EUROPE’S ENERGY CRISIS IS KEEPING ENERGY PRICES AND INFLATION HIGH

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The Economist Once More Writes About The Hedge Fund Mirage

I am once again indebted to The Economist for writing about my book and noting some of the points I made about hedge funds’ poor performance. On January 7 they covered it in the Buttonwood column, and this weekend they once again discussed the issues I raised. They are performing a public service by highlighting […]

The Bond Market Rejects Coeur d'Alene

Last week Coeur d’Alene (CDE) announced plans to issue debt, even though they have no obvious need of any extra cash. It looked very much as if the company was planning to make an acquisition rather than focus on returning value to shareholders, and we commented as such on this blog. It seems the bond […]

Why We're Betting on CDE Management

Yesterday we aligned our interests with the management of Coeur d’Alene. This gold and silver mining company, like much of the mining sector, trades at a steep discount to our estimated NAV of $31 (based on Proved and Probable Reserves). In addition they’re generating $300-400MM of cash annually and the business looks to be going well. […]

The Principal-Agent Problem at Coeur d'Alene

Gold and silver miners have been underperforming precious metals for some time. As a result, many names in the sector are priced at substantial discounts to the net asset value (NAV) of their holdings. We have been invested in Coeur d’Alene (CDE) on and off for the past couple of years. The company has historically been a […]

The Fed's Evolving Yield Curve

On Wednesday the Federal Reserve released their third set of detailed interest rate forecasts this year. Following Ben Bernanke’s philosophy of open communication, the FOMC publishes forecasts for short term rates from each voting member. While they don’t link a name with each number, you can see what members expect short term rates will be at the […]