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The tide of global debt has peaked: 8 charts suggest what may happen next, as the tide retreats

The results of the central bankers’ great experiment with money printing are now in, and they are fairly depressing, as the charts above confirm: On the left are the IMF’s annual forecasts from 2010 – 2018 (dotted lines) and the actual result (black) Until recently, the Fund was convinced the world would soon see 5% […]

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Most hedge funds not an "alternative" asset class

Warren Buffett is the world’s most successful investor, earning $62bn from his investments by 2009. But if he had instead channelled this money through hedge funds, and still been equally successful, he would have ended up with just $5bn. They would …

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Buffett says US rich should pay higher taxes

Last year, Warren Buffett paid only $7m taxes, just 17.4% of his income.

Now he says rich Americans, including himself, should pay more, in order to help reduce US debt. He notes that:

• In 1992, the wealthiest 400 Americans paid 29.2% tax on $16….