Though the bear market that began last year will be remembered as one of the most severe in history, financial crises ultimately come and go. The financial services industry on the other hand, has been permanently altered. The bear market of 2008 will come to be regarded as a watershed year that triggered an investor […]
May 2009 – Creative Destruction and Wall Street Read More »
News of impending hyper-inflation is everywhere. Fund managers, financial bloggers and economic commentators are showcasing their “inflationsniffing” bona fi des and providing insight on how to confront this specter. Notably, Universa Investments, a fund associated with Nassim N. Taleb, best selling author of The Black Swan, has launched the “Black Swan Protection Protocol Inflation fund”
Jun. 2009 – Price Inflation and TIPS: Expecting the Unexpected Read More »
Last month we described Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). We recommended these securities for those investors who are concerned, in particular, with the potential for a loss in portfolio purchasing power due to unexpected price inflation, that is, the possibility that actual price inflation might exceed the inflation protection “built in” to the prices of
Jul. 2009 – New TIPs Fund Recommendations Read More »
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