Why the measure of volatility on the S&P 500 is as important as ever. Any words that contain the letter “x” are quite rare and inherently...

What we can expect to earn from our holdings of stocks and bonds going forward. Much has been made of the classic investment strategy...

Why we should all own a bit of cryptos. Not so long ago it could take up to a week to transfer money from one bank to another. It was...

Why we should always say that which needs to be said. It was one of those moments in life and I asked my father a very simple question:...

How should we be positioned for the US election, Brexit and COVID-19? I like events, and the bigger they are the better. The reason is...

Why machines are our best friends. What is the difference between an active or a systematic trading strategy? This question is probably...

Why the credit markets are akin to an over grilled vegetable. We were able to go out for dinner with the whole family the other week. The...

Why there is no such thing as passive investing. The basic theory is great: we can get exposure to financial markets in a very...

Why shares in Tesla may be less risky than buying bonds or property. What investments carry more risk: shares in Tesla, a 30yr Treasury...

Why trading is very different to investing. When we manage our wealth, we need to look beyond our current needs and to the next...

Why some people work in equities and others in fixed income. The first time I entered the building of one of the big investment banks in...

Why the young will not inherit the earth. We all know the world is paying a heavy price for the damage caused by COVID-19, and there was...

How risk-free trading was created and why it was too good to last. In the late eighties, we learned how to use computers to manage our...

Why the Coronavirus may be immensely conducive to higher equity prices. Remember the great financial crisis of 2008? Global equities were...

Could Brexit spell the end of the United Kingdom? At its peak, the British Empire ruled over a quarter of the Earth’s population. What...

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...

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

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...

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

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...