Investing: Listening to your inner skeptic
Herald Tribune – Stock markets in the United States are about to finish a fourth straight winning year, the Federal Reserve may be engineering a soft landing for the U.S. economy, and valuations still seem reasonable. But instead of celebrating all that is going
Giving the gift of riches
New York Daily News – This isn't ancient Chinese philosophy – it's in a book of maxims from the gazillionaire and laced with anecdotes from his legendary investing career."The right person will appreciate this book – and be thrilled that you consider him in the same light
Fitch Affirms Ratings for Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Forbes – These results are attributed to robust capital markets, strong investor confidence and successful proprietary investing. Of note is increasing market risk – evident in various trading products and higher levels of investment in illiquid and less
An IPO Wish List for 2007
CNN Money – Sources: Irv DeGraw, IPO analyst; Tom Taulli, author of"Investing in IPOs"; Brian Hamilton of Sageworks Inc.; Ben Holmes of Morningnotes.com; Francis Gaskins of IPO Desktop; Scott Sweet of ipoboutique.com; Jeff Bussgang of IDG Ventures; Thomson
Investing: The krona in Iceland looks strong for 2007
Herald Tribune – LONDON: The Icelandic krona is likely to provide investors with the best returns among currencies next year as it benefits from record high interest rates and an improving economic outlook, according to TD Securities. An investment in the krona in
Angels in the investment field
Greenwich Time – However, part of Golden Seeds'mission is to encourage high-net-worth women to get involved with angel investing. Women are a virtually untapped source of capital for entrepreneurs, according to recent study conducted by the Ewing Marion Kauffman
OpenGate Capital to Acquire AREVA T&D's Transformer Factory in Medford
Forbes – OpenGate Capital is a private buyout firm focused on principal investing in high-growth/change-intensive businesses, as well as underperforming and turnaround situations. The firm combines the operational expertise and detailed due diligence
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. Completes $56 Million Strategic Financing
Forbes – Jim Manley, CEO of Atlantic-Pacific Capital added,"We are delighted to be investing in WisdomTree at this important stage in the company's existence. Having raised more than $28 billion in the last decade for private equity and hedge funds, we have
The Cinderella of performing arts for once goes to the ball
Guardian Unlimited – Investing in dance ought to be a no-brainer. But we don't do anything like enough of it. Provision is pathetically small, and is skewed towards the cities, the middle classes and the very young. All the kids who play Billy Elliott in the theatre are
News&Analysis: Investing
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