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Richard Bookstaber offers some useful insight into present financial conditions and behaviours in this segment. On this episode, we speak with Richard Bookstaber, a veteran of numerous firms, having done risk management at Bridgewater, the University of California, and elsewhere. … Continue reading →

The fact that long Treasuries have kicked the pants off the S&P 500 in total returns over the past 40 years is one of the best-kept secrets in finance.  Indeed, looking for a publicly available chart that reveals this is … Continue reading →

As I have explained many times, the finance industry charges the richest fees, packaging and promoting corporate securities (equities and corporate debt), as well as real estate and commodities.   Because these assets tend to rise with inflation and fall with … Continue reading →