Why You Don’t Need Speculative Assets Like US Oil ETFs For Your Long-Term Goals
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Stock Market Commentary: Confront the brutal facts, yet never lose faith
The 24th and 25th days of March 2020 were two rare consecutive “green” days for the US markets since the COVID-19 sell-off began almost a month ago. From a low point of over -30% from the peak, the S&P500 was up a huge 9.4% on the first green day the expectation of the US Congress […]
Is a -12% down a Verdict on Fed and Government Actions? Give It Time.
When the markets are under extreme stress, things can and do happen on Sunday nights. Back in September 2008, Lehman’s default and Merrill Lynch’s running into Bank of America’s arms for rescue took place on a Sunday night, US time. A week later, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were named bank holding companies, allowing them […]
What Is Different And What Is Not? Use Both History And Logic. | CIO Letter
Yesterday was the worst one-day in the US stock markets since 1987. To have an index almost 10% down in a single day is a very rare event. How do we think about rare events then, in relation to our investments? The first popular framework of thought is to look at history. But let’s use […]
Investing in Turbulent Markets – The Wise Way Or The Smart Way? Some Thoughts And An Invitation
To say that the stock markets have been volatile against the evolving global COVID-19 situation is an understatement. As of that is not enough, the failure of OPEC talks over the weekend of 7-8 March and subsequent oil price drops have added fuel to fire (pun intended). Moves of more than 4% in the S&P500 […]
Markets Down 12%: “SALE” Time, Not Sell Time
What are the regrets of fund managers and advisers who are still in the profession today, when they think of 2008-2009? Overnight, US equities ended sharply lower in the Thursday trading session, with S&P 500 finishing down for a sixth straight session yesterday. This brings the index to -12% from its peak on 19 Feb […]
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