Money and Finance
- The Absolute Return Letter, February 2014: Challenging The Consensus
Link to: The Absolute Return Letter, February 2014: Challenging the Consensus Investors are overwhelmingly bearish on bonds going into 2014. In this month’s Absolute Return Letter we challenge that view and look at various reasons why the bond...
- Mark Sellers Explains How Irish On Ionia Grew Into Michigan's Largest St. Patrick's Day Party
Thanks to Lincoln for passing this along. In three years, Irish on Ionia has grown from an ambitious St. Patrick’s Day festival to Michigan’s largest spring holiday hooley. As many as 14,000 partiers are expected downtown Saturday, March 16, for what’s...
- John Mauldin: Whatever It Takes
But there was one group in Ireland that was aghast – horrified – at the idea of not paying back that debt: those were the people I met at the Central Bank of Ireland. And they did have a point. The document that created the European Central Bank did...
- Ireland's Former Richest Person Declared Bankrupt
Thanks to Matt for passing this along. DUBLIN - A famed entrepreneur who was once rated Ireland's richest person was declared bankrupt Monday as a bank pursues him for debts exceeding €2.1 billion ($2.7 billion). Lawyers for tycoon Sean Quinn withdrew...
- Prem Watsa's 2010 Shareholder Letter - Fairfax Financial
2010 was a disappointing year for HWIC’s investment results because of the two factors mentioned earlier. Hedging our common stock investment portfolio cost us $936.6 million or $45.61 per share in 2010. Our hedging program masked the excellent common...
Money and Finance
The Absolute Return Letter - March 2011: From Dublin to Tripoli
Two remarkable events unfolded during the month of February. One cleared the front pages all over the world. The other one barely got a mention - outside of its home country that is. Both have the ability to derail the economic recovery currently unfolding. The first one is not surprisingly the uprising in the Middle East and North Africa. The other one is perhaps less obvious; I am referring to the Irish elections.
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Related previous posts:
John Mauldin: When Irish Eyes Are Voting
When Irish Eyes Are Crying - By Michael Lewis
- The Absolute Return Letter, February 2014: Challenging The Consensus
Link to: The Absolute Return Letter, February 2014: Challenging the Consensus Investors are overwhelmingly bearish on bonds going into 2014. In this month’s Absolute Return Letter we challenge that view and look at various reasons why the bond...
- Mark Sellers Explains How Irish On Ionia Grew Into Michigan's Largest St. Patrick's Day Party
Thanks to Lincoln for passing this along. In three years, Irish on Ionia has grown from an ambitious St. Patrick’s Day festival to Michigan’s largest spring holiday hooley. As many as 14,000 partiers are expected downtown Saturday, March 16, for what’s...
- John Mauldin: Whatever It Takes
But there was one group in Ireland that was aghast – horrified – at the idea of not paying back that debt: those were the people I met at the Central Bank of Ireland. And they did have a point. The document that created the European Central Bank did...
- Ireland's Former Richest Person Declared Bankrupt
Thanks to Matt for passing this along. DUBLIN - A famed entrepreneur who was once rated Ireland's richest person was declared bankrupt Monday as a bank pursues him for debts exceeding €2.1 billion ($2.7 billion). Lawyers for tycoon Sean Quinn withdrew...
- Prem Watsa's 2010 Shareholder Letter - Fairfax Financial
2010 was a disappointing year for HWIC’s investment results because of the two factors mentioned earlier. Hedging our common stock investment portfolio cost us $936.6 million or $45.61 per share in 2010. Our hedging program masked the excellent common...