Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Top Investor Warns of “Financial Armageddon” as Soros Dumps Bank Stocks, Buys Gold

In what analysts say is another indication that the economy will get worse in the not-too-distant future, recent filings by billionaire financier George Soros show he dumped virtually all his holdings in major financial companies like JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup. His multi-billion-dollar U.S. fund also loaded up on gold, with the portfolio now holding more than $130 million worth of the precious metal.

Data compiled by analysts based on Soros’ most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) showed that during the last quarter, his American fund sold more than a million shares of the big financial companies with a value of almost $50 million. During that period, Soros Fund Management also more than doubled its position in the SPDR Gold Trust to nearly 900,000 shares.  http://thenewamerican.com/economy/markets/item/12552-top-investor-warns-of-%E2%80%9Cfinancial-armageddon%E2%80%9D-as-soros-dumps-bank-stocks-buys-gold

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