The News Review:
- Investing in Lawsuits for a Share of the Awards
- Investing to protect against inflation now could backfire
- Consider bank stocks’ valuations before investing
- 3 Investing Tips You Need Right Now
- NJ Placement Agent Review Turns Up Little In The Way f Dirt
- Pallotta to wind down Raptor Global Funds
Investing in Lawsuits for a Share of the Awards
New York Times
GLATERPublished: June 2 2009 Richard W. Fields says he has come up with a win-win financial strategy for the downturn. He is investing in lawsuits. Skip to next paragraph.
Investing to protect against inflation now could backfire
USA Today
So before I give you ways to protect yourself against inflation keep in mind that you’re not the only one bracing for inflation. And because inflation is so widely expected many of the assets investors buy when they’re afraid of inflation have already run up in price. That’s a danger because if inflation ends up being less serious than believed you might lose money by investing in an asset designed to protect you. Gold is a great example of this. Back in late February when investors were most worried about inflation the SPDR Gold Shares exchange-traded fund.
Consider bank stocks’ valuations before investing
USA Today
If investors get a whiff of more worse-than-expected economic weakness or even troubles at the banks a pullback by bank stocks could be quick and unexpected. And that’s why financial stocks remain a somewhat risky place to be invested. But what if you’re prepared for the extreme risk of investing in bank stocks? Then your next decision would be trying to determine which bank stock to invest in. There are many ways to approach this issue but bank stock expert Robert Maltbie of Singular Research suggesta this method: Start by determining what the bank’s tangible net worth is. You might also consider taking each bank’s so-called Tier 1 capital which is a measure of their more solid capital. The Tier 1 capital is disclosed for all the banks that accepted government money here: FED REPRT:. financialstability.
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3 Investing Tips You Need Right Now
msnbc.com
Conceptually most people intuitively understand investing — you exchange your money today for a piece of a company that will hopefully earn you more money over the years to come. And thanks to discount brokers like TD Ameritrade (Nasdaq: AMTD) and optionsXpress (Nasdaq: XPS) the execution is easier than it’s ever been. But actually doing it “right” and being successful over the long term well that can be another story completely. Some folks — such as Vanguard’s John Bogle — think that most investors are better off skipping individual stocks altogether and opting for a low-cost index fund. Story continues below ?advertisement |.
NJ Placement Agent Review Turns Up Little In The Way f Dirt
Wall Street Journal
Another was GS pportunities Fund. This fund was raised by a division of Blackstone Group and listed another division of Blackstone Park Hill Group on its disclosure report. New Jersey noted in the memo that it has required placement agent disclosure by its general partners since it began investing in alternatives. It also said it has rules in place that prohibit political contributions by investment professionals or placement agents as well as numerous levels of review of all proposed alternative investments. Access the placement agent list.
Pallotta to wind down Raptor Global Funds
MarketWatch
Pallotta chairman of Raptor Capital Management has suspended redemptions from the funds and stopped day-to-day investing for a few months according to a letter Raptor sent to investors on Tuesday a copy of which was obtained by MarketWatch. A spokesman for the firm declined to comment. However the former Tudor Investment Corp. equities trader is planning a comeback soon possibly later this year. With that in mind Pallotta is keeping his management company up and running he said in the letter.