The Irrelevant Investor

JANUARY 8, 2016

Investors haven't had much to be excited about through the first week of 2016. At no point has the S&P 500 been positive YTD. If this were to continue for the rest of the year, it would be the fourth time that this has happened since 1928. Those years were 1962, 1977 and 2008, or 1982.33 on average. Of course nobody knows whether stocks will tick into the green, or whether in fact we are heading into a 1982.33 style bear.

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Brown Advisory

JANUARY 4, 2016

Investment Perspectives | Unicorns: Beyond the Myth. achen. Mon, 01/04/2016 - 13:57. According to legend, the unicorn is a large, horselike beast with a spiraling horn protruding from its forehead. Numerous writers, particularly in ancient times, have described it, but contrary to popular belief, most accounts occur in the literature of natural history rather than mythology.

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The Irrelevant Investor

JANUARY 4, 2016

Well that was an exciting day to start the new year. The S&P 500 (SPY) opened down 1.66%, fell another 0.95% and then rallied 1.2% into the close. When all was said and done it fell 1.4%, making today the worst opening day since 2008. While it may be interesting to look back at what opening days like this have historically meant for the rest of the year, the reality is these numbers have absolutely no bearing on what will actually happen.

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The Irrelevant Investor

JANUARY 5, 2016

What happens to markets and the economy when the Federal reserve raises rates? This has dominated all financial news for most of the last two years. Of course, in the real world where everything is interconnected, if-then statements are utterly useless. Wilbur Wright, in McCullough's fantastic The Wright Brothers , nails this concept when talking about the difficulties of designing a propellor.

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