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The Stock Market is Not Your Benchmark
Finding the right benchmarks in life.
The Tyranny of Benchmarking
A number of years ago the firm I worked for went through a lengthy review process of the compensation policies for our investment team. Management was trying to make sure our pay was aligned with industry averages but specifically, they were overhauling our bonus pool. A compensation consultant was brought in. The process took a…
How Should Alternative Investments Be Benchmarked?
Following my recent piece on the future of the hedge fund industry, a reader asked: Interest rates are too low and stock market volatility is too high so we have to hold some alternatives in our client portfolios. Our problem is how do we benchmark these funds? S&P 500? 60/40 portfolio? A hedge fund index?…
The Pitfalls of Benchmarking
The latest SPIVA numbers are out and once again it doesn’t look too pretty in terms of active management’s ability to outperform their benchmarks: The passive management revolution, the zero-sum nature of investing, the fact that markets are so competitive these days and the high cost of active management are the prime suspects for these…
Talk Your Book: Animal Spirits Live with F/m Investments
On today’s Talk Your Book we have a live show we recorded in Washington D.C. with Alex Morris from F/m Investments that covers inflation, the Fed, AI, tax alpha and much more
Why Do Rich People Still Borrow Money?
How box spread loans work.
Animal Spirits: Is AI a Mistake?
On today’s show we discuss the software apocalypse, stock market blow-ups, AI fear-mongering, how AI will impact your job, in defense of SaaS, the ex-US trade is working, a bull market in Japan, Gen Z loves the stock market, prediction markets, a takedown of The Millionaire Next Door, middle-aged dad milestones and more.
6 Simple Ways to Improve Your Investment Performance
Some thoughts on how to simplify your investments and improve performance.
Talk Your Book: The Anti-AI Portfolio
On today’s Talk Your Book we speak with John Neff, portfolio manager and CIO, from Akre Capital Management about the firm’s concentrated stock portfolio, how to hold stocks for the long-run, beating the S&P 500 and more.
