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InvestmentAdviser ISSUE 30 June 2008 >> Comments
Leading Story
Investors' Alphabet: J is for J-curve
Story by: Stephen Wilmot, Investment Adviser
We now arrive at an exciting juncture of Investor’s Alphabet. J is not just the first letter of a finer point of finance – it is the very profile of an investment process.
- Time published: 11:22
- Date published: 30.06.2008
- Published in: Investments
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Index distortion? Find a better index
Index trackers are great for long-term exposure, but somtimes distortion can occur
- Date published: 30.06.2008
Why we need tighter policies
China is increasingly getting a lot of the world’s attention.
- Date published: 30.06.2008
The US pony is legless
“The biggest economy in the world is a one-trick pony, and that pony has lost a leg.” These were the immortal words of Patrick Armstrong, co-head of the multi-asset group at Insight Investment.
- Date published: 30.06.2008
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Don't trust his self-righteous suicide
US authorities are hot on the heels of a former hedge fund manager, convicted of fraud, who recently faked a suicide on a bridge above New York's Hudson River.
- Date published: 30.06.2008
A great Place2Be for charity competitors
Diary would like to tip its hat to each of the 800 competitors who took part in Martin Currie's Rob Roy Challenge earlier this month.
- Date published: 30.06.2008
Tory Tora and Red Jim bring colour to event
IFAs who attended the recent conference hosted by L&G Investment Management and Cofunds were treated to a surprising show of political flag-waving.
- Date published: 30.06.2008
Stay underweight equities for the time being
Inflation is currently the biggest concern in the market, but where will it hit most?
- Date published: 30.06.2008
Back to reality
Property prices have plummeted. Oil prices are forcing people off the road. The era of cheap flights is over. Isn’t it about time someone stood up and said good, good, good?
- Date published: 30.06.2008
Test drive a... Mercedes SLK 350
Greasy dance-dirge by Death in Vegas? No. Mancunian, baggy classics by The Stone Roses? No. Effortless, sharp-edged girl-funk by the Sugababes? Yes, that's the one. That's the appropriate sound track for the new Mercedes SLK 350.
- Date published: 30.06.2008
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