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Top Ten Investment Funds – 2012 (so far!)
2012 Top Ten Investment Funds (So Far!) There is a real mix of funds in the top ten performers so far this year. Quinn Life and Irish Life feature strongly, with 2 and 4 funds respectively, in the list. Property Stocks (listed property companies) have been doing well. Technology, Biotech and some well managed general […]
Warren Buffett’s unique view on Cash and Deposits as an investment
Warren Buffett’s unique view on Cash and Deposits as an investment Warren Buffett, probably the greatest investor of all time, has a unique way of looking at his cash holdings. Given that so many Irish individuals have their savings and possibly pensions, sitting in bank deposits and cash funds, this may be of interest. Now, […]
The Real India?
The first link below, from the FT, has a good commentary on the Indian social and economic situation. It describes the huge imbalance between rich and poor, economic success and poverty but also asks some difficult questions for ‘wealthy’ european nations such as ourselves and Greece. FT India Article The Fidelity India China Fund, which is […]
Investment Myth – ‘Sell in May and Go away’
Investment Myth – ‘Sell in May and Go away’ SeekingAlpa.com has a great pool of investment related articles and gives investors some insight into the thoughts of other investors and investment managers. There are lots of investment myths out there and ‘rules of thumb’ that you hear about from time to time. The old chestnut of […]
Plain English Explanation of Current Financial Issues
Commentary on the current Irish Soveriegn and Banking crisis by Oliver Gillvary (Head of Research at Dolmen Securities) Please find below an interesting commentary by Oliver Gillvary (Head of Research at Dolmen Securities) on the current Irish Soveriegn and Banking crisis. (edited slightly by me where jargon crept in). Basically my interpretation of what he […]