High on their own supply
There was a point on the BBC’s Question Time last week where the Minister for Policing Chris Philip, who was until recently an...
A Few Short Stories
Thirty-seven thousand Americans died in car accidents in 1955, six times today’s rate adjusted for miles driven. Ford began offering seat belts in every...
AI and problems of scale
There’s a story in one of Georges Simeon’s 1930s detective stories that I think about sometimes when talking about a certain kind of AI...
Investing In International Stocks Is Unnecessary, Here’s Why
Despite my extensive experience of 13 years working in international equities, living abroad for the same duration, and visiting approximately 60 countries, I don't...
Talk Your Book: Hedging Your Portfolio with Options
Today’s Talk Your Book is sponsored by SpiderRock Advisors: On today’s show, we spoke with Eric Metz, President and Chief Investment Officer of...
30 Years of Financial Market Returns
A colleague recently asked me to run the 30 year annual returns for U.S. stocks, bonds and cash. He just wanted the returns. I...
Embrace Rejection! How Getting Denied Saves Us Over $50,000
My life has been filled with rejections, and I've finally come to embrace rejection as a natural part of life. To me, being rejected...
Convenience is a Form of Wealth
Here’s the lede from a Bloomberg article about rich people trying to avoid taxes in New York City: At New Jersey’s Teterboro and Long...
Why the Gaza war has spun campuses into chaos
It’s difficult to know what to make of the turmoil on college campuses these days — the protests, polarization, intimidation and general bitterness. In...
Private Credit Update
DISCLOSURES This commentary is being provided to you as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. The opinions expressed...