Thursday, September 6, 2012
Private Equity and Management Fees: Income or Capital Gains? It Makes a Big Difference in Taxes
See the New York Times editorial at More Tax Tricks, Private Equity Style.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
KSL Capital Partners Buy Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa in North Carolina
KSL Capital Partners just acquired the historic Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa.
We were there in June, 2008 and this our photo of the hotel entrance:
KSL is a private equity company that invests in travel and leisure businesses. See KSL CAPITAL PARTNERS CLOSES $2 BILLION PRIVATE EQUITY FUND.
We were there in June, 2008 and this our photo of the hotel entrance:
KSL is a private equity company that invests in travel and leisure businesses. See KSL CAPITAL PARTNERS CLOSES $2 BILLION PRIVATE EQUITY FUND.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Credit Derivatives and a Sabaean Theft of the Oxen of the JPMorgan Jobses: Banking Laws and Legality: Time to Change the Rules of the Game?
The title to this posting applies to a highly informative article by Azam Ahmed at the New York Times on How Boaz Weinstein and Hedge Funds Outsmarted JPMorgan.
The market for credit derivatives has struck a "gambling" bank again.
Whatever the "croupier" regulators in Washington D.C. are doing about gambling with credit derivatives, it does not seem to be working.
Can keeping banks from "gambling" and keeping other "gamblers" from "counting financial cards" be that difficult?!
Or have we none smart enough in government to deal with the people they are supposed to regulate?
Maybe the government should hire some of the people who are MAKING billions to tell them how the system can outsmart those who are busy outsmarting the system. Why are all the top chess players on the private side of the equation?
On the other hand, we are very much in favor of wealth accumulating in the hands of those who understand wealth, and who know what to do with money, so perhaps this is just a battle for the survival of the fittest in financial circles.
But then again, what gain does the average citizen have from this, other than financial ups AND downs. Recessions are adjustments, nothing more.
After all, as a legal matter, all kinds of gambling can be prohibited by law, also financial gambling by banks and funds. Maybe also the government should hedge ITS bets!
But what then would be the cost of prohibition? Would the money all then run off to overseas gambling meccas? Perhaps.
Nevertheless, who says we have to play by traditional rules that always favor those who have deeply studied and best understand the game to be played, in which case the result of the game is determined by those same rules -- as John von Neumann game theory so aptly demonstrated.
It is perhaps time to change the rules and level the playing field -- again.
Pawn to King 5 to open the game!
That might bring things back to "square one".
Crossposted at LawPundit.
The market for credit derivatives has struck a "gambling" bank again.
Whatever the "croupier" regulators in Washington D.C. are doing about gambling with credit derivatives, it does not seem to be working.
Can keeping banks from "gambling" and keeping other "gamblers" from "counting financial cards" be that difficult?!
Or have we none smart enough in government to deal with the people they are supposed to regulate?
Maybe the government should hire some of the people who are MAKING billions to tell them how the system can outsmart those who are busy outsmarting the system. Why are all the top chess players on the private side of the equation?
On the other hand, we are very much in favor of wealth accumulating in the hands of those who understand wealth, and who know what to do with money, so perhaps this is just a battle for the survival of the fittest in financial circles.
But then again, what gain does the average citizen have from this, other than financial ups AND downs. Recessions are adjustments, nothing more.
After all, as a legal matter, all kinds of gambling can be prohibited by law, also financial gambling by banks and funds. Maybe also the government should hedge ITS bets!
But what then would be the cost of prohibition? Would the money all then run off to overseas gambling meccas? Perhaps.
Nevertheless, who says we have to play by traditional rules that always favor those who have deeply studied and best understand the game to be played, in which case the result of the game is determined by those same rules -- as John von Neumann game theory so aptly demonstrated.
It is perhaps time to change the rules and level the playing field -- again.
Pawn to King 5 to open the game!
That might bring things back to "square one".
Crossposted at LawPundit.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Scarce Natural Resources Billionaires and Investment at StreetAuthority via Nathan Slaughter
At StreetAuthority.com, Nathan Slaughter has a presentation titled The 9 Best Stocks to Own for the Next Decade, whose actual purpose is to gain new subscribers for Slaughter's Newsletters. Nevertheless, it is a presentation loaded with a lot of essential facts about the increasing scarcity of natural resources and inter alia the commodity investments of billionaire investors. There is a Power-Point like "video", mostly text, accompanied by voice, and a text transcript of that video which is a much faster way to view the material.
Please be aware that this material is posted for information only and is in no way advice to buy, sell or hold any of the stocks mentioned or to invest in any of the natural resources discussed or suggested. Caveat emptor. YOU alone are responsible for your investments and we disclaim any and all liability for any actions taken or not taken based upon this or other of our postings.
John Paulson's Stock Picks for the First Quarter 2012 via Seeking Alpha
Guan Wang has the story
at
Billionaire John Paulson's Q1 Stock Picks - Seeking Alpha
Please be aware that this material is posted for information only and is in no way advice to buy, sell or hold any of these stocks. Caveat emptor. YOU alone are responsible for your investments and we disclaim any and all liability for any actions taken or not taken based upon this or other of our postings.
John Paulson, Hedge Fund Manager, Has Made Some Interesting Stock Purchases This Year
James Brumley at StreetAuthority, Austin, Texas, in a February 21, 2012, posting, reported that The Man Who Made $15 Billion from the Housing Bubble Just Bought These 5 Stocks .... See that link for the stocks. It has been a while since February, so it is interesting to see how those stocks have performed in the interim.
Please be aware that this material is posted for information only and is in no way advice to buy, sell or hold any of these stocks. Caveat emptor. YOU alone are responsible for your investments and we disclaim any and all liability for any actions taken or not taken based upon this or other of our postings.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Where is All the Money? When in Doubt, Look to Politics and Private Equity
See Julie Creswell in her New York Times Business Day article
at
In a Romney Believer, Private Equity’s Risks and Rewards,
a story about Marc J. Leder of Sun Capital,
who got into the business through current Presidential candidate Mitt Romney,
who made his fortune with Bain Capital.
at
In a Romney Believer, Private Equity’s Risks and Rewards,
a story about Marc J. Leder of Sun Capital,
who got into the business through current Presidential candidate Mitt Romney,
who made his fortune with Bain Capital.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Friday, October 7, 2011
An International Directory of Top Interior Designers and Architects: The AD 100
See the AD 100 at architecturaldigest.com.
Private Wealth Can Have to Do with Private Banking
Private wealth can have a lot to do with private banking.
From the Wikipedia and Private Banking (image and text):
From the Wikipedia and Private Banking (image and text):
"Private banking concerns the high-quality provision of a range of financial and related services to wealthy clients, principally individuals and their families. Typically the services on offer combine retail banking products such as payment and account facilities plus a wide range of up-market investment related services."
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Wealth - Where Do We Draw the Line?
The interesting thing here is that the wealth line is subjective, as reported by Bruce Watson of DailyFinance.com in How Rich Is Rich? Where America Draws the Wealth Line.
Wealth for most people appears to average out at about twice their own earnings.
Even millionaires place the wealth line at about twice what they themselves have.
The grass is always greener?
Wealth for most people appears to average out at about twice their own earnings.
Even millionaires place the wealth line at about twice what they themselves have.
The grass is always greener?
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Institutional Investing Summit at Fairmont Monte Carlo Monaco October 18-20, 2011
All the world is talking about debt agreements, but in the last analysis investing is the name of the game. Where are institutional investors putting their money? From 18-20 October 2011 the European Alternative & Institutional Investing Summit will be held at the Fairmont Monte Carlo in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Friday, April 15, 2011
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