Learn To Sail in All Waters

May 6, 2015 One should learn to sail in all waters – Italian proverb For yield and less interest rate sensitivity, high-yield bonds look attractive Current market conditions suggest that a more active management approach may be in season There are more than a few...

Betterer Investing

Jan 20, 2015 At age 33, tennis great Roger Federer trains hard to get “betterer” to keep up with the challenges of staying at the top of the ATP World Tour. While watching a match I saw an ad for robo-advisor Betterment that suggested that their method of diversified...

Is It Still a Roller Coaster

August 11, 2014 For those with short term memories, it seems that the market for risk assets can only go up. Weak earnings season, prices go up. Ultra-slow “recovery”, prices go up. Geopolitical unrest? No problem, prices go up. Bad weather, prices go up. Since the...