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Let's talk about VIX baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
Yeah baby, let's! Seen the CBOE VIX index lately? Yes, that one - the one financial markets look at the gauge the level of investors' fear. It was pegged at 11.36 at the close of last week's activity - the lowest since the ides (15th) of March 2013. ...

Buffett discloses new Verizon investment

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
Warren Buffett's company has disclosed a new investment of 11 million shares in Verizon Communications, and an increase in its stakes in Wal-Mart and IBM. Berkshire Hathaway on Thursday revealed the changes to its $US106 billion ($A114.69 billion) portfolio ...

Tens of thousands flock to Omaha

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
More than 40,000 Berkshire Hathaway investors flocked to Omaha, Nebraska for the company's annual general meeting. Legendary investor and Berkshire chairman Warren Buffett, 83, sat with his 90-year old business partner Charlie Munger for more than five ...

Gina gets richer but falls down list

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has tumbled 10 places on a list of the world's wealthiest, despite getting richer. Rinehart's wealth is estimated to have increased in the past year by $786.65 million to $19.89 billion, but she fell from a ranking of 36 ...

New index offers chance to invest like a billionaire

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
The launch of a new index opens the door for anybody to invest like the world's most successful wealth builders - billionaires. The New York Stock Exchange and iBillionaire have launched the iBillionaire Index, which tracks the blue-chip stock holdings ...

Star manager Tagliaferro adopts "mentor role"

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
Australian funds management stalwart Anton Tagliaferro has said he has adopted "more of a mentor role" and is looking to develop talent from within Investors Mutual Limited (IML). IML is celebrating its 15th Anniversary this year and the domestic equities ...

Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
Some years back I used to have discussions with several of my gentle readers (you know who you are, gentle folks) about whether or not QE would work, is working, or not. The passage of time since the Fed minted its first QE dollar had proven that it ...

Secrets of world's greatest investors revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
Operate with less risk than your peers, be prepared to change strategy if the market changes, don't invest in what you don't understand and work very hard. These are some of the attributes that characterise the world's 99 greatest investors, according ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 15 and counting...2 days to go till the US debt hits the ceiling. So what else is new? True to form...and recent history, it looks like the political powers in Washington will again take it to the limit. US President Obama must be wishing ...

Buffett gives $2 billion to Gates Foundation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Legendary investor and billionaire Warren Buffet has continued his annual donation plan by giving more than $US2.6 billion ($2.9 billion) worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock to five charities. The largest proportion of Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares ...