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Our deep-seated emotions surrounding money and investing are not always easy to pinpoint, yet they remain strong nonetheless. Behavioral science provides a clearer picture of why we make investment choices, as well as the emotional triggers behind them.
Following the worst performance for bonds we have experienced in over 40 years, many bond investors find themselves “shell-shocked”. While it was a tough year for bond investors, as with
Artificial intelligence promises to be the most disruptive technological innovation since the Internet. We discuss opportunities and risks across a variety of industries, including online search, semiconductors, cloud computing, software, design and creativity, customer service, and logistics. We also offer some thoughts on what AI could mean for the labor market.
No one told us there would be days like these, let alone a full year. 2022 was a doozy! The world was abuzz with financial and crypto-market turbulence like never before. Investors everywhere felt the tremors. Now that we’ve all survived this wild year, check out our retrospective report on what went down and a preview of the surprises still ahead. Read our year-in-review report by CIO Udayan Mitra, CPA.
Historically, companies that pay a portion of their profits in dividends on their common stock have been an attractive source of income for income-oriented investors. Mutual funds and ETFs that
Carvana hoped to disrupt used car retailing, but it never established a sustainable brand or cost advantage. We see five lessons from Carvana’s experience, including that tactics aren’t a moat. We prefer CarMax: The company has made aggressive investments in its own e-commerce platform, but with superior scale and omnichannel fulfillment.
Last month’s markets showed signs of improvement, but 2022 will be remembered as a year of sharp corrections. It’s to be expected when you’re investing – but based on historical patterns, they also indicate a bounce back. Let’s review – pencils out!
With interest rates on the rise and equity prices falling, one of the financial markets’ sectors that has become increasingly attractive is preferred stocks. Preferred stocks are a combination of
Investors are panicking about competitive threats to Meta’s core business, and the tens of billions of dollars management is spending (wasting?) on its metaverse initiative. We see reasons for optimism, and the valuation is deeply depressed. But we’re wary of the lack of checks and balances on CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
he prospect of further tightening in monetary policy caused a decline of (9.5)% in the S&P 500 alone. We advocate an elevated level of diversification across asset classes following individual risk tolerance in the face of inflation.
