- Drago Dimitrov
How Spectrum Thinking Informs Sound Investment Decisions
Investment professionals know that 99% of the time, identifying a good investment opportunity begins with identifying a good company. But, qualitatively, what makes any particular company "good"?
I'm sure you've heard the buzz about negative returns in 2022. What a terrible year.
- Steve Selengut
Closed End Fund Portfolios Boast
Closed End Fund Portfolios Boast 10% Income Production in 2022; Wall Street Down 15% while producing less than 2%
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How Spectrum Thinking Informs Sound Investment Decisions
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Jan 03, 14:28 pm
The Worst Year For Investors Since the Financial Crisis... Not At All
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Dec 04, 12:00 pm
Closed End Fund Portfolios Boast
All investing involves risk. All marketable/tradable securities are subject to both "Market Risk" and "Financial Risk, among several others. Market Risk is actually the very nature of all securities, as all are constantly changing in
The Market Value Growth Strategy is an unmanaged, hypothetical, equity only, portfolio comprised of the three major stock market averages: DJIA, S & P 500, and NASDAQ.
- Ty Young, CEO of Ty J. Young Wealth Management
Lessons Learned From Acquiring 20 Companies
Over the past five years my firm, Ty J. Young Wealth Management has acquired more than twenty companies as part of a massive growth strategy.
- Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA
Rising short term interest rates should help some hedge fund strategy returns
As inflation reached a 40-year high last month The Federal Reserve increased its target range for the federal funds rate by 25 bps and projected 6 more increases for 2022.
Capital markets for mid-market companies in 2021 were marked by ever-increasing valuations, which were of course driven in part by abundant access to capital. In short, the past few years have seen a phenomenal time for the middle
American families often find themselves struggling to maintain financial stability. Many people think lack of financial knowledge is the only reason for experiencing financial hardships.
Most investors become agitated when the "% Gain or Loss" column on their account statements turns gradually from mostly green to mostly red, as it has during November. They see this as a bad sign, as a signal that something is going wrong with
- Vitaliy Katsenelson, CFA
Inflation Update: Not Transitory Yet!
Inflation is a very interesting, important, and constantly evolving topic. I wrote several articles on inflation this year. This article is an update to previous articles I have written on this topic; the framework I described in the original articles
- Vitaliy Katsenelson, CFA
VALUEx Vail Presentations
We just finished our VALUEx Vail conference. It was a superspreader of ideas –but not the virus. Forty value investors came from four countries; 38 were vaccinated, one took and passed a COVID test the day of the conference
- Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA
Greatest Asset Raising Environment in the History of the Hedge Fund Industry
The next 15 months will be the greatest asset raising environment in the history of the hedge fund industry and potentially a once-in-a-career opportunity for managers to grow assets.
- Vitaliy Katsenelson, CFA
Winning the Ovarian Lottery
“At least a billion people on earth at this moment who would consider their prayers answered if they could trade places with you.” – Sam Harris
- Vitaliy Katsenelson, CFA
How We Invest in Inflation
We need to recognize that inflation in the long-term is a probability but not a certainty. Macroeconomics is a voodoo science; it appropriately belongs in the liberal arts department.