Day: June 22, 2008

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Investing

Asset management in China: I

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Last Updated on June 23, 2008 by stlplace

When I say a mutual fund manager, what kind of personality (impression) appears in your mind? A guy or a lady in his/her 40s, with financial education, 10 years or more experience in investment field…

This is not the case in China. Due to the boom of China stock market in recent years, and the boom of the hedge fund, many experienced guys (like Danbin, more about Danbin later) started or joined hedge fund so that they could make more money. Here is a Chinese article titled “rookie fund managers in charge of trillons of Yuan, only 7 fund managers have more than 7 years experience in China mutual funds”. The following Chinese video below tells the same problem.

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Life

Remembering Tim Russert

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Last Updated on June 22, 2008 by stlplace

Don’t know exactly when I learned about Tim, most likely the Bush-Gore 2000 election. But I do remember watching Tim at Meet the Press on Sunday mornings after that.

Tim Russert Meet the Press pic
(source: CNET)

The thing I like about Tim Russert is: he always asks intelligent questions, provide objective information for the audience to consume, not personal views; and at the same time I am impressed by his polite manner and smile, many ordinary people think he is “one of our own”. And indeed his uproots is working class: his book Big Russ and me talked about his father.

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Fun

European soccer championship 2008

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Last Updated on June 22, 2008 by stlplace

Yesterday I watched the Russia Netherland game. It was great. Russia has a young and energetic team, and they have lots of oppertunities. Guess who is Neatherland coach? My hero (20 years back) Dutch soccer star Van Basten!


(van Basten legendary goal in European Championship in 1988?).

TV schedule here. It is the first time ESPN broadcast the whole thing in the US.