As we move towards the mid-term elections it is appropriate that we recognize the historical significance of the "Presidential Cycle": Thus, although most of us are very nervous that we are close to all-time highs in the SPX (S&P 500 Index), US Equities are up ~14% so far this year in a year that has historically been the weakest, averaging only 5%. Add to that the fact that the third year … [Read More...]
How Risky Is Your Portfolio? May 2021
Portfolio risk is a subject I've written about in prior blog posts. It is particularly important now that U.S. Equities are hovering around all time highs and we are entering the summer months when the stock market tends to generate less than … [Read more]
Risk Management: May 2021
With the U.S. Equities market either making or bumping up against new highs, it behooves investors to consider risk management. Here are a few suggestions as to how I am working to protect capital. To illustrate these suggestions, I begin with a … [Read more]
Grading Exams
How does one balance grading exams when teaching in an educational environment that prides itself on downplaying letter grades, while holding students to high standards of excellence? The system below explains the model I used in my last years of … [Read more]
The Elements of Investing: Part III
Chapter three of the Malkiel and Ellis book, The Elements of Investing, contains four parts, all related to diversification. I've written about diversification of the family portfolio over on Seeking Alpha. If interested in this argument, here is … [Read more]
Protected: Modified Kipling Workbook with Risk Ratios
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The Elements of Investing: Part II
Chapter two of The Elements of Investing covers index investing. When it comes to investing, nobody knows more than the market. William F. Sharpe put is simply in an article many years ago when he wrote - The Arithmetic of Active Management. I … [Read more]
The Elements of Investing: Part I
Burton G. Malkiel and Charles D. Ellis have written an amazingly simple and short book titled, The Elements of Investing. This compact book hits on all cylinders of investing and the first one is the most important - SAVE. This simply means, follow … [Read more]
The Golden Rule of Investing
The Golden Rule of Investing is simply, “Save as much as you can as early as you can.” The operative word is early. William J. Bernstein lays it out in stark language in his book, “The Investor’s Manifesto“ where he writes, “Each dollar you do not … [Read more]
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