Category: Investing

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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A Comprehensive Guide to Managing Your Concentrated Vested Stock for Taxes and Risk

A Comprehensive Guide to Managing Your Concentrated Vested Stock for Taxes and Risk

If you currently work or have worked for a tech company then it is very likely you have managed to accumulate vested stock. You may...
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Tax-Loss Harvesting: Beyond the Basics Tax Minimization Strategy

Tax-Loss Harvesting: Beyond the Basics Tax Minimization Strategy

Tax-loss harvesting is a tax minimization strategy that is often used to offset some capital gains at the end of the year. In a more...
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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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Does Reality Even Matter Anymore? Stock Market vs. Reality.

Does Reality Even Matter Anymore? Stock Market vs. Reality.

On July 30th, the US released the worst statistics on economic growth in its history. In the 2nd quarter of this year, US Gross Domestic...
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The Fossil Fuel Industry Will Probably Collapse This Decade

The Fossil Fuel Industry Will Probably Collapse This Decade

It’s 2020! We’re officially living in the future! And if retro sci-fi stories are any guide, that means abundant, clean, cheap energy for everyone. In...
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