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Risk Parity isn’t the Problem, it’s the Solution
Bank of America Merrill Lynch recently released a research note suggesting that Risk Parity investment strategies currently represent a substantial source of systematic risk in global markets. The note was picked up breathlessly by several media outlets and posted under …
Keep ReadingBrexit: A Case Study in Diversification and Downside Protection
The ‘Leave’ outcome was mostly unexpected, as polls run earlier in the week had shown the ‘Remain’ camp to be confidently in control. As a result, stock markets around the world reacted predictably to heightened uncertainty and potential hidden risks on bank balance sheets …
Keep ReadingThe Importance of Asset Allocation vs. Security Selection: A Primer
By far the greatest source of personal consternation as a professional in markets is investors’ obsession with finding the best stocks, or the best stock pickers. The fact that investors pursue this objective at all undermines all meaningful arguments about efficient markets …
Keep ReadingOur Podcast Interview with “Money Tree”
On the heels of our publishing Adaptive Asset Allocation, over the past couple months, we were invited to join a number of excellent financial podcasts. We love these types of opportunities, and they differ from traditional media interviews in that we actually …
Keep ReadingOur Podcast Interview with “Stacking Benjamins”
oday, we want to thank Joe Saul-Sehy and “The Other Guy” of the Stacking Benjamins podcast. What follows is a lightly edited transcript of the interview, with links to the resources referenced in the interview …
Keep ReadingNVCC Bonds: How Much Risk Would You Take for an 8% Yield?
Banks make money by taking your deposits and loaning against them. In fact, the law allows for banks to loan out a surprising amount of capital against your deposit, up to 90-95%, keeping only a 5-10% capital cushion. If we assume that banks do this many …
Keep ReadingOur Money Life Podcast Interview with Chuck Jaffe
On the heels of our publishing Adaptive Asset Allocation, over the past couple weeks, we were invited to join a number of excellent financial podcasts. We love these types of opportunities, and they differ from traditional media interviews in that we actually have …
Keep ReadingMarch Madness Portfolio Challenge: All Hail Our Champion!
With our inaugural March Madness Portfolio Challenge in the books, we’re going to cover three very important takeaways.Takeaway #1: I mean, it wasn’t even close…Yes, in this part we pay homage to our esteemed champion, who has earned the glory due …
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