Steam Rolled
Shorting volatility was a wildly profitable strategy over the last two years…until it wasn’t. Inverse VIX investors were wiped out in about a week....
Meet the Man Behind the Largest Private Investment Fund, Part II
When the 59-year old head of Softbank, Masayoshi Son, met with the 31-year old deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman (MbS)...
There Were Red Flags for Volatility Traders
Back in September of last year I pointed out the one-time Target manager who was starting his own hedge fund to wager against volatility....
Meet the Man Behind the Largest Private Investment Fund
How do you lose most of your wealth in the dot com bust and then rise from the ashes to become one of the...
20-Year Review: Stock Market Cuts Investors’ Wealth Roughly in Half—Twice
“Monday’s madness is a reminder that investing in stocks doesn’t automatically make people rich. Twice in the past 20 years—between 2000 and 2002, and...
Dow Down 1600 Points, Websites Crash, and Vanguard GNMA
When stocks were down 1,600 points yesterday, “The websites of two of the country’s biggest robo-advisers—Wealthfront Inc. and Betterment LLC—crashed,” reports Bloomberg.
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Dow Loses 665 Points
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged over 665 points today. That equates to a loss of 2.54%. Today’s sell-off ends the longest streak on...
Quality Always Rises to the Top
Back in November of 1990 many investors were nervous about their portfolios. Iraq had invaded Kuwait and war seemed inevitable. That month, the UN...
Could You Ever Make it Back in Bitcoin?
Bitcoin has lost half its value since mid-December. The arithmetic of losses continues to tighten its grip on the late arrivals.
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For over four decades, I have offered strategies and insights to help individual investors like you. My primary goal, whether in my monthly strategy...