Category Archives: Investing

We Need to Talk About the Yield Curve

Posted on February 14, 2020 by

What is the yield curve and why should I care? The yield curve is a graph of the yields that government bonds are paying, arranged in order of time to maturity. You should care because the cost of mortgages, bank … Continue reading →

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It’s Time For Predictions; I Don’t Play That

Posted on January 6, 2020 by

Here we are at the start of a new year and a new decade. Is it really a new decade? Personally, I’m the sort who starts counting at one, not zero, but I’ll go along and say it is a … Continue reading →

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Fire and Ice

Posted on November 1, 2019 by

Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To … Continue reading →

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Diversification’s Gold Standard

Posted on July 25, 2019 by

I am an advisor with a past, a past managing global bond funds. For over twenty years, I invested in a vast array of markets and bond sectors around the globe. These included sectors like high yield and emerging markets … Continue reading →

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Man Plans, and God Laughs.

Posted on July 11, 2019 by

Der mentsh trakht un got lakht.  — Yiddish proverb Winston Churchill believed that he had limited time. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, had died just shy of his 46th birthday. Sir Winston lived into his 91st year, smoking cigars and … Continue reading →

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Does/Should the Fed Care About the Stock Market?

Posted on June 21, 2019 by

Once upon a time, in another millennium, I worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It was during the reign of Chairman Volcker, first of his name. One thing I did was prepare statistical packages for the officers … Continue reading →

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Collecting Is Not Investing

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

When I was 17, on the cusp of driving age, I had dinner at a friend’s house. I remember this particular dinner because of the question his dad asked me. This friend’s family was wealthier than most of those I … Continue reading →

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Procrastination Has Its Price

Posted on May 9, 2019 by

April is the cruelest month, keeping me inside doing taxes while I stare jealously at my friends’ Strava feeds detailing their adventures and the miles they’ve ridden. April is also the month that many inflict cruelty upon their future selves … Continue reading →

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Jeopardy and Understanding Your Goals

Posted on April 16, 2019 by

On April 9, 2019 James Holzhauer broke the figurative bank on Jeopardy by winning $110,914 in one day. The previous one day record was $77,000. James did it by going after high value clues first, by seeking out the Daily … Continue reading →

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Finance Is a Language

Posted on March 27, 2019 by

He walked quietly into the lecture room, tall, thin and pale. His suit hung loosely off his frame. He spoke softly: “This is 15.439, Problems in Finance. There is a list of 50 problems for this course. If we do … Continue reading →

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