Tag Archives: Marc Faber

Another View on Gold

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Win Smith

I described in an earlier post how Marc Faber argues for precious metals in an era of shaky currencies. In contrast, the value investor Vitaliy Katsnelson expressed skepticism about gold in a post on his site, the Contrarian Edge. One … Continue reading →

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Advances in the Developing World, and in Graphics

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Win Smith

In a talk by Marc Faber that I attended recently, he showed how quickly the developing world has advanced economically, and he argued that it should not be ignored by investors. In this entertaining talk Hans Rosling, a Swedish doctor … Continue reading →

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Gloom-Boom-Doom

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Win Smith

I enjoyed Dr. Marc Faber’s after-dinner speech at an event last week sponsored by the CFA Society of Colorado. The Swiss-born Dr. Faber is a fund manager and investment advisor based in Asia. He is the author of the “Gloom, … Continue reading →

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