August 2020 : Avoid Losing Big

August 2020 : Avoid Losing Big

Rule #1 – Avoid major losses. Abide by rule number one, and everything is made easier.  By everything, we mean the ability to generate sufficient returns and compound wealth. This will be a short note…a reminder of the risk that grabs our attention, and the actions we...
August 2020 : Avoid Losing Big

Q2 Chart Book : The Fed Backstop in Pictures

The Good Better Economic Data – Economic data, which lags the stock market, hit rock-bottom as expected during April and May, but some early signs of a recovery have begun to appear. Just look at the jobs data. Better than Anticipated Earnings – EPS expectations...
August 2020 : Avoid Losing Big

July 2020: Most Efficient Rebalance Ever

Why You Don’t Need to Trade This Quarter When it ain’t broke…don’t fix it. There hasn’t been a better quarter to drive this point home. Our objective is to sufficiently compound capital with little exposure to drawdown.  Our portfolios have shown the...
August 2020 : Avoid Losing Big

Mid-May 2020: What Happens Now?

Here Is What We Are About to Tell You in More Detail Below: We currently sit with reduced traditional bond exposure and cheap equity exposure so we can own more stocks and more hedges.  Owning more stocks should offer greater upside potential within our risk...
August 2020 : Avoid Losing Big

Q1 Charts: COVID-19 Infects the Economy

What can anyone say about COVID that’s not been already said? Not much, and the range of predicted outcomes is so wide that the real investment risk is a lack of openness to how things might play out. In a world that’s been turned upside-down, it only...
August 2020 : Avoid Losing Big

April 2020: Valuations Matter

It’s the end of Q1 2020 and all hell has broken loose.  The Covid-19 pandemic, not to mention the oil fiasco, has brought havoc to the health of our people, our economy, and our markets. Our prayer in all of this is for safety, peace, and clarity. Our portfolios have...