Author: Colby Davis

White Paper: How Much Risk Should You Take? A Better Approach.

White Paper: How Much Risk Should You Take? A Better Approach.

When you hire a financial advisor, sign up for a 401(k) at work, or otherwise get started with a new investment plan, one of the...
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How Much Investment Risk Should I Take?

How Much Investment Risk Should I Take?

When you engage a financial advisor, enroll in a 401(k) at your workplace, or initiate a new investment strategy, one of the pivotal questions often...
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2023 So Far: Growth Strikes Back, Macro Mysteries, and Why AI is Overblown

2023 So Far: Growth Strikes Back, Macro Mysteries, and Why AI is Overblown

Summary: Stocks rallied in the first half of 2023, led by growth stocks, especially tech stocks, especially AI stocks. While the US economy has performed better...
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The Good News About Bad Returns

The Good News About Bad Returns

2022 was a bad year for both stock and bond markets around the world, something I covered in detail in my last post. But there’s...
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2022: Bad Beta, Good Alpha

2022: Bad Beta, Good Alpha

It’s a new year, 2022 is behind us, and good riddance as far as many investors are concerned. As inflation soared to multi-decade highs, war...
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How Attractive are Markets this Year After one of the Worst Starts on Record?

How Attractive are Markets this Year After one of the Worst Starts on Record?

As you no doubt have heard, the US and world economy is in a tough place right now. Unprecedented government stimulus from the COVID crisis,...
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Beware Target Retirement Funds in Non-Retirement Accounts

Beware Target Retirement Funds in Non-Retirement Accounts

Over the last couple decades target retirement funds have emerged as the go-to investment solution for individual investors in 401(k) plans and other retirement accounts....
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Singularity or Stagnation? Economic Growth in the 21st Century

Singularity or Stagnation? Economic Growth in the 21st Century

Economic growth has been kind of weird lately. We’ve just lived through the greatest economic crash followed by the strongest recovery on record. US Real...
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Quantquake: 2020 and the Revenge Against the Nerds

Quantquake: 2020 and the Revenge Against the Nerds

2020, the most fascinating and boring year of my life, is over, and despite one of the most violent market crashes in history and the...
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Does Reality Even Matter Anymore? Part 2, Tech Bubble Redux

Does Reality Even Matter Anymore? Part 2, Tech Bubble Redux

The US economy is down, but the US stock market is up, and now valuations are at about the all-time highs we last saw in...
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