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Blackstone Funding Largest U.S. Single-Family Rentals

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“The private-equity firm is now planning to sell bonds backed by lease payments, the latest step in turning a small business into a mature industry. Blackstone has led hedge funds, private-equity firms and real estate investment trusts raising about $20 billion to purchase as many as 200,000 homes to rent after prices plunged 35 percent from the 2006 peak. The largest investors, seeking to profit from rebounding prices and rising demand for rentals among millions of Americans who went through foreclosure or can’t qualify for a mortgage, are looking to the bond market for capital to buy more properties and increase returns with borrowed money.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-23/blackstone-creating-rental-home-bonds-after-buying-spree.html

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Conservative money manager scores with bitcoins

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“Denewiler is a chartered financial analyst and a value investor who typically runs the numbers before making an investment. He safely manages about $40 million from a downtown Denver office tower. Most of the accounts at Denewiler Capital Management are less than $500,000. And most customers are at or near retirement age, and do not need to be taking crazy risks like investing in bitcoins. This, however, did not prevent Denewiler from bagging a few bitcoins.  For now, Denewiler has taken $1,200 cash out of his bitcoin holdings, and is letting the rest ride. No matter what happens from here, the worst anyone will be able to say is that he doubled his money.”

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/conservative-money-manager-scores-with-bitcoins-2013-10-23

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Bitcoin endorsed by top hedge fund manager

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“Financial advisers who gathered to hear figures in the asset management industry impart their best investment ideas for the year ahead were given a surprising tip by one prominent hedge fund manager: Bitcoin.  Michael Novogratz, co-chief investment officer of macro funds at the $55bn Fortress Investment Group, used a panel discussion on the prospects for emerging markets to trumpet the much-hyped digital currency, which he said could be used as a cheaper way of transferring money in countries with weak banking systems. And even if it doesn’t, he said, there could be money to be made from a Bitcoin bubble along the way.”

http://www.euro2day.gr/ftcom_en/article-ft-en/1148567/bitcoin-endorsed-by-top-hedge-fund-manager.html

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Gold Seen Slumping to Four-Year Low By ‘Most Accurate’ Bearish Forecasters

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“The metal will decline to an average of $1,175 an ounce in the third quarter next year, or 11 percent less than now, according to the median of estimates from the 10 most-accurate precious metals analysts tracked by Bloomberg over the past two years. Prices were last at that level in 2010.  The forecasts underscore how some investors lost faith in gold as a store of value, driving prices to their first annual loss in 13 years. More than $63 billion was erased from the value of gold-backed funds this year, spurring losses for billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson, and mining companies announced at least $26 billion of writedowns.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-16/gold-slumping-to-four-year-low-for-best-forecasters-commodities.html

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War in Washington: Two Shocking Forecasts

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“The bond investor rebellion we’re forecasting is not unprecedented. It has happened before — in 1980, under the Carter administration.  Back then, the federal budget deficit was huge, although not nearly as large as today’s.  Consumer inflation was taking off due to years of aggressive easy money by the Fed, although not nearly as aggressive as the Fed’s massive money printing and bond buying of the past five years.  There was fear of a hotter cold war, although not nearly as intense as today’s fears. In response, bond buyers went on strike. It was virtually impossible for the United States government to sell its bonds at virtually any price. My forecast was — and is — that this will happen again.”

http://www.moneyandmarkets.com/war-in-washington-two-shocking-forecasts-55578

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Carlyle Jumps Into Niche Space: Trailer Parks

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“Carlyle Group LP, a private-equity firm that has interests in everything from an oil refinery to a vitamin maker, is adding trailer parks to its portfolio.  Analysts said the deal is evidence that big investors are betting that the demand for low-cost manufactured housing, the latest generation of trailers or mobile homes, will rise as other housing alternatives become too expensive for a number of Americans, especially senior citizens. Landlords like the steady income stream—tenants tend to stay put, especially retirees—and the low maintenance costs. Also, the communities are easy to run and typically stay full and see rents increase during market downturns.”

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304330904579135654261763692

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Carlyle Cuts Apartment Holdings After Rent Growth Slows

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“Carlyle Group LP (CG), the private-equity firm with more than a third of its $2.3 billion U.S. real estate fund in apartments, is reducing holdings of multifamily housing as rent growth slows from a post-recession surge. The company is considering apartment sales as rising construction reduces multifamily shortages and price gains for rental properties make them less attractive for private-equity firms that seek returns of 20 percent or more, said Robert Stuckey, the Washington-based firm’s head of U.S. real estate investing. Carlyle has invested or committed about $800 million of equity in 61 multifamily properties since the start of 2011, he said.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-01/carlyle-cuts-apartment-holdings-after-rent-growth-slows.html

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Precious Metals Paradox: Good Fundamentals Help And Hurt

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“Remember to take some profits when they arise and don’t expect logic to prevail. There is no intrinsic reason to believe that unnatural price action will cease or cease to have effect.  A large number of major players gain when PM prices are depressed. Some retail investors can benefit from this by identifying strong buys, entering low and holding, but be prepared for frequent unpleasant shocks and perennial assignment to the contrarian camp of ‘fools.’  When QE ends, if it ever does, equity indices boosted by debt creation may stall out and crash.  In these markets, however, and in an age of interventionism, there are no guarantees outside the castle of the State. Retail investors need a defensive posture.”

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1742782-precious-metals-paradox-good-fundamentals-help-and-hurt

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Catherine Austin Fitts: Moral Investing and the Coming Equity ‘Crash-Up’

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“Take a look at different predictions that gold is going to increase significantly in value. All those predictions assume that the monetary inflation is going to spill into commodities. And what you’re watching instead is the G-7 have been essentially building a corral that forces the horses to run out through the stock market. That’s why I call it a crash-up. I think one scenario we’re looking at is the possibility of a crash-up scenario where that monetary increase is funneled into the equity markets. One of the most important questions there is, can you get the global population interested in investing in equities? Because the long bond market bull is coming to a close.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/exclusive-interviews/34665/Anthony-Wile-Catherine-Austin-Fitts-on-Moral-Investing-and-the-Coming-Equity-Crash-Up/

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Jamie Dimon Knows What You Don’t Need to Know About U.S. Default

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