retired, has kept his finger on the pulse of current events and recently made two heavyweight predictions. The first is that there will be no recession in 2020. The second prediction […]
Michael Pento, president and founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies, has sent alarm bells ringing with his latest statement on the markets. “When this thing implodes, we are all screwed,” Pento said of the economy. “On a global scale, we have never before created such a magnificent bubble,” he continued. ““These central bankers are clueless, and […]
Antique rugs, also known by the outdated term “oriental rug,” are truly pieces of art that you can own. An antique rug is a representation of the culture of a peoples or society through the craft of rug weaving. The hand-knitting, weaving techniques, dye colors, and symbolism represented on an antique rug tells you a […]
When it comes to investing, your options are not limited to equities, bonds, and money market instruments alone. There are many non-traditional, alternative investments that can help you diversify your portfolio and give you excellent returns in the long term. One such alternative investment is private equity. Many of the world’s most respected investors, such […]
Jefferies analysts recently revived an economic theory that the oncoming wave of baby boomer retirements could usher in a stock market “dark period.” The theory goes that as boomers liquidate equity holdings in a mass exodus there could be a decade-long slump in stock prices. That is, until the younger generation starts to buy up […]
