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Macro

2009 Third Quarter and Year-to-Date Asset Class Returns

October 6, 2009

Below I have listed the 2009 third quarter and year-to-date total returns for the iShares corresponding with various asset classes.
Risky assets (high volatility) continued to post extraordinarily high returns during the quarter. Foreign developed small cap rose 21.6%. Emerging markets increased 20.3% and U.S. high yield corporate bonds added 13.16%.
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2009 Second Quarter and Year-to-Date Asset Class Returns

July 7, 2009

Below I have listed the 2009 second quarter and year-to-date total returns for the iShares corresponding with various asset classes.
Risky assets (high volatility) posted extraordinarily high returns during the quarter. Foreign developed small cap rose 34.3%. Emerging markets increased 31.57%. Foreign developed real estate gained 38.48% and U.S. high yield corporate bonds added 17.05%
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2009 First Quarter Asset Class Returns

April 10, 2009

Below I have listed the 2009 first quarter total returns for the iShares corresponding with various asset classes. I have organized the data by asset class.
It was a quarter of eccentric returns with emerging markets posting a slightly positive return while global equities declined steeply. TIPS were the best performer of any of the asset [...]

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The Credit Crisis Explained (VIDEO)

February 22, 2009

Thanks to Jonathan Jarvis for sharing.
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Five Questions I Have About the Obama Administration

January 21, 2009

 
These are certainly interesting times.  The unequivocal enthusiasm and excitement for yesterday’s inauguration of Barack Obama is back dropped by a general panic about the state of the economy.  The financial markets are in disarray (as evidenced by the Market dropping 4% on inauguration day).  While there’s a lengthy list of questions about how Obama [...]

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2008 Asset Class Returns

January 3, 2009

Below I have listed the 2008 returns for the iShares corresponding with various asset classes. These are not total returns. They do not include dividends and/or interest. First, I have organized the data by asset class and later a sort of all returns from best to worst.
Although commodities were strong performers until the middle of [...]

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Peter Thiel on CNBC

May 18, 2008

One of the most successful investors in the business, Peter Thiel of Clarium Capital, a SF-based Macro hedge fund, talks about his top investment themes. This video is slightly dated, but much of the themes he talks about will likely persist over the next year or two. Nothing really surprising, but worth reiterating. Next [...]

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