Pervasive Fear

THE BEST INVESTMENT ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED WAS: “THE DEGREE OF UNPROFITABLE ANXIETY IN AN INVESTOR’S LIFE CORRESPONDS DIRECTLY TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT DWELLING ON HOW AN INVESTMENT SHOULD BE ACTING, RATHER THAN HOW IT ACTUALLY IS ACTING.”

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Global Trump-Reflation

IN THE WEEKS LEADING UP TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, EQUITIES FELL ANYTIME TRUMP GOT A BUMP IN THE POLLS, AND GAINED WHEN CLINTON ROSE IN THE POLLS.

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Bond Investors: Caveat Emptor

THE LAST TIME A BOND BEAR MARKET WAS GETTING STARTED, I WAS STILL IN DIAPERS. IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO FIND ANY INVESTOR WHO LIVED THROUGH AND VIVIDLY REMEMBERS THE IMPACT OF LOSING MONEY YEAR AFTER YEAR IN BONDS, BUT…

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