In case you’d like to see how the Russian Ruble is doing. Shield your eyes, Frank.
The Rubble
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Count Your Blessings
Flee
As I’ve mentioned obliquely, what’s going on in Ukraine touches close to home for us. We have dear friends from there, and they have many relatives in great peril. Much of the fencing world is associated with Russia and Ukraine, and our beloved Alex, who was so instrumental in the success of Prophet, was from there. Here is a map of where the terrified citizens are fleeing. We are hoping to house a few of them here at our home in Palo Alto.
For the Fearless
I’m not touching it, but for what it’s worth, here is RUSL, the 200% leveraged Russian equity fund.
NOTE BENE: I have been (swiftly!) informed by fellow Slopers that this fund is getting liquidated on March 11th. But I’ll leave this post up for now, since let’s just say the market action is not acting as an effective muse today.
(more…)2008 Called……
……..and wants its Russian equity price quotes back.
