Five Reasons Why Writing Is the Most Underrated Investment Skill
What does it take to be a successful investor? A healthy balance of technical skill, emotional intelligence, and intentional habits can help. This three-legged stool requires us to derive precision…
Markets in Chaos: A Return to the Gold Standard?
Not for syndication. This article cannot be republished without the express permission of Business Expert Press (BEP). The following is adapted from the forthcoming Markets in Chaos: A History of Market…
No Farmers, No Food
Are green policies around the world, targeting everything from too much nitrogen to protection of endangered species, all part of a plan to get small farmers off the land, paving…
Book Review: The Paradox of Debt
The Paradox of Debt: A New Path to Prosperity without Crisis. 2023. Richard Vague. University of Pennsylvania Press. In 2004, Vice President Dick Cheney drew no small amount of derision…
Harvesting Equity Premia in Emerging Markets: A Four-Step Process
Until recently, emerging market (EM) equities were among the darlings of the investing world. And why not? To most investors, a potentially diversifying asset class with prospects for high returns…
Steve Blank Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 1
Laura Thomas is a former CIA operations officer. Reading how she moved in 2021 from CIA ops into a quantum technology company offered insightful career transition advice for those leaving…
Portfolio Confidential: Five Common Client Concerns
For the past three years, I’ve written a monthly column for Canadian MoneySaver called “Portfolio Confidential” that answers various investor questions. Some of these I receive from emails, but most…
Private Capital: Lessons from the Conglomerate Era
Global private capital firms are charting a well-traveled course. With their sprawling empires, the largest alternative asset managers have adopted strategies that borrow extensively from the octopus-like corporate conglomerate business…
A Mixed Outlook? The Banking Sector and Its Three Key Drivers
The latest earnings results for banks include words like “record,” “outstanding,” and “doubles.” So far, 2023 has been a banner year for the sector, at least from an earnings perspective.…
The Alpha Capture Ratio: Rising Interest Rates Mean Pricier Alpha
The rapid ascent of the federal funds rate from near 0% in 2022 to a 15-year high of 5.25% in July 2023 presents both an opportunity for hedge funds’ expected…
