The coordinated fiscal stimulus across the G20 economies should improve upon the 2008-2009 experience through focussing more on the composition of fiscal spending with greater priority accorded to human capital development, most notably healthcare. Apart from targeting short-term exigencies, the stimulus should also address longer term vulnerabilities, including the undersupply of healthcare services on a […]

Last week we dove into a series about different ways to own gold. And I explained in that first article why it’s a great idea to own physical bullion– gold you can hold in your hand. With physical gold, there’s no middleman standing between you and your wealth. And when properly stored, it’s very difficult […]

UK hedge fund giant Man GLG (formerly GLG Partners) utilizes long-only strategies keyed into alpha capture; and the approach certainly seems to have paid off. By March 31, the firm had $28.8 billion in assets under management. Man GLG made some big Q2 moves in two of the chip sector’s biggest giants: Micron (MU) and […]