As we continue to navigate the rollercoaster of global markets, I’m excited to bring you an update from one of my partners, who has been successfully steering through the alternative investment universe for years. In this update, he shares his latest strategies and insights designed to help investors not only survive but thrive, no matter…

There has been lots of discussion about the Fed moving its policy rate of interest by 50 basis points last week. Typically, the central bank adjusts interest rates in quarter-point increments, but last Wednesday’s rate cut was a notably bolder move. Did the Fed overreact with its jumbo rate cut? Was it a mistake to…

Pranayama, an ancient practice rooted in the Vedas and detailed in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, a foundational Hindu scripture from around 200 B.C., involves breathing exercises designed to clear physical and emotional blockages, freeing the breath and allowing the flow of prana, or life energy. Typically, Pranayama is practiced before meditation to prepare the mind and…

When a memo from Howard Marks of Oaktree lands in my inbox, it is the first thing I open. I never fail to learn something valuable from his insights. Here is a section: There are so many examples of governmental attempts to ignore or override the laws of economics that it is daunting to think…

You might be wondering, “Why should I care if the US central bank cuts interest rates?” Well, here is the deal: the US is a major player in the global economy, and central banks around the world keep a close watch on its moves to guide their own economic decisions. There is an old saying:…