Early Morning Investment Links
I’m up late at night uncovering opportunities, here are some links I’ve been reading. I highly recommend links 1, 13, & 16.
(As always click on the titles to access the articles)
1. Economists Pretend to Have Knowledge – Via BlueMatter Blog
2. The Myth That Laissez Faire is Responsible for the Financial Crisis – Via Mises.org
3. S&P and Its Dirty Rating Scams – Via Naked Capitalism
4. S&P The Worst Year Ever - Bespoke Investment Group
5. Marking-To-Make Believe Accounting at Goldman Sachs - via 10q Detective
6. Rating Agencies on the Griddle – Via Footnoted.org
7. Global Investing Roundup – Via Money Morning
8. Moodys Rating Agency: Why We Sold Our Souls – Via 24/7 WallStreet
9. Why The Reluctant Vultures – Via NYT DealBook
10. Nasdaq to get in on Emissions Contracts – Via WSJ
11. Banks May See Record Credit Card Losses – Via WSJ and Calculated Risk
12. Roubini on CNBC – Via Calculated Risk
13. Fairholme Fund Conference Call Replay – Via Concentrated Value
14. Pimco’s Bill Gross Bets on Subprime Mortgages – Via Investorazzi & Contrarian Investor Journal
15. Inflations spikes errode savings – Via Contrarian Investor Journal
16. Taleb and MandelBrot Talk: Slack and Sleeplessness – Via Paul Kedrosky