August 18, 2010 - Quote of the Day
'A slave with three masters is a free man,' said guru, Peter F. Drucker, in his classic tome on management, The Essential Drucker.
Entries by Mad Hedge Fund Trader
August 17, 2010 - The Fed Makes Its Move
Featured Trades: (QUANTITATIVE EASING) 1) The Fed Makes Its Move. Man, I go on vacation of a couple of days and the world turns upside down. I'm talking about the arrival of the QE II. No, I'm not talking about the docking of a new cruise ship, or even the ruling member of the House
August 17, 2010 - ConocoPhillips Looks Like a Steal
Featured Trades: (COP), (BP), (OIL) 2) ConocoPhillips Looks Like a Steal. Since I am a permabull on energy of all types, I am constantly trolling the markets for cheap energy plays, and ConocoPhillips (COP) popped up on my radar. The large cap integrated oil major has announced a $20 billion restructuring that has whetted my
August 17, 2010 - Pick Up Shipping Stocks for the Dividend
Featured Trades: (SHIPPING), (TK), (NAT), (OSG), (FRO) 3) Pick Up Shipping Stocks for the Dividend. The markets are currently stampeding for yield of any description, damn the risk. That's why shipping stocks have suddenly come into focus, which offer some of the highest dividend yields on the board. Nordic American Tanker (NAT) has a bounteous
August 13, 2010 - Rare Earths Are Becoming a Lot More Rare
Featured Trades: (RARE EARTHS), (AVL.TO), (GWMGF.PK), (RAREF.PK), (LYSCF) 1) Rare Earths Are Becoming a Lot More Rare. Interest in Rare Earths is starting to heat up in a dramatic fashion and it is something you should keep on your radar. So named because they were hard to get in the 18th and 19th century,
August 13, 2010 - Quote of the Day
'The biggest trend of 2010 is to see who gets kicked out of the banking system,' said Meredith Whitney, who runs a boutique financial research firm
August 12, 2010 - Lunch With the CIA
Featured Trades: (LUNCH WITH THE CIA) 1) Lunch With the CIA. Lunch with the Central Intelligence Agency is always interesting, although five gorillas built like brick shithouses with wires sprouting out of their ears, staring at me intently, didn't help my digestion. Obama's pick of Leon Panetta as the agency's new director was controversial because
August 12, 2010 - Time for Platinum to Play Catch Up
Featured Trades: (PLATINUM), (PPLT) ETFS Physical Platinum ETF 2) Time for Platinum to Play Catch Up. Since you've recently been romancing gold, you should check out platinum, her younger, racier, and better looking sister, who wears the low riders. The white metal historically has more volatility than gold, but this year has risen by only
August 12, 2010 - Quote of the Day
'There are people who can't get used to the idea that the country is being run by a black guy living in public housing. Obama is only half black, so I guess that makes him our 'starter Negro,' said political commentator Will Durst.
August 10, 2010 - The Best Trade of the Year
(SPECIAL FOOD ISSUE) Featured Trades: (CORN), (WHEAT), (SOYBEANS), (POT), (MOS), (AGU) Teucrium Agricultural Trust Corn Fund PowerShares DB Multisector Commodity Trust Agriculture ETF 1) My Best Trade of the Year. I was having a good 2010 until the grain trade came along. Now I'm have a fabulous year. Since my initial call to buy on