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Just As Risky Assets Start Becoming Attractive, Nobody Wants Them
Our firm’s principal often quips that investments are the only thing that people like to buy when they’re more expensive and don’t like to buy
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My investment mentor, a late legend among hedge fund managers, once explained to me the stages of a market decline. Public concern is first, which turns
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Blindfold yourself, grab a dart, and throw it at the Wall Street Journal. Whatever stock, bond, commodity, or fund you hit probably increased in 2020.
July 31st Rate Cut
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The fourth quarter of 2018 has so far delivered losses to investors, with the S&P 500 dropping close to 15% since October 1, and the
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