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Alexco - An Emerging Silver Producer
By: Thomas Tan, CFA
Jul 24, 08 0 Comments Post your comment
I had the opportunity to attend the corporate presentation by Mr. Clynton Nauman, President and CEO of Alexco Resource (AMER: AXU, TSX: AXR). Alexco Resource was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Vancouver. They engage in the exploration and development of mineral properties in the Yukon Territory, Canada. The company's primary project is their 100% ownership of Keno Hill Silver Read More...
Posted on Jul 24, 08 22:50 Tags:  ,
Potential opportunities in small cap asset management firms
By: Dan Weiss
Jul 24, 08 3 Comments Post your comment
One of the areas that has been beaten up rather significantly and in my opinion far too deeply has been microcap and small cap asset management firms. Below, are two companies which I see as being potentially huge winners over the long-term. What each has in common is a strong ability to achieve excess returns in markets, a strong and conservative management team and a healthy balance Read More...
Posted on Jul 24, 08 13:38 Tags:  , , , , , ,
Sector Rotation - Energy and Materials versus Everything Else
By: Mark Hines
Jul 24, 08 0 Comments Post your comment
Oil prices have fallen significantly over the last week which has caused the S&P500 to rally (up over 5%) while energy & material stocks have declined (down more than 7%). Personally, I'm not going to dump my energy & materials stocks so I can start chasing returns in everything else, but I do think this sector rotation has created some very interesting opportunities. Read More...
Posted on Jul 24, 08 00:52 Tags:  , , , , , ,
The Overwhelming Majority
By: Paul Castro, CFA
Jul 22, 08 0 Comments Post your comment
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Presidential Series: Losing Themes in an Obama presidency
By: Dan Weiss
Jul 19, 08 0 Comments Post your comment
Over the past several days, I discussed some potential winning themes that may develop under either an Obama or McCain administration. Now, I would like to discuss what some potential losing themes may be under either potential future president. Today's discussion will focus on themes which may be more difficult with Obama which will be followed by a similar analysis for McCain. Read More...
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