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Make Cash Pay Its Way

August 28, 2023

8/28/2023 For the first time in decades, cash yields are close to the earnings yield of the U.S. stock market. Both are currently about 5%. Historically, earnings yields of equities have been meaningfully higher than those of cash. That makes…

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The China Syndrome

August 21, 2023

8/21/2023 A popular ploy in the playbook of politicians is taking credit for success that has nothing to do with them while blaming others when things go wrong. In a democracy, this can be addressed simply by voting the blowhards…

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Reining in Crypto

August 14, 2023

This year has already been a rollercoaster for cryptocurrency. Regulators and lawmakers don’t seem amused. In January, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, pleaded not guilty to two counts of wire fraud and six counts of conspiracy.…

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The Cambridge Program 2023

August 7, 2023

8/7/2023 After a three-year hiatus due to COVID, we have just celebrated our 12th education program at Clare College Cambridge. This was one of the best and most enthusiastic classes of students yet! Twenty young minds attended from Florida to Ohio,…

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Hollywood Lesson in Diversification

July 31, 2023

We emphasize the merits of investment diversification. For example, balancing a portfolio’s allocation across securities with different characteristics may help position it to face an uncertain future. Last weekend theaters across the country swelled with moviegoers watching two very different…

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