You lose $8,000 in one night playing Blackjack. Are you going to try and win it all back again tomorrow?You do come back and you lose even more. This time it’s $10,000. Are you finally done, or will you come… Read More
The Most Misused Warren Buffett Quote
We all know the famous Warren Buffett quote about only swinging at a “fat pitch”. It’s a beloved quote and a lot of people use it to describe their own investment process. But they use the “Fat Pitch” as a… Read More
Halo, Horns, Politics, & Your Portfolio
Social Psychologist Lee Ross ran an experiment where he took peace proposals created by Israeli negotiators and labeled them Palestinian. He then labeled Palestinian peace proposals as Israeli. He presented them to Israeli citizens and asked them which ones they… Read More
Today’s Treasury Rates Explained
Bonds are essentially loans. You give a company or some other entity money, they pay you interest, and eventually give you your original investment back. United States Treasury-Bills or T-Bills work a little differently. T-Bills are short-term securities issued by… Read More
How Are You Managing Risk in the AMM Dividend Growth Strategy?
During any market correction — we’re lumping corrections and bear markets into one category for this article — a common question is how are you managing risk in the AMM Dividend Growth Strategy? Risk management is something that happens before… Read More
Signal vs Noise – Q4 2021 Client Letter
Investing, by definition, is a long-term endeavor. But investing for the long-term means staying focused through periods of short-term volatility, and frequently negative news flow. As the old saying in media goes, “if it bleeds, it leads”. Big down days… Read More
Coronavirus Risk and Your Portfolio
If you have been following the news over the last few weeks, then by now you are aware that 1) there is a novel coronavirus spreading around the globe, and 2) global stock markets have been selling off as a… Read More