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South African Rand Fund (SZR)

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  • Understanding Currency ETCs [View article]
    Very nice Felix, You've figured out HALF of the problem. Now, when it comes time to file the 1040, what mental contortions is a... More »
    Comment by jimmy46
    Nov 24 01:25 am |
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  • Understanding Currency ETCs [View article]
    So you get...the Spot return + INSTITUTIONAL interest rate differential + T-BILL rate = Sounds like a pretty good deal to me and seems... More »
    Comment by Maverick707
    Nov 17 16:45 pm |
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  • Understanding Currency ETCs [View article]
    Thank you for helping me understand the currency etfs. I can not afford to money market all the currencies so this make it possible to... More »
    Comment by very rare
    Nov 17 12:52 pm |
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  • Gold: What's Motivating Higher Production Levels Among Miners [View article]
    As a Canadian, it crosses my mind that the US will soon be "a low cost producer" of gold. So the US economy may not be great, but I'd... More »
    Comment by Laurence Hunt
    Nov 17 00:23 am |
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  • Gold: What's Motivating Higher Production Levels Among Miners [View article]
    xco Paul Tudor Jones nicely summed up the fundamental argument in favor of gold. The yellow metal is accumulated, and not consumed, and... More »
    Comment by Mad Hedge Fund Trader
    Nov 16 17:31 pm |
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  • Gold: What's Motivating Higher Production Levels Among Miners [View article]
    Captain Obvious here. The phrase for the day is "demand versus supply versus price". Cheers.
    Comment by William Legrand
    Nov 16 15:44 pm |
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  • Gold: What's Motivating Higher Production Levels Among Miners [View article]
    Of course more gold is being mined & sought after. The question is whether the new supply is going to satisfy the demand? or whether... More »
    Comment by lucky lenny
    Nov 15 23:25 pm |
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  • Stock Market Returns Lost in Translation [View article]
    Alternatively, would the expectation of weakening dollar also incentivize US-based investors to put their money elsewhere to take... More »
    Comment by GeminiAtlas
    Nov 10 16:36 pm |
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  • Stock Market Returns Lost in Translation [View article]
    Maybe this is contributing to the lower volumes. No reason for a foreign investor to put his money to work in US markets if he thinks... More »
    Comment by predictorman1000
    Nov 10 15:20 pm |
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  • Stock Market Returns Lost in Translation [View article]
    Bespoke Inv Group: Your thesis is correct, and it provides good food for thought. Graham Summers wrote about this in depth in his... More »
    Comment by Robert Martorana
    Nov 10 14:47 pm |
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  • Stock Market Returns Lost in Translation [View article]
    fascinating stuff, thanks!
    Comment by adan
    Nov 9 14:16 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • 5 Reasons to Watch South Africa's ETFs [View article]
    The soccer world cup next year appears to be timed to boost the economy substantially.
    Comment by Plant the seeds
    Nov 6 17:27 pm |
    Rating: +2 0
  • 4 Reasons Africa ETFs Look Appealing [View article]
    I think you need to pick your countries when you invest in africa, I would not invest in Guinea, but Botswana is very attractive.
    Comment by Plant the seeds
    Nov 2 18:01 pm |
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  • Investing in South Africa's Recovery [View article]
    The lack of consumer development is also part of the political risk for South Africa. The situation in Soweto (JoBurg slum) is... More »
    Comment by Plant the seeds
    Oct 27 16:36 pm |
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  • 5 Reasons to Watch South Africa's ETFs [View article]
    I prefer AFK, which has less exposure to South Africa and more to other smaller economies. Either way is fine though.
    Comment by robert99
    Oct 8 21:54 pm |
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