Archive for October, 2007
An Interview with Tim Sykes
So, some people seem to disagree with my opinion on Timothy Syke’s new book, An American Hedge Fund. I acknowledge that it could have been written better and for those looking for a soft-spoken, rational tone, then Timothy’s raw and cocky voice probably won’t win you over. But, overall, inspirational or not, I do think [...]
read more »Free Book!
As part of the launch of Active Value Investing published by Wiley Finance and written by Vitaliy N. Katsenelson, I was sent more than one copy of the book to read and review. I’m in the process of going through the book now, but the second book is up for grabs! A $50 value! (though [...]
read more »October 1 – 5, 2007: Week in Review
The rally in US equities the last few weeks has finally resulted in breakouts to all time highs in the Dow and S&P 500. The NASDAQ also sits at an 7-year high. While the bullrush in the Dow (and large caps in general) seems to have calmed down a bit, the highs in the S&P [...]
read more »Sortino Ratio
It’s been a while, but we’ll finally finish up the portfolio performance metrics that I intended to introduce during the whole portfolio performance series that I’ve been writing on and off over the last few weeks. If you remember, the last post was on the Sharpe Ratio. The Sharpe ratio is a slightly more exacting [...]
read more »Book Launch: An American Hedge Fund
Earlier this summer, Timothy Sykes, whom some of you may know from the Wallstreet Warriors TV show, contacted me about reading his new book, An American Hedge Fund. I was skeptical at first. First, because I had seen Tim as a guest on CNBC during their stock challenge this summer and couldn’t imagine anyone of [...]
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