Posts Tagged ‘ credit crisis ’

Wall Street Bailout: Usually the Quick Fix is the Wrong Fix

Sep 30th, 2008 | By rgblog | Category: Articles on Investing

By: Michael Facchini, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds
We’re all familiar with the proverbial ship that has a leak.  What’s the quickest and easiest way to address that leak?  Patch up the hole.  That usually “fixes” the problem, or at least hides it for a while.  But then the hole becomes larger and other holes pop [...]



Alternatives a Good Idea When Even Buffett isn’t Spared From the Economic Downturn

Sep 2nd, 2008 | By rgblog | Category: Investment Perspectives

Summer is over. The children are getting back to school and the world is getting back to business.  One of the things that caught my eye last week before the long weekend was that Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway, is down around 20%.  If we were talking about anyone else, I wouldn’t be very surprised in [...]



Commercial Real Estate: Can It Weather the Credit Crisis and a Downturn?

Aug 18th, 2008 | By rgblog | Category: Investment Perspectives

By: Dominic Mazzone, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds
Lately, a lot of investors and friends have asked my opinion about the effects of the credit crisis on commercial real estate. You’d have to be living in a cave not to know about residential values falling, but there doesn’t seem to be a general consensus about [...]