Peter Schiff interview from 2006....

Discussion in 'Trading' started by S2007S, Jun 23, 2008.

  1. Why care about currencies when you can simply hedge your US Dollars with spot forex and collect the positive carry?

    Why doesn't Schiff explain to us why it's better to outright buy European or Asian stocks than buying US stocks and shorting the corresponding amount of US Dollars and going long Euros, AUD and NZD?
     
    #31     Jun 30, 2008
  2. Why doesn't he?
    I don't know...
    Which is a more conservative bet?
    I would say his play is...
     
    #32     Jun 30, 2008
  3. Really?
    Care to support this claim with a link to his track record in MAR?
     
    #33     Jun 30, 2008
  4. I'll tell you why. Schiff has been claiming US equities are in a historic bubble and remain grossly overvalued and at the same time he claims the grass is greener on the other side and says European and Asian equities offer amazing value propositions. He is acting as if markets were completely decoupled. Did you ever hear him say how European small and mid caps have been trashed and burned in the last 12 months? Down some 30%? You won't ever hear him say that. He will always just repeat on how the US is in a recession and you have to liquidate all US stocks right now and invest in 'quality foreign equities'.

    Why on earth are people dumb enough to deposit funds with this shill? Why not just buy EFA if you want foreign stocks?

    P.S. If Schiff is so smart and called the 'housing bubble', why was it PAULSON & CO that made billions shorting subprime paper? Where was Schiff that moron? Giving interviews on TV again????
     
    #34     Jun 30, 2008
  5. Hmmmmmmmm . . .
     
    #35     Jun 30, 2008
  6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC6wS-e3Xgs
    at 3:28

    Only Paulson made money short subprimes, huh?

    He was short subprime mortgages, thanks very much..
    and the result was kaching..

    What a bunch of fuckin losers you guys are...
     
    #36     Jun 30, 2008
  7. They have over a billion because that's what he told me...

    As far as I know, B/D's don't disclose track records..
    All I have are my statements...which have been very impressive..
    Europac is the only thing I have invested in, equity wise, in the last 4 years...
    And we've been killing it..
     
    #37     Jun 30, 2008
  8. Poh, I stand corrected on the subprime paper. It seems Schiff was short from Feb 2007.
     
    #38     Jun 30, 2008
  9. Managing just under 1.5 bln now...
     
    #39     Jun 30, 2008
  10. vv111y

    vv111y

    Hi PohPoh,

    I've been thinking of opening an account with him for family.
    So how come you are on here? Do you do any of your own trading on the side?

    I'm still not 100% sure his firm can add significant value --- and I'd actually like to ask you about that PohPoh...BUT, the criticisms here for the most part sound uninformed.
     
    #40     Jul 14, 2008