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The New Normal

Why we can always choose what to remember. I finally had my first business lunch in a restaurant the other week. It was a lovely day, we...

Christian Armbruester

Aug 10, 20202 min read

The New Normal

Why we can always choose what to remember. I finally had my first business lunch in a restaurant the other week. It was a lovely day, we...

Christian Armbruester

Aug 10, 20202 min read

Free Money

Why central banks are doing what they must, and we should all be happy. The Federal Reserve gets a lot of criticism from seemingly...

Christian Armbruester

Aug 3, 20202 min read

Free Money

Why central banks are doing what they must, and we should all be happy. The Federal Reserve gets a lot of criticism from seemingly...

Christian Armbruester

Aug 3, 20202 min read

Live or Let Die

Why it is time for the Euro to decide if it is for real or a failed political experiment. It is rare that a chart of such symmetry and...

Christian Armbruester

Jul 27, 20202 min read

Live or Let Die

Why it is time for the Euro to decide if it is for real or a failed political experiment. It is rare that a chart of such symmetry and...

Christian Armbruester

Jul 27, 20202 min read

Gold, Revisited

How much Gold should an investor hold in a diversified portfolio? We have written a lot about Gold over the years. Like everyone else,...

Christian Armbruester

Jul 20, 20202 min read

Gold, Revisited

How much Gold should an investor hold in a diversified portfolio? We have written a lot about Gold over the years. Like everyone else,...

Christian Armbruester

Jul 20, 20202 min read

Iceberg Ahead

Is it really better to be lucky than smart when it comes to choosing our investment managers? If you were driving in your car on the...

Christian Armbruester

Jul 13, 20202 min read

Iceberg Ahead

Is it really better to be lucky than smart when it comes to choosing our investment managers? If you were driving in your car on the...

Christian Armbruester

Jul 13, 20202 min read

America, America

Why nothing will ever change in the greatest country on earth. I first moved to America in 1979, when I was 10 years old. We were the...

Christian Armbruester

Jul 6, 20202 min read

America, America

Why nothing will ever change in the greatest country on earth. I first moved to America in 1979, when I was 10 years old. We were the...

Christian Armbruester

Jul 6, 20202 min read

Cash, Capital and Collateral

Why we must borrow when the giving is this good. It seems like a lifetime ago when we could put our money into the bank and earn 5%....

Christian Armbruester

Jun 29, 20202 min read

Cash, Capital and Collateral

Why we must borrow when the giving is this good. It seems like a lifetime ago when we could put our money into the bank and earn 5%....

Christian Armbruester

Jun 29, 20202 min read

Brexit, Trump, and Diet Soda

Why everything has changed, yet remains the same. With the economic turmoil, the political tensions, the uncertainty and all that is...

Christian Armbruester

Jun 22, 20202 min read

Brexit, Trump, and Diet Soda

Why everything has changed, yet remains the same. With the economic turmoil, the political tensions, the uncertainty and all that is...

Christian Armbruester

Jun 22, 20202 min read

The Govvies Conundrum

Why it is time to move on from buying government bonds. The yield on long term government debt in the US (and many other countries) used...

Christian Armbruester

Jun 15, 20202 min read

The Govvies Conundrum

Why it is time to move on from buying government bonds. The yield on long term government debt in the US (and many other countries) used...

Christian Armbruester

Jun 15, 20202 min read

Football, Cappuccinos and Riots

Why the rage of the global protests is within all of us. It was a beautiful sunny morning and like every Saturday, I took my son to play...

Christian Armbruester

Jun 8, 20203 min read

Football, Cappuccinos and Riots

Why the rage of the global protests is within all of us. It was a beautiful sunny morning and like every Saturday, I took my son to play...

Christian Armbruester

Jun 8, 20203 min read