Investing, Finance, Books, Economics, and other Learnings
It has been an exciting and productive week, and now I hoping to find some downtime to get caught up on reading. However, I have a deck to stain, a finance class to prepare for, and of course, some kids to hang out with. I’m entering a very busy time of year, but plan to Read more about Weekend Reading Links 9/29/17[…]
The Kraken’s power comes from its vast size and ability to wrap multiple tentacles around its prey. At the height of its strength it can drag the biggest ships under the ocean and devour them. As the Kraken grows, its reach expands into every corner of the ocean. This is how I view my investing Read more about How to Become a Great Investor – The First Six Tentacles of the Kraken[…]
Weekend Reading Links 9/22/17 I just got back from a great trip to New York City. I was asked to go out for the week to work with our office out of Tarrytown (30 miles north of NYC) so I took the opportunity and went out early with the wife to do some touristy sight-seeing. Read more about Weekend Reading Links 9/22/17[…]
Weekend Reading Links 9/08/17 For those of you who had enjoyed the weekend reading links, (and there were a couple of you out there) sorry for the summer break. I stopped when we took our Disney vacation in the beginning of June and ended up taking the rest of the summer off. I tried Read more about Weekend Reading Links 9/08/17[…]
Cryptocurrency is the hot new thing. It seems that everyone these days is catching the crypto-bug. Whether Bitcoin or Ether, or any of the hundreds of other digital currency offshoots, here is the rundown of what you need to know from a professional investor’s perspective. In my job of managing money for a living I Read more about Dealing in Cryptocurrency – the Professional Investor’s Take[…]
If you could go back to any time period in history to go live and raise a family, which would you pick? Ancient Rome? The renaissance? The 1950’s? Any of these choices would be terrible compared to the time period we are living in right now. That isn’t to say there aren’t some redeeming qualities Read more about This is the Best of Times[…]
This week I am really looking forward to attending the Morningstar Investor Conference. Last year was my first trip to this event and I was very impressed. This year I am really looking forward to the line-up of speakers, learning a lot, and hopefully also meeting some interesting people. But in the run up to Read more about The Morningstar Investor Conference and the Power of Tribal Gatherings[…]
The Fed continues to execute according to plan. The market had largely anticipated the recent move by the Fed to raise short-term rates by 0.25%. They liked the more the even-keeled and cautious tone that Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen conveyed in the press conference. Per Binyamin Appelbaum of the New York Times: Figure 1: Ebullient(adj.) Read more about Baby Steps and Quarter Points[…]
Anyone who has read my posts in the past, know that I am not a fan of gold as an investment. It’s not that I think gold is awful, I just have a hard time investing in assets without measurable value drivers. What I do have a real problem with, are the hucksters that Read more about Gold Revisited[…]
He is one of the most powerful investors in the world, at the head of the world’s largest pool of investment capital, and chances are you have never heard of him. Most people know who Warren Buffett is. If you are really into investments you have heard of some of the other influential players like Read more about The Most Ice-Cold Investor You Have Never Heard of[…]