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All Time Highs Are Bullish

The Big Picture

“One of the most bullish things that can happen to any market is for it to reach new multi-year highs.“ Bloomberg, March 5, 2014 Markets closed at a new all-time high today. ” A column I wrote for Bloomberg in 2014 pointed out that the Dow made 492 new all-time highs from 1982-1999; in the 12 years covering 1952 to 1965, it made 279.

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Avoid the Unforced Investment Errors Even Billionaires Make

The Big Picture

In How Not to Invest , I showcase extreme examples of unforced errors to illustrate these behavioral mistakes. Chris Bloomstran, chief investment officer of Semper Augustus Investments Group, has tracked this. Since its 2014 inception, the fund has returned 9.7% In 2023, he tweeted a list of overlooked facts.

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Pennsylvania Advisor Who Used Client Funds on Country Club Dues Gets 8 Years in Prison

Wealth Management

Number 8860726. Mason, who ran Rubicon Wealth Management, a registered investment advisor in Gladwyne, Pa., Between 2014 and 2024, Mason transferred client funds into his own accounts and those of the two entities without clients’ authorization, according to the SEC. Registered in England and Wales. million to the IRS.

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Ideal quarterly investment letters: Meaningful, specific, and short

Investment Writing

Investment managers’ quarterly investment letters should be meaningful to clients, specific to the manager, and short. These are the key conclusions I drew from my quarterly investment letter survey that I conducted some years ago. Type size is proportional to the number of respondents choosing a word as their answer.

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At the Money: Matt Hougan on Crypto Technology

The Big Picture

Fulltranscript below. ~~~ About this weeks guest: Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Asset Management discusses the best ways to responsibly manage crypto assets. He’s the chief investment officer at Bitwise Asset Management. I recall 10 years ago, crazy numbers, something like a lot of hacks, a lot of thefts.

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Nobody Knows Anything, The Beatles edition

The Big Picture

In celebration of Abbey Road being released 55 years ago today (September 26, 1969), here is a short, Beatles-related excerpt from my upcoming book: “ How Not To Invest: The ideas, numbers, and behaviors that destroy wealth – and how to avoid them.” What was the 1960s equivalent of “ Okay, Boomer ”…?

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2024 Highlights – The Top 24 Nerd’s Eye View Blog Posts You Might Have Missed

Nerd's Eye View

As 2024 comes to a close, it is a time of reflection on the year… and leaves me so thankful once again to all of you, the ever-growing number of readers who continue to regularly visit this Nerd's Eye View Blog (and share the content with your friends and colleagues, which we greatly appreciate!). We recognize (and appreciate!)