30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "Why Does Extraordinarily Low Volatility Matter" Baupost Explains…
"Why Does Extraordinarily Low Volatility Matter" Baupost Explains…
With elites increasingly sounding the alarm about the state of the stock market, and various market participants fearing the complacency is masking the fragility of the market’s true character; it is no surprise that Baupost’s recently named President and Head of Public Investments, Jim Mooney, has joined the chorus.
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 4 Nifty Tricks to Help You Make Your Debt Disappear
4 Nifty Tricks to Help You Make Your Debt Disappear
When you’ve been carrying around a load of debt for a while, getting rid of it starts to feel impossible — like cleaning out the Aegean stables. For those unacquainted with Greek myth, the Aegean stables were full of horses with disgusting personal habits who produced so much manure that the stable was considered impossible to clean. Cleaning out your credit mess may seem equally disgusting and impossible, but these tricks can make the job a whole lot easier.
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Wasserman-Schultz And The Pakistani IT Scammers: "There’s More Than Just Bank Fraud Going On Here"
Wasserman-Schultz And The Pakistani IT Scammers: "There’s More Than Just Bank Fraud Going On Here"
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 5 Types of Insurance You Really Don’t Need
5 Types of Insurance You Really Don’t Need
When buying plane tickets recently on a major travel site, I was confronted with an offer to buy “travel insurance” for my trip. Digging deeper, I discovered that this insurance policy would reimburse me the cost of the tickets if I canceled because of illness (any other reason for canceling wouldn’t fly — pardon the pun). Niche insurance products like this have proliferated in recent decades, playing on our fear of the future in order to separate us from our money.
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Harvey Weinstein wants to make a deal for his Hamptons mansion
Harvey Weinstein wants to make a deal for his Hamptons mansion
Film producer Harvey Weinstein is ready to unload his sprawling Hamptons home. Weinstein and his fashion designer wife, Georgina Chapman, have slashed the ask on their seven-bedroom Amagansett mansion to $12.4 million. The 9,000-square-foot property first hit the market in 2016 asking $13.5 million, but Weinstein has since lowered his expectation to $12.8 million. He paid $11.65 million for the house in 2014, according to the Wall Street Journal. “Unfortunately with our busy schedules we just don’t have […]
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Chris Whalen: "Gundlach Isn’t Wrong, He’s Just Early"
Chris Whalen: "Gundlach Isn’t Wrong, He’s Just Early"
Chris Whalen, Chairman of Whalen Global Advisers and a very well-known financial analyst (he was one of the original forecasters of Lehman’s inevitable demise) appeared on MacroVoices podcast this week to discuss the equity valuations, the path of the US dollar and DoubleLine Capital founder Jeff Gundlach’s declaration that the 35-year bull market in bonds is dead. Some of the key highlights:
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on FX Week Ahead: Can The Swiss National Bank Breathe A Sigh Of Relief?
FX Week Ahead: Can The Swiss National Bank Breathe A Sigh Of Relief?
FX Week Ahead, by Shant Movsesian and Rajan Dhall MSTA of fxdaily.co.uk
Is the SNB at it again? EURO-phoria takes off as longer term investors get the nod.