Diversifying Investment Risk, Rather Than Trying to Predict the Future
Christian Armbruester, CEO, explains why we eschew traditional strategic asset allocation approaches, focusing instead on diversifying...
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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
- Dec 20, 2017
- 2 min
Bitcoin – Signs of our Times
The rise of Bitcoin this year has been more than spectacular, going from USD 968 to a current price of USD 17,020 (as at December 20th,...
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Christian Armbruester
- Dec 11, 2017
- 2 min
Why You Need Hope As An Investor
I was once told by a fellow trader that it was far worse not to make more money, than it was to lose money. Obviously, this makes it...
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Christian Armbruester
- Dec 4, 2017
- 2 min
Impact Investing - Part 1
The idea of sustainability is very easy to embrace for everyone. After all, our very purpose is foremost to stay alive within a world...
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Christian Armbruester
- Nov 27, 2017
- 2 min
The Illiquidity Conundrum
In a world of low interest rates, the temptation is high to lock up your money for an extended period of time and get rewarded for giving...
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Christian Armbruester
- Nov 20, 2017
- 2 min
Size of Bet
I once interviewed an aspiring young trader. After listening to his strategy, I finally asked what his 'run rate' was. He looked at me in...
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Christian Armbruester
- Nov 13, 2017
- 2 min
Which Wealth Adviser is Right For You?
With many thousands of family offices, asset managers and private offices in Europe alone, how do you choose the right wealth adviser?...
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Blu Family Office
- Nov 10, 2017
- 1 min
Announcement - Winner of Golden Bull Award for Best Asset Manager
We are pleased to announce that our partners in Holland, Blu Asset Management, have won the 2017 Gouden Stier (Golden Bull) Award for...
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Christian Armbruester
- Nov 6, 2017
- 2 min
The Magic of Operations
The operational aspects of managing wealth and individual investments are probably not the most exhilarating topics to write about....
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Blu Family Office
- Oct 31, 2017
- 1 min
Announcement - Scientific Article Published
We are pleased to announce that our scientific article based on The Blu Income Fund: Private Lending as a Source of Fixed-Income Yields...
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Blu Family Office
- Oct 30, 2017
- 3 min
Is Brexit a Tail Risk Event?
It has been more than a year since Britain voted to leave Europe and we are still trying to figure out what it all means. Countless...
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Christian Armbruester
- Oct 23, 2017
- 2 min
What is Tail Risk? Can You Hedge It?
Tail risk is defined as the possibility that an investment can move more than three standard deviations from the mean in a normal...
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Christian Armbruester
- Oct 16, 2017
- 2 min
Currencies Confused
Of all the asset classes in finance, currencies are the least understood. Funnily enough though, everyone thinks they know everything as,...
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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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Christian Armbruester
- Oct 2, 2017
- 2 min
What is Investment Risk?
Seemingly a stupid question and one many professionals would be able to answer in many ways. These professionals would use advanced...
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Christian Armbruester
- Sep 14, 2017
- 2 min
The Risk of Not Investing
Doing nothing can seem like such an elegant idea. After all available options have been thoroughly analysed and no appealing solution...
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