tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25767940815598575192023-11-16T12:31:17.283+01:00Alen's Finance BlogAlen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.comBlogger595125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-75607955789785728612016-07-11T22:30:00.001+02:002016-07-11T22:30:27.352+02:00Cheapest ETFs<p dir="ltr">http://etfdb.com/cheapest-etf-for-every-investment-objectives/</p>
Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-5325617365460374442016-07-09T22:40:00.001+02:002016-07-16T12:38:18.302+02:00Global Stock Market Valuation Ratios<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-8733360199878147872016-07-09T15:43:00.001+02:002016-07-09T15:45:20.870+02:00The Trinity Portfolio<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Meb Faber's Trinity Portfolio allocation:<br />
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With a relatively high allocation to commodities and gold, it looks similar to Ray Dalio's All-Weather (or All-Seasons) portfolio, or some of the other ones (Mohammed El-Erian also allocates a decent portion to commodities).<br />
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Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-4108824766505490232016-07-03T22:06:00.001+02:002016-07-03T22:07:37.433+02:00List of European countries by average wage<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Truly impressive.<br />
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Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_average_wage">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_average_wage</a><br />
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Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-73795659475974486862016-06-24T16:43:00.001+02:002016-06-24T16:46:15.098+02:00Soros shorts the Pound again! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Big bets that pay off.<br />
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<a href="http://www.morningstar.com.au/funds/article/george-soros-warns-of-Brexit-Black-Friday/7784">http://www.morningstar.com.au/funds/article/george-soros-warns-of-Brexit-Black-Friday/7784</a><br />
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Going by the cost/benefit analysis, this move, quite obvious in the hindsight, had a lot on the upside and a relatively small downside as the Leave vote was almost priced in.<br />
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Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-68338794796448514562016-06-24T09:49:00.001+02:002016-06-24T09:51:11.873+02:00EU 50 after opening<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The state of the EU 50 index after the opening of the European markets after historical Brexit vote.<br />
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Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-4472311318112832182016-06-24T07:30:00.001+02:002016-06-24T07:30:49.126+02:00Historical indeed <p dir="ltr">As noted earlier, this is the historical reaction to Brexit.</p>
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<br />Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-34705862484597462992016-06-09T21:38:00.001+02:002016-06-09T21:38:40.695+02:00Insightful Quotes from Ray DalioRead at <a href="http://www.exploringmarkets.com/2013/02/select-ray-dalio-quotes-best-on-how-to.html" target="_blank">52 Of The Best Ray Dalio Quotes: On Life, Investing, Meditation and Personal Growth</a><br /><br />
<br />Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-73963192911160162362016-06-09T08:47:00.001+02:002016-06-09T08:47:55.635+02:00Economic PrinciplesA half-hour tour of economic principles by Ray Dalio. Educational material.<br /><br />
<a href="http://economicprinciples.org/">http://economicprinciples.org/</a><br /><br />
<br />Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-46332309747602063892016-05-19T22:42:00.001+02:002016-05-19T22:45:08.822+02:00Global Asset Allocation available<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Global Asset Allocation book is available for free at <a href="http://freebook.mebfaber.com/">http://freebook.mebfaber.com/</a>.<br />
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Thanks for making it available to general public!<br />
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Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-2648322538629649872016-05-17T22:51:00.001+02:002016-05-17T22:51:11.744+02:00Ireland is the 4th largest US creditor <p dir="ltr">Considering that Ireland has just slightly higher population than any of the Balkan countries, these numbers are truly impressive.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Bloomberg - Ireland Stands Out in Treasury Holdings That Exceed Economy http://bloom.bg/27uw2Hc</p>
Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-80615148058382806822016-05-07T12:13:00.001+02:002016-05-07T12:13:23.611+02:00Global CAPE ratios<p dir="ltr">Here are a few useful pieces of data on country ratios. The first one is Japan's CAPE ratio - <a href="http://siblisresearch.com/data/japan-shiller-pe-cape/">here</a>, and the second one is the Buffet's favourite, the list of market capitalisation to GDP ratios for quite a few countries - <a href="http://siblisresearch.com/data/market-cap-to-gdp-ratios/">here</a>.</p>
Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-43927775424417689892016-05-04T13:31:00.001+02:002016-05-19T22:45:53.353+02:00Global Asset Allocation Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Mac Faber has updated the Global Asset Allocation document. Very interesting read and a useful update on best known assest allocation strategies.<br />
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The book's review can be seen on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25029029-global-asset-allocation" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> and the book can be found on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Global-Asset-Allocation-Survey-Strategies-ebook/dp/B00TYY3F3C" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. It is also available to the newsletter subscribers but the link is not publicly available due to copyright.<br />
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Edit: See <a href="http://alensfinance.blogspot.com/2016/05/global-asset-allocation-available.html">update</a></div>
Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-6403464528767911992016-05-03T17:30:00.001+02:002016-05-03T17:30:33.247+02:00Gig EconomyAn article on gig economy - what is it, what are the effects?<br /><br />
<br />Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-11845166549713519842016-03-29T12:48:00.001+02:002016-03-29T12:48:21.682+02:00Stock Market ValuationsStar Capital provides a Global Stock Market Valuation Ratios online (<a href="http://www.starcapital.de/research/stockmarketvaluation" target="_blank">link</a>), including dividend yields, CAPE, Price/Equity (P/E), Price/Book (P/B), etc. for the whole world.<br /><br />
<br />Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-24020614591205031302016-03-05T09:40:00.001+01:002016-03-05T09:40:16.801+01:00First withdrawal from Norwegian SWMF"Norway says made first withdrawal from oil fund in January" - http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKCN0W52L2 Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-40717319913383308832016-03-04T16:07:00.001+01:002016-03-04T16:14:53.479+01:00The All Weather Story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is <a href="http://3p5bnx3przb73659la2iupn2.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/All-Weather-Story.pdf" target="_blank">The All Weather Story</a> from Bridgewater, led by legendary Ray Dalio.<br />
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Some related material on <a href="http://mebfaber.com/2013/07/31/asset-allocation-strategies-2/" target="_blank">Asset Allocation Strategies</a> from Meb Faber. And a newer <a href="http://mebfaber.com/2014/10/24/the-all-seasons-portfolio-aka-the-tony-robbins-portfolio/" target="_blank">comparison of the different asset allocation strategies</a>.<br />
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Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-11215578986617451702016-03-04T15:44:00.001+01:002016-03-04T15:45:41.276+01:00Portfolio Management<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
MIT 18.S096 Topics in Mathematics with Applications in Finance, Fall 2013 (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TJQhQ2GZ0Y" target="_blank">link</a>).<br />
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Portfolio Management course, 1h 30m<br />
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Here's also one from Stanford (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKSNExXEo9A" target="_blank">link</a>).<br />
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Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-28881929738863358462016-03-01T18:05:00.001+01:002016-03-01T18:05:27.110+01:00Quicken to sell before MaySource: Intuit to close sale of Quicken by April 30 (<a href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/3038774/it-industry/intuit-to-close-sale-of-quicken-by-april-30.html" target="_blank">link</a>)<br /><br />
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It's been a while since the latest bear market. Here's an article on how to prepare for the bargains that should emerge as the situation develops.</div>
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<a href="http://m.kiplinger.com/article/investing/T038-C008-S003-how-to-invest-for-the-coming-bear-market.html?rid=SYN-yahoo&rpageid=14413" target="_blank">How to invest for the coming bear market</a></div>
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The recommendation here is a "Dollar-Cost Averaging with a bear market twist". Meaning that every new round of buying is triggered by a 5% fall from the previous level.<br />
Note, however, that the article refers only to the US markets. Some international ones are already down far lower.<br />
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Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-74498523726502583772016-01-22T11:15:00.001+01:002016-01-22T11:15:14.658+01:00Saudi holdings of U.S. TreasuriesThe following story from Bloomberg just confirms the deal the US had with Saudis in relation to oil and US Dollars.<br /><br />
<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-22/u-s-is-hiding-treasury-bond-data-that-s-suddenly-become-crucial" target="_blank">U.S. Is Hiding Treasury Bond Data That's Suddenly Become Crucial</a><br /><br />
Simplistically, Saudi Arabia is selling oil for US $ and then sending the $ back to the US in exchange for promisory notes. <br /><br />
<br />Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-65899439452534931662016-01-20T10:49:00.001+01:002016-01-20T10:49:04.399+01:00The Great Myths of InvestingA great article on classical myths of investing: <a href="https://rpseawright.wordpress.com/2016/01/15/the-great-myths-of-investing/" target="_blank">The Great Myths of Investing</a><br /><br />
<br />Alen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-11685463948019142012016-01-14T13:17:00.001+01:002016-01-14T13:17:23.834+01:0050 Unfortunate truths about investinghttp://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/11/14/50-unfortunate-truths-about-investing.aspx#.Vpat7dilsOI.twitterAlen's Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584950366290593431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576794081559857519.post-3827781162614442142016-01-14T10:41:00.001+01:002016-01-14T10:41:16.985+01:00Investment into renewables not collapsing with the low oil priceAn interesting pointer to the future of renewable energy production is the fact that the investment has not fallen after oil prices collapsed. Quite the contrary, the investment has even increased.<br /><br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-14/solar-and-wind-just-did-the-unthinkable" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a><br /><br />
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