Category Archives: Investing

Diversify When the Upside Is Limited

Posted on February 12, 2019 by

While having lunch with a client recently, I asked about his attitude towards risk.  His half-joking response was that he would like high returns with no risk. I’ve heard similar sentiments echoed many times down the years. We all want … Continue reading →

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Baseball and Stocks: Games of Failure

Posted on January 28, 2019 by

Remember that the best hitter in baseball this year will fail 65 percent of the time. — George Will Mookie Betts hit .346 in 2018, failing 65.4% of the time.  Mr. Betts reached base more often than his batting average … Continue reading →

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Markets Fluctuate

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

“Markets fluctuate.” That was the entire comment by Ace Greenberg, the CEO of Bear Stearns, in a special issue of Institutional Investor magazine dedicated to opinions from the great and the good regarding the causes and consequences of October 1987’s … Continue reading →

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Incentives Matter

Posted on August 8, 2018 by

We’ve had a Toyota RAV4 for over eight years now. It’s been great because it’s reliable and can hold a ton of stuff with the seats down. However, every once in a while we receive a recall notice from Toyota, … Continue reading →

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Home Is For Your Heart, Not Your Portfolio

Posted on August 2, 2018 by

A number of years ago I took over a portfolio that held corporate bonds from both developed and emerging markets. As I looked through the holdings a name popped out at me, Ipiranga. I turned to my credit analyst and … Continue reading →

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Bonds: Is a Massive Selloff in Order?

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

The other day there was a video clip in my Twitter feed from a strategist who stated on CNBC that rates were going much higher in the second half of this year. He went on to say that those who … Continue reading →

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Is This Time Different?

Posted on March 30, 2016 by

I’m a cyclist.  Typically, I ride the tarmac, but in the cold my friends and I will get out our mountain or cyclocross bikes and hit the dirt roads. Those roads are sheltered, offer stunning scenery and have enough steep pitches to ensure a … Continue reading →

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