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THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 14 September 2009

2009/09/14
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THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 14 September 2009

Couch for sale

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Opinions.

Trading the markets involves no emotion. It requires looking at all risks and finding ways to hedge them or more importantly making money from them. Having political views is fine but these must not cloud one's judgement so when we see Obama trying...
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THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 11 September 2009

2009/09/10
By Finbar Taggit
THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 11 September 2009

911 Memorial Princeton

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9/11.

As anniversaries go, this one isn't much fun. Having lived and played (Windows on the World, a place I once dressed up as a pineapple but that is for another day) by the towers for a while as well as being on...
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THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 10 September 2009

2009/09/10
By Finbar Taggit
THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 10 September 2009

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Woof woof.

So according to the latest propaganda, the world is a safer place and all yesterday's problems are forgotten. Take a look at this FTSE 100 Price Earnings ratio chart. I know PEs are old fashioned but sometimes the oldies are the best. Doesn't...
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THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 09 September 2009

2009/09/08
By Finbar Taggit
THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 09 September 2009

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The Fall.

No I am not talking about the alternative title to a french novelist's book or the band fronted by Mark E Smith but that time of year when the Autumn arrives and the markets crash.

Sept 19th is what my models say,...
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THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 08 September 2009

2009/09/07
By Finbar Taggit
THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 08 September 2009

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Time for prayer.

Lehman is in our thoughts and the actions of Hank Paulson are pulled apart by post Labor day journalists. The UK's Darling Chancellor was reported to have told Hank to keep his US cancer and Paulson then promptly got LBIE to put...
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THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 07 September 2009

2009/09/07
By Finbar Taggit
THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 07 September 2009

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19th September.

A bit like predicting the second coming or the end of the world, if I get the date of the crash wrong there is no need to worry. There will be another time when you will listen to my words because I have...
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THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 04 September 2009

2009/09/03
By Finbar Taggit
THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 04 September 2009

Shack

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Where next?

Moneyweek magazine has a profile on the top 3 tax havens for retirement. Following the news Cayman has run out of money and is seeking a bail out from the UK government, it didn't feature. And nor did Iceland or Latvia. Or Delaware.Read more »

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THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 03 September 2009

2009/09/03
By Finbar Taggit
THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 03 September 2009

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Oil.

Yesterday I tipped BP as a long term buy. I can assure you that I had no idea they were just about to announce a huge 3bn barrel oil find near Houston. Sometimes I guess lucky so please don't shop me for inside information...
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THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 02 September 2009

2009/09/01
By Finbar Taggit
THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 02 September 2009

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Wobbles.

The VIX is my guide to the future and rough seas are ahead. Which is good as being pushed along by a strong wind on calm seas is a tad boring. It is obvious this bull market, driven by government subsidies has gone a...
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THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 01 September 2009

2009/09/01
By Finbar Taggit
THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 01 September 2009

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Don Draper.

Today we encounter a trip down history lane. Names of old pop up and good old bearish tones are the order of the day. My concern at the moment is establishing what wrist watch Don Draper was wearing in season 1 of Mad...
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