It’s hard to imagine daily life with an annual inflation rate of 1,000,000%. At that rate, the price of a cup of coffee doubles between your weekly paychecks. That is what the citizens of Venezuela are facing, according to a recent report from the IMF. The story of how the country went from relative stability …
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An update on the major events impacting financial markets.
The emerging market asset class is testing investor resolve. With few exceptions, stocks and bonds of developing countries have provided negative total returns so far in 2018. The outlook for future returns, though, is better now that valuations have adjusted lower. It’s time to take a serious look at investing in emerging market equities. But …
The completion of a book is something to celebrate. Researching, writing, rewriting and editing take hundreds of hours. Most authors, though, are not satisfied with the mere completion of their book. They want people to read it, of course. Getting people to do so is often the hardest part of the process. Click here to …
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If you knew with 100% certainty that an economic recession was coming, would you alter your long-term asset allocation? If your answer is yes, then proceed to the next question. If you knew that trying to time the market correctly is virtually impossible, would you try to do it anyway? If so, you need to …
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Short and sweet, Lots of charts. Here is a brief update on some the major macro issues moving markets.
Credit markets around the globe are beginning to show signs of stress. The one outlier is the US High Yield bond market. Can the performance be sustained? Click here to read the entire post on Forbes
If you have picked up a newspaper in the last week, you are probably aware of the turmoil in Europe. Anti-Euro rhetoric in Italy is once again threatening financial stability in the region. The political chaos in Italy is spreading to other European markets, causing financial stress across asset classes. Here are 5 charts highlighting the impact …
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Warren Buffett popularized Ben Graham’s notion of “Margin of Safety” when evaluating the quality of an investment. The idea is that the future is unpredictable and we have to allow for the chance that our projections may be wrong, so we need a cushion in our analysis to protect us when things don’t go according to plan. …
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Stress in Italy; a break out in 10-year yields; carnage in emerging markets. Lot’s happened this week in fixed-income. Read the post to get the details.
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