The Way It Is
The world of investments can be a daunting place. There is the fear that something will go wrong, or that someone is trying to rip you...
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Christian Armbruester
- Sep 10, 2018
- 3 min
Currencies Confused Revisited
There are few things in life more frustrating than dealing with currencies. Maybe that is why so many people choose to ignore them...
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Christian Armbruester
- Aug 20, 2018
- 3 min
The Problem With Being Too Clever
For those of us who like the financial markets for what they are, it is difficult to find true alternatives. We all know the story about...
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Christian Armbruester
- Mar 19, 2018
- 2 min
Gold - Good Diversification or a Hedge That Doesn't Work?
The allure of Gold has been around for thousands of years, with people craving the shiny metal as a store of value and show of wealth or...
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Christian Armbruester
- Mar 14, 2018
- 2 min
Tail Risk Revisited
The risk in financial markets has increased, by measure of the rather large and sudden price swings we have had since the beginning of...
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Christian Armbruester
- Feb 5, 2018
- 2 min
What Actually is Alpha? Revisited
Our astute readers will remember that we wrote on the subject of alpha a few months ago What Actually is Alpha? But as we wake up to a...
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Christian Armbruester
- Jan 8, 2018
- 3 min
The Magic of Leverage
Most people think of leverage as the root of all evil, high risk and that it must be eradicated before any more damage can be done – e.g....
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Christian Armbruester
- Oct 9, 2017
- 3 min
What Actually is Alpha?
I first came across the term ‘alpha’ in the mid-nineties. A trader from one of the convertibles trading teams told me he was very...
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