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Tag Archives: Investing
Jeopardy and Understanding Your Goals
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
Posted in Goals, Investing, Planning
Tagged Financial Advice, Goals, Investing, Planning
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Hitting ‘Em Where They Ain’t
“Keep your eye on the ball and hit ‘em where they ain’t” … Continue reading
Posted in Asset Allocation, Bonds, Currency, Equities, Investing
Tagged Asset Allocation, Bonds, Equities, FX, Investing
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Portfolio Management: Cooking With Hamburger Helper
Betty Crocker introduced Hamburger Helper in 1971. You took chopped meat and mixed it with what, in essence, was filler to complete the meal. Much of active management works the same way.
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Diversify When the Upside Is Limited
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
Posted in Credit, High Yield, Investing
Tagged Credit, Equities, Investing, Volatility
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Baseball and Stocks: Games of Failure
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
Markets Fluctuate
“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
Incentives Matter
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
Home Is For Your Heart, Not Your Portfolio
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
Posted in Credit, Emerging Markets, Equities, Investing, Market Cycles
Tagged Credit, Equities, Investing, Market Cycles
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Is This Time Different?
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
Posted in Cycling, Investing, Market Cycles, Trade
Tagged Investing, Market Cycles, Trade
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Strategy and Structure
Strategy and Structure is a classic management book. It is about the evolution of structures suitable for managing large complex organizations. The book gets across the idea that form should fit function in organizational design. In asset management, it is the vehicle … Continue reading
