Jack the Pipper

Jack the Pipper

Jack is founder and president of Black Swan Capital LLC. He has also operated a discretionary money management firm specializing in global stock, bond, and currency asset management for retail clients. In addition, he was a general partner in a firm specializing in currency futures and commodities trading. Neither firm is now in operation. Prior to entering the investment arena, Jack worked in various corporate finance positions. He has written extensively on the subject of global currencies and international economics.

Articles by Jack the Pipper

The Ebb and Flow of Hope in the Eurozone

Each time I think the eurozone is backed into a corner, it manages to find a new corner through the magic of political persuasion and a market belief in financial engineering. Or a simpler summary may suffice: Leaders in the eurozone continue to pull rabbits out of their hat. But even rabbits can reproduce only so fast!

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The Global Initiative and ECB to the Rescue

Italy to vote on cuts, US applies pressure: Italy’s Senate is set to vote on austerity measures demanded by the European Union to avert a euro zone meltdown, after U.S. President Barack Obama ratcheted up pressure for more dramatic action from the currency bloc.

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Hodgepodge

It is sad to see how easily just one hubris-filled hack can so easily devastate a company. At least now we have a new term to add to the financial world’s expanding lexicon of ugliness.

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When I became a winner, I said, ‘I figured it out, but if I’m wrong, I’m getting the hell out, because I want to save my money and go on to the next trade.Marty Schwartz