Latest Insights on REAL
This Global Index Is Screaming Higher
December 8, 2017 Commodities
The Baltic Dry Index, which is a benchmark of shipping rates around the world, hit a four-year high. And that’s great news for natural resources.2018 Commodity Forecast: Time to Love the Hated?
December 8, 2017 Natural Resource Investor
Investors have strategies for making decisions. A common strategy for good investors — or at least those who love to tout their goodness — is to buy what’s hated. Sir John Templeton, a guy Money magazine named as the greatest stock-picker of the 20th century, characterized the opportunity to buy what’s hated as the “point of maximum […] Businesses Are Parking Cash Until Trump’s Tax Reform is Announced
December 7, 2017 U.S. Economy
Talk of tax reform created uncertainty. Businesses make money by waiting to see if tax rules change next year, or in 2019 under the Senate’s plan.An Update on Third Point Reinsurance
December 6, 2017 Pivotal Point Trader
Third Point Reinsurance (TPRE) was added to the Pivotal Point portfolio in the middle of last month, and has struggled a bit since. No worries. The Bermuda company is the public investment vehicle of Dan Loeb, the billionaire activist hedge fund manager. The business prospects, and share price are nearing an inflection point. Reinsurance might not be […] In Times of Disunity, Remember Pearl Harbor
December 5, 2017 Government & Politics
What force galvanized that unique American unity that, with our allies, combined to defeat the Japanese and Nazi aggressors?