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Why International Diversification Is Still The Prudent Strategy (While Keeping Behavioral Biases, Risks, And Results In A Healthy Perspective)

Nerd's Eye View

stock market has, on average, outperformed international equities over the last 15 years since emerging from the Great Recession of 2008, many investors argue that international diversification is a poor allocation of dollars that would otherwise be earning more in the U.S. As the U.S. The outperformance of U.S. and global investments.

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Wednesday links: late strategizing

Abnormal Returns

Markets Market valuations are a lot more attractive than they were a year ago. wsj.com) Fund management What are the most owned private companies in mutual fund portfolios? axios.com) Mortgage rates are at their highest level since October 2008. blog.validea.com) Visualizing U.S. interest rates since 2020. Think Elon Musk.

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Transcript: Julian Salisbury, GS

The Big Picture

And then I moved back to London at the end of 2008, which was a really interesting pivot. At the end of 2008, we owned a lot of illiquid assets. And there was a problem with 168 of them at the end of 2008. It was the year I made partner, actually, in 2008. I did that for a couple of years. RITHOLTZ: Good timing, yes.

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Four Hard Investing Lessons From 2022 With Silver Linings

Validea

Coming into 2022, the 60/40 stock/bond portfolio had been a stalwart strategy for your balanced investor. Even with bear markets like 2000-2002 and 2008-2009, the portfolio had strong returns for a very long period. at the start of the year) things are looking brighter for this simple portfolio. Source: [link].

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Transcript: Albert Wenger

The Big Picture

I led the Union Square Ventures investment in Etsy, I became a venture partner for that, and then became a GP in the 2008 fund. So along those lines, there are some venture firms that don’t really seem to care a lot about valuations and others seem to focus on a little bit. A year ago, late stage valuations had gone just bonkers.

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Private Credit Outshines Many High-Valuation Stocks, Bonds

Brown Advisory

Private Credit Outshines Many High-Valuation Stocks, Bonds. With interest rates at record lows and many publicly traded bonds and stocks approaching historically high valuations, private credit has become increasingly attractive to investors because of its total return prospects, steady income and role in diversification.

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Market Commentary: Carson Investment Research Looks at the Year Ahead

Carson Wealth

mega-cap stocks in 2023, we saw increased market breadth and valuations likely continuing, potentially supporting small- and mid-cap stocks. Just as importantly, with higher starting yields and falling inflation, bonds are less vulnerable to losses and are once again more likely to add ballast to a portfolio during periods of volatility.