March 2023

Interest rates and the future path of monetary policy was the theme of the month in February. As we’ve discussed numerous times since short-term rates began to rise off the zero bound in late 2021, the direction and speed of change in short-term rates matter a lot for the equity market.

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March 27, 2023

Though volatility has remained quite elevated, equity markets have moved higher over the last two weeks. This welcomed positive performance came despite very little easing in terms of headwinds coupled with an especially volatile Treasury market.

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Sometimes Analogies are Just Easier to Understand

Imagine that I have successfully persuaded you to manage my money. Specifically, I have convinced you to construct a portfolio for me of residential real estate located exclusively within your home town…

The Dividend

Dividends can be quite impactful on total return. In fact, from World War II through 2019, roughly 40% of the S&P 500’s total return can be attributed to dividends. They are clearly an important component of total return…

More or Less is Better Than In or Out

Most Americans now get their news from social media, which is probably not the best straight news source. For the few of us left that don’t, we most likely consume news from sources that speak to our own points of view. Most of us would rather see the world through a comfortable lens…

This is How Cash is Supposed to Work

Few would argue with the premise that the most basic principal of successful investing is buying low and selling high. Yet the actual execution of this most basic principal is far more challenging than many realize. The concept seems obvious, doesn’t it?…

Risk

What is risk? It’s subjective, really, isn’t it? An “in the eye of the beholder” sort of thing. Perhaps Justice Potter Stewart’s opinion on obscenity best describes our understanding of risk – “I know it when I see it.”  But do we?…

The Fox and the Hedgehog

The ancient Greek poet Archilochus wrote, “the fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.” The fox has clever ways to ensnare the hedgehog. Each time, the little hedgehog rolls up into a prickly ball, creating an impenetrable defense to the fox’s nefarious efforts…

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