Whoa! Stocks threw a tantrum as long-term bond yields edged closer to their 2024 highs. Over time, I have grown used to the pessimists and fear mongers predicting doom and gloom at every turn. As expected, I prefer to focus on the brighter side, seeing this as the markets simply adjusting to the normalization of…
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On bubble watch
Are things getting bubbly? I have just finished reading another gem by Howard Marks. As the co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, established in 1995, he is definitely one of my favorite financial writers out there. You can always count on him for insights that make you think. Here is a section: The greatest bubbles usually…
Back to school
We know that sometimes the markets do not make rational sense. As we step into 2025, the markets remain unpredictable, shaped by shifting geopolitical dynamics, inflation and unexpected macroeconomic events. What will catch investors off guard this year? Volatility creates both opportunities and risks, bullish or bearish. In this webinar, I will share insights into…
Beyond the benchmark
In a presentation on alternative investment strategies this morning, someone remarked that broad market benchmarks like the Nasdaq or S&P 500 outperformed some of our absolute return portfolios in 2024. Well, congratulations to them! However, comparing these strategies to market benchmarks is like comparing a marathon runner to a sprinter, they are built for entirely…
The only New Year’s resolution that truly matters
Happy New Year! I wish all my investors and partners a 2025 filled with good health, overflowing joy and enough prosperity to make even your accountant crack a smile. Well, setting New Year’s resolutions is like signing up for a gym membership in January. It is a bold move but sticking to it can feel…
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
It has been a pleasure working with all of you this year, and I want to extend a big thank you for your support throughout 2024. Your engagement and feedback have been invaluable. I have learned a lot from you. This will be my last post for now and do not worry, I’m not disappearing…
The story of Christmas
The story of Christmas is rooted in Christian tradition and commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ. The narrative is primarily drawn from the New Testament of the Bible, particularly the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke. According to the biblical account, around 2,000 years ago in the town of Bethlehem, there was a…
Investing is the only game where losing teaches you to win
You can read all the financial books, scour every free website and attend countless seminars. Here is the truth. Until you have put your own hard-earned cash into a trade and stared at the screen while your portfolio does the samba, you do not really understand investing or trading. Our show business runs on experience…
This is not as bad as it seems
After three months of partying with interest rate cuts, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell suggested that it might be time for the markets to tone down the party. Following last week’s 25 basis point rate cut, the markets had eagerly priced in three or four more rounds of rate-cut confetti for 2025. Now, they are scrambling…
A bubble about to burst?
I just watched this interview with legendary investor Felix Zulauf on FS Insider, and I could not resist sharing it with you all partly because he manages to make market doom sound almost poetic. In this no-holds-barred chat, Zulauf dives into his bold predictions for the financial markets in 2025. According to Zulauf, the market…