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BRIM by Buss Randolph on 2011-10-10

BRIM September Report

A fruitful month. Time to believe that we have chosen the right direction for our Business Development. Five Stars go to Ludmila Morozova! Likewise, North America under Christopher Buss is progressing steadily. Swimming in the Adriatic in August & September, we polished a few of BRIM’s principals that we live / work with / follow:...

BRIM by Buss Randolph on 2011-09-18

BRIM August Report

2 Down (closed) and some others very close to closing. Our purpose is simple - to help clients - globally. August Report – 2011 We have recently closed on two projects – 25m and 10m. Both are likely to expand in the future as these are INITIAL investments. At Buss & Roth, increasingly, we are crossing the continents and borders,...

BRIM by Buss Randolph on 2011-08-10

Take Control - O Save me the Pain

We have become "soft". We hold our hands out to government and cry aloud "Forgive me, for I have sinned - I have twiddled away my savings and made unintelligent decisions. I have little real-world skills and now I don't know what to do. May I have some money, for I am entitled to it" (This was an original article from 2008 --- sadly, still very...

BRIM by Buss Randolph on 2011-06-10

Hedge Funds as Lenders

Need money to finance your business ? Hedge fund managers have been called plenty of names. Now, they can add another: local banker. When Rentech, a clean energy business in Los Angeles, was rejected by its long-time banker last year, it asked a hedge fund for money instead. “You have to take what’s available at the time,”...

BRIM by Buss Randolph on 2011-06-08

Trading Grains

We've started trading wheat contracts - volatile, volatile, volatile Wheat futures are up more than 75% over the past year and continued higher Friday on concerns that a perfect storm may be brewing. Specifically, a drought in Europe and flooding in the U.S. are crushing this year's crop sending supply expectations considerably lower....

BRIM by Buss Randolph on 2011-02-16

GMR Trader - Getting (re)Started - A New Red Chip

2010 offered up a very good performance with respect to the GMR portfolios and various GMR Trader picks. I know exceedingly well that it is often difficult to maintain a steady hand and not to sell early and therefore miss profits or wait to sell too late, and capture losses. Believe me, I know—but I learned over 10 yrs. :-) The current group of...