The Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, The Investment Conference Of The Decade – Cambridge House January 22-23, 2012 Vancouver Convention Centre West 500 companies 60 expert analysts 2 days Unlimited knowledge Pre-Register Free cambridgehouse.com blog.cambridgehouse.com www.facebook.com twitter.com
Tim Bennett gives investors the secret to spotting when a seemingly profitable company could actually be on a downhill slope. For more finance and investment tutorials subscribe to our youtube channel or visit our website at www.moneyweek.com Follow MoneyWeek on Facebook http Follow MoneyWeek on Twitter: twitter.com
In this issue, key inside aspects of the MF Global saga are revealed: In a private meeting on October 31, a CFTC official is said to have given control of the MF Global liquidation process to the SEC. This was a critical yet overlooked decision that may have put in jeopardy the integrity of the futures markets. For its part, the CFTC architects of the Bankruptcy Code have come out on the record to Opalesque, pointing to specific investor protections that appear to have been ignored. A big question being asked is “How could regulators not know about MF Global’s risky sovereign debt activities?” In this exclusive report, we detail how one regulator, the SEC, was the sole regulator to have information on MF Global, but they delayed releasing the documentation. Once the information was released, after a 0 million bond offering floated to professional investors, those bonds became close to worthless and MF Global descended into bankruptcy. With a looming debt crisis, our third story provides investors a key look at how market environments influence the development of uncorrelated investment portfolios. This leads right into a fascinating conversation with best selling author of the Trend Following series of books, Michael Covel.
Mark and Tom discuss the achievements of David Booth, co-founder and co-CEO of Dimensional Fund Advisors. Dimensional is a company that translates research into solutions and is affiliated with many financial luminaries and academics. Dimensional makes their funds available through registered investment advisers, such as IFA. Booth offered praise for Mark Hebner’s book, saying, “It is really beautiful and really well done. I plan to use it as a reference guide.” IFA.tv provides webcasts explaining the investing strategies of IFA.com and Mark Hebner’s book, Index Funds: The 12-Step Recovery Program for Active Investors, with forward by Nobel Laureate Harry Markowitz. See here: indexfundsbook.com.
