The Irrelevant Investor
JUNE 15, 2017
If you asked me what I thought about bitcoin a year ago, I would have said it’s ridiculous. Today I have no opinion. My knowledge of cryptocurrencies is unchanged over the last year, but bitcoin is up 240%. Then: A digital currency? What does that even mean? Can’t it get hacked? And what sort of so-called currency has the variance of a 4x ETF? Now: Why should we have faith in paper currencies?
Brown Advisory
JUNE 14, 2017
Municipal SMAs: Behind the Velvet Rope of Regulation achen Wed, 06/14/2017 - 09:19 At an increasing pace, retail municipal bond investors are shifting money to professional managers via mutual funds or separately managed accounts. While retail investors still account for a meaningful portion of the municipal market, regulatory changes enacted after calls for more market oversight have helped accelerate the industry’s realignment.
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Brown Advisory
JUNE 14, 2017
Municipal SMAs: Behind the Velvet Rope of Regulation. achen. Wed, 06/14/2017 - 09:19. At an increasing pace, retail municipal bond investors are shifting money to professional managers via mutual funds or separately managed accounts. While retail investors still account for a meaningful portion of the municipal market, regulatory changes enacted after calls for more market oversight have helped accelerate the industry’s realignment.
The Irrelevant Investor
JUNE 13, 2017
There are new investment products hitting the shelves every week. This fierce competition amongst asset management companies is driving down expense ratios, but investor's are potentially paying higher costs. There are 50 U.S. Large Cap ETFs with over $500 million in assets, which means there will always be something in that category doing better than what you've selected.
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The Irrelevant Investor
JUNE 13, 2017
On the final trading day of the first quarter in 2013, the S&P 500 made an all-time closing high. Five and a half years and 1375 trading days had passed since that last happened. On March 28, 2013, stocks wrapped up their strongest first quarter since 1998 and the S&P 500 (SPY) was up 149% from the lows. Banks in Cyprus had been closed for a couple of weeks, jobless claims were 357k, and GDP was growing at 0.4%.
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Brown Advisory
JUNE 12, 2017
2017 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting. achen. Mon, 06/12/2017 - 15:11. Thousands of people come to Omaha each spring for the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders’ meeting to hear the insights of Warren Buffett and Charles Munger, Buffett’s longtime business partner. Rather than a transcript, these notes are highlights organized to group common themes from responses to related questions.
The Irrelevant Investor
JUNE 11, 2017
Articles Your best investments are likely to be made outside of the financial markets. By Cullen Roche Investors want what they can't have. By Ben Carlson There’s a big difference between statistics and strategy. By Charlie Bilello Pay attention to new information that can change a situation and adjust accordingly, but don’t fixate. By Dina Isola Suffering equals pain times resistance.
The Irrelevant Investor
JUNE 11, 2017
The Warriors set a record by winning fifteen straight playoff games. But that came to an end in game 4 when they got their asses handed to them. They lost by nineteen points and played from behind the entire game, there were zero lead changes. After the loss, Steve Kerr said, "The biggest adjustment you make in the playoffs is always an emotional one.
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