I would forgive the reader of this for not knowing what Modern Monetary Theory (“MMT”) is or even why I would be writing about it. Theories about economies and how they do or should work are much more complex than the basic macroeconomics...
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We are pleased to provide you with our Third Quarter Commentary on markets and the economy. This quarter, we decided to ask our investment analysts to give us their summaries of the issues most likely to make news and influence our decisions. I...
We spend a lot of time talking to our clients about diversification, downside protection, and the long-term value of reducing short-term volatility. Those concepts are important to us, part of our DNA as a firm and as investment professionals. But why? In simple terms, if...
Private equity is an illiquid, long-term asset class which should outperform public market benchmarks by approximately 300 basis points over time. There are a number of structural factors which enable outperformance of the asset class. Below we have outlined the basic tenets that contribute to outperformance, and...
“Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to. Alice: I don’t much care where. The Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn’t much matter...
Warning-this paper is somewhat technical and may be tedious to non-financial types! But, the topic is very important because the key determinant of success for many investors is the return on the stock market inasmuch as equities represent the largest single component of...