Monthly Archives: October 2018

If Everyone is in ETF’s, What Could Possibly Go Wrong??

Our firm has been using Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) for cost-efficient equity exposure in portfolios since 2000. Great idea except when bought or held at record high valuations, in positively correlated global markets, that have been simultaneously hyper-extended on QE … Continue reading

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Corporate execs using tax breaks to pump and dump

As government revenues fall, deficits compound and debt levels leap, corporate executives have been directing the corporate cash freed up from recent tax breaks to pump up their company share prices with buybacks, while dumping their own personal holdings into … Continue reading

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Worthwhile doc: Is Neo-liberalism destroying the world?

Worth listening to this 1-hour segment.  Understanding the developments that have brought us to the present, help us to think about where we may be heading next. Deregulation. Infinite growth. Self-correcting markets. All are hallmarks of neoliberal thinking. But they’re … Continue reading

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