Janet Yellen (Might Have) Nailed It*
Coming into 2016 it looked like there was a very real chance that the weakness in emerging markets posed a serious threat to the US...
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Three Things I Think I Think – Fixing Stuff Edition
The weekend is right around the corner. I’ll be in Las Vegas with a group of crazy overworked men from New York most likely riding...
Is Your Adviser a Fiduciary?
The new fiduciary standard rule has been all the rage this week on Wall Street. This new rule set out guidelines by which financial advisers...
Three Things I Think I Think – Hump Day Edition
Okay people. Just 2.5 more days and we’re there. You can make it….In the meantime, here are some things I think I am thinking about:...
Myth Busting: Stock Buybacks aren’t Propping up the Stock Market
There has been a good deal of concern about stock buybacks in recent years ranging from concerns that buybacks are a poor allocation of resources...
My “Wisdom” on the Being an Optimist About the Future
Tadas ends his blogger wisdom series asking what we’re excited about that no one else is talking about. I said: I am excited about how...
My “Wisdom” on Changing my Mind
Tadas continues with the financial blogger wisdom series today asking: Think back to the last edition of this series a couple of years ago. Have...
What Does it Mean to be a “Low Fee” Investment Advisor?
I pride myself on being a truly low fee investment advisor & portfolio manager. With fees ranging from 0.1%-0.35% my firm offers one of the most...
My “Wisdom” on Diversity in Finance
The blogger wisdom series continued today with a question about diversity in finance. Tadas asks: It does not escape me that the entire distribution list...
My “Wisdom” on Index Funds
Tadas Viskanta continues his series on “finance blogger wisdom” today discussing index funds. Specifically, he asks: Should we care that the percentage of assets in indexes...