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Due to the proliferation of new computer-assisted advisory platforms, it’s natural to ask what investment advisers of the future will look like and whether they’ll be humans or robots. A fast-growing segment of the investment advisory market focuses on providing … Read more
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Unlike drones and more like electrocardiogram plots, investments rarely go in straight lines but rather undulate, frequently reversing directions, which is normal. As has been stated in my past posts, I believe that our current journey will take us to … Read more
Leave a CommentMany of us had the blessing of spending some quality time with our families over the holiday break. For my family, it was a rewarding time. We played games and sports and watched a lot of movies. In the midst … Read more
12 Comments (Editor’s note: This article was originally written on 15 December). In a somewhat long, scary piece on the re-hypothecation of gold bars, John Hathaway of Tocqueville Asset Management intones, “In the financial markets, a person that is one step ahead … Read more
Leave a CommentThe cold war in the world of trading and information is heating up, as Reuters scrambles to move clients over to a new platform. But this makes me ask myself two questions: Is the world of finance ready to move … Read more
3 Comments Investment professionals and seasoned investors prize numbers that include repetitive patterns. With these abstractions of reality we can build nice neat statistical formulas that give us a good chance to be correct most of the time. The problem with that … Read more
Leave a Comment Each week I feel like a one-person research or reconnaissance staff looking through the information clutter trying to avoid Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). I hope to dance through the minefield that is out there. Like most destructive forces, IEDs are … Read more
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Conventional wisdom says that if you want to make money in the stock market, you need to exercise fanatical discipline and develop unique competence as an investment analyst. Lars Kroijer thinks that’s all kind of a waste of time for … Read more
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