“Invisible Hand” Video
Posted on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 | In Current Market News, Stocks to WatchHah – thanks to a reader for sending this to me. I love the comment about “who actually executes these orders”. The answer is not surprising for blog readers – we just talked about them yesterday – it is their market, they just allow us peons into the sandbox. 
(click on the small photo for a 3-4 minute video)
[Jan 9: An Amazing Blunt Commentary on the Plunge Protection Team]
I was a bit taken aback to see this quite blunt commentary about the Plunge Protection team in the UK Telegraph (you see me source articles from them quite a bit since they have a different view than most stateside papers – a more pragmatic view I’d say). The American press never really talks about this group – or at least I have not found a lot of articles (try googling for it), most of my stories about them come through the British press. Interesting….
I half sarcastically discuss this group as the “invisible hand”, and a lot of things you see over time (especially the last 6 months) seem to be more and more blatant attempts at ‘propping things up’. But the more you see of it, the less conspiracy theorist it sounds and the more grounded in reality it becomes.
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Mark is a self taught private investor, fascinated by the market since an early age, discovering mutual funds as a teenager in the 80s, and then moving to equities by the mid 90s. His equity focus is identifying secular growth trends, and the companies most likely to benefit from these macro trends. Stocks are identified through fundamental analysis, although basic technical analysis is used in determining entry and exit points. With a degree in Economics from the University of Michigan, a broader understanding of the economy as a whole, along with interpreting investor psychology is also a major interest for Mark. His career background has focused on financial analysis in corporate America. |
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