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Aleph Blog

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David Merkel

At my blog there are two main purposes: teaching investors about better investing through risk control, and tying all of the markets into a coherent whole.

• Added on: Dec 13th, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: David Merkel
• Listed in: Finance
• Tags: stocks bonds portfolio management macroeconomics value investing real estate and mortgages

Recent Posts

• Post 1100 — On Thanksgiving

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 01:39 in christianity, blog news

  I do a reflective piece every 100 posts, because I like to take a step back, and share my heart with those who read me.  It is fun for me writing this blog, even more than when I wrote for RealMoney.  Why better than RealMoney?  For what I liked t...

• Book Review: This Time Is Different

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 00:33 in stocks, Speculation, book reviews, Public Policy, macroeconomics, real estate and mortgages

  I love economic history books.  The book that I am reviewing tonight is different because unlike most economic history books, it is mainly empirical rather than mainly anecdotal. Don’t get me wrong, one good anecdote can deliver more informat...

• Problems with Constant Compound Interest (4) (and more)

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 01:32 in stocks, Speculation, Public Policy, macroeconomics, fed policy, structured products and derivatives

  At the meeting of the eight bloggers and the US Treasury, one of the differences was whether the recovery was real or not.  The Treasury officials pointed to the financial markets, and the bloggers pointed at the real economy (unemployment and capac...

• Notes from Recent Travels

  Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 22:41 in insurance, bonds, Public Policy, macroeconomics, fed policy

  Before I begin this evening, I would like to comment on my absence for the last week.  I gave a talk on Friday to the Southeastern Actuaries Conference.  I found myself behind the eight-ball, because of my many other projects, and so I had to block...

• The Forever Fund

  Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 02:08 in stocks, bonds, portfolio management, macroeconomics, value investing

  Imagine for a moment that you were approached by a very wealthy foundation, and they asked you to invest their money.  They offer a low asset-based fee, but the assets are so large that it looks like a dream to you.  Then they tell you the conditio...

• Deeds, not Words on the US Dollar

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 00:15 in bonds, Public Policy, macroeconomics, fed policy

  From Bloomberg, I quote our Treasury Secretary: “I believe deeply that it’s very important to the United States, to the economic health of the United States, that we maintain a strong dollar,” Geithner told reporters in Tokyo today. Before I wr...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Robert Eberenz

Great anecdotal breakdown of top news in financial markets. Buffet's BNI stake has been rehashed a 1000 different ways, but your's brings something new to the table.

Cheers and Best of Luck,

Robert

Posted: November 19th, 2009 | More Reviews From rleberenz | Report This Comment

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