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Articles & Commentary Archive

2010

August - Hope is Not an Investment Strategy

July - R.E.S.P.E.C.T. (JUST A LITTLE BIT)

June - From Less Bad to Less Good

May - Bending Reality

April - A Tale of Two Economies

March - Today's Initial Conditions

February - As Goes January, So Goes The Year?

January - Going Forward in 2010

2009

December - The Walls Are More Than Worries

November - Worth a Thousand Words

October - A Lingering Sense of Doubt

September - An Opinionated Potpourri

August - The Audacity to Think Differently

July - There's Still No Place Like Home

June - Less Bad Is Still Not Good Enough

May - To the Land of Buffett

April - The Slowing Speed of Descent

March - Searching for Signs of a Market Bottom

February - Tightropes and Tripwires

January - Living in a Deleveraging World

2008

December - When the Bond Market Speaks...

November - A Reset Rather than a Recovery?

October - Different Times Require Different Strategies

September 22 - Our Early Take

September - If it Walks Like a Duck...

August - It Ain't Over 'Til it's Over and it Ain't Over

July - Doubting the Fed's Rose-Colored View

June - Active Risk Allocation

May - Sell Some in May and Go Away

April - A Frustrating Hiss Beats a Pop

March - Surviving Recessions & Bear Markets

February - The Anatomy of a Market

January - Hoping for Sooner Rather than Later in 2008

 

2007

December - The Optimistic Observer

November - Profiting From Faith in the Investment Process

October - The Swooning Flock of Stocks

September - Fear Can Be Our Friend

August - Do We Have Enough Money?

July - Taking Care of Your Financial Health

June - There's No Place like Home?

May - In Search of Silver Linings

April - The Human Liability

March - A Wakeup Call to Risk

February - 10 Things Not To Do

January - Buckle Up for a Bumpy Ride in 2007

 

2006

December - Anticipation Cubed

November - Not Afraid to Take Capital Gains

October - Three Charts & a Cloud of Dust

September - Profits over Paycheck

August - Uncomfortable in a Crowd

July - Cash Ain't Trash Anymore

June - The Benefits of Myopia

May - Send in the Defense!

April - The Mechanics of Investing

March - Becoming More Bullish on Bonds

February - Only Owning What We Love

January - A Balanced Look Ahead to 2006

 

2005

December - Risk Unplugged

November - Just Say "No" - The Need for More Shareholder Activism

October - As Seen Through a Prism

September - The Big-Cap Bias Blues

August - Passing the Buck

July - How Much is Too Much?

June - Right and Wrong

May - Searching Balance Sheets for Hidden Values

April - Low Interest Rates: Coming Down the Home Stretch

March - Inflation Concerns for Investment Returns

February - Our Social Insecurity?

January - Looking Back and Into the Future

 

2004

December - Rising Above a Falling Dollar

November - Variable Annuities: The Rest of the Story

October - The Tale of Two Economies

September - The Best We Can Hope For

August - Those Who Pay Get Served

July - Too Much of a Good Thing

June - Whether you Like it or Not

May - As Good as it Gets

April - Who Pays the High Price of Low Rates?

March - Lost in Transition

February - Investing with an Eye on the Risk that Matters Most

January - Gazing into the Crystal Ball


2003

December - Preparing for the New Investment Climate

November - Doing the Right Thing

October - Is Your Mind Playing Tricks on You?

September - Too Early to Celebrate

August - Low Expectations-Based Investing