Having recently passed the four-year anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse, it’s tempting to believe that our economy and capital markets have learned from their mistakes. After all, big banks are heavily scrutinized (see J.P. Morgan’s “London Whale” debacle), fancy … Read more
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Hedge funds may sound mysterious, complicated, or secretive. Some of them undoubtedly are, but the world of 10,000 plus hedge funds is a diverse place, where many approaches are surprisingly simple, and you may already be following the same strategies. … Read more
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Bill Gross’s recent monthly commentary for PIMCO paints a disturbing picture for investors; his vision ends with stocks being “singed” and bonds being “burnt to a crisp.” The premise of his article is that the United States needs to get … Read more
8 CommentsDarren Schuringa, CFA, who recently published a white paper on investing in master limited partnerships (MLPs) with his colleagues at Yorkville Capital Management, stopped by our office to discuss their findings. Darren previously worked as a partner and senior portfolio … Read more
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Despite historically low interest rates and the risk of future rate increases, there are ways to make money in the fixed-income market. Many investors today wonder whether the “ship has sailed” on investing in bonds. Apart from missing the rally, … Read more
8 CommentsOne of the quickest ways to tell if a company is over or undervalued is to look at its price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) and compare it with the overall P/E of the market—for example, the S&P 500 Index or the Dow … Read more
8 CommentsWe’ve all heard about the mountains of cash that are just sitting on corporate America’s balance sheet, stashed away in bank accounts overseas earning next to nothing in interest. What should companies do with all that cash they have on … Read more
14 CommentsWhat does it mean when we say a stock is “expensive”? While I was working for companies like Smith Barney and Oppenheimer, I would actually hear people say things like “$550 a share for Apple(AAPL)??? No. That’s way too expensive!!! … Read more
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