By: Dominic Mazzone, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds
Distressed Debt is starting to make a lot of noise in the alternative investment arena and with everyone jumping on the boat; it might be ready to tip.  I have seen numerous announcements of new distressed debt funds and I think we will keep seeing more down the [...]

By: Dominic Mazzone, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds

We hear it all the time. “Put your money where your mouth is,” “Skin in the game,” and, “Eat your own dog food.” All phrases that talk about the one thing in the investing world that many fund managers try to avoid. Accountability. When [...]

 By: Dominic Mazzone, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds
For the last month I have been travelling through Europe and I am always surprised at how beautiful that part of the world is, however this time I was also surprised by the painful strength of the Euro.  In some countries, what used to be a good price for [...]

By: Dominic Mazzone, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds
 
PART II of When did Financial Freedom Become So Expensive?
It is ironic to be writing the second part of this important topic while I am vacationing in Slovenia and Spain.  The countryside is beautiful, and the people are extremely gracious and keenly interested in U.S. investments and the economy. Most importantly, [...]

By: Dominic Mazzone, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds

PART I of When did Financial Freedom Become So Expensive?
Financial Freedom.  Two words that sound great together but have such a deceptive meaning when actually put together.  In reality, the only time you get financial freedom for free is from found money; winning, inheriting, or finding it under [...]

By: Michael Gesualdi, TD Waterhouse
We are happy to have our first article from Michael Gesualdi at TD Waterhouse, about the U.S. markets from a non-U.S. perspective.  Michael wanted to give us a broad view of the markets for his first offering, and his next article will start focusing in on particular factors affecting the [...]

By: Dominic Mazzone, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds 
Diversification has taken on many meanings within the past few decades depending on who you talk to, and in my opinion, I think on the way we lost its true meaning.  I believe the reason for losing the real meaning of the word is due to the financial [...]

By: Dominic Mazzone, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds
You don’t have to be an expert to know that the media loves tragedy, and anything with the word Subprime in the last several months has qualified. Let’s face it, doom and gloom sells and I would love to see the circulation numbers on any newspaper that had the [...]

Borrowers Tap Mortgages of Last Resort
By JEFF D. OPDYKE
December 5, 2007; Page D1
Some mortgage seekers spurned by banks and other traditional lenders are turning to high-cost loans known as “hard-money mortgages.”
Once thought of as a last resort for strapped borrowers, these products — also called “private-money mortgages” — have different lending standards than traditional mortgages and carry [...]