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Seeking Alpha: We should be completing this rally in Bitcoin in the near term. We expect a correction to begin shortly.
SEC’s New ‘Best Interest’ Rule Is Far From Best for Investors The brokerage industry has again skirted the need to put investors first. Bloomberg, June 24, 2019. There is much to be said for...
My midweek morning train reads: • Most Interesting ETF Filing Ever: Libra (ETF.com) • The 10 Most Powerful Hedge Fund Managers This Year (Worth) • The Often-Ignored Problem with Buying Art as an...
Source: /r/DataIsBeautiful Some really interesting and surprising data here: Combine #1 Google and #2 YouTube to see how far ahead they are over every one else — nearly 100 billion visits per...
How can investors use inexpensive index strategies yet still generate returns that outperform the markets? According to Chris Brightman, chief investment officer and partner at Research...
I started doing some research for a new column involving the very low unemployment rate, why wages are lagging (Still), and what is being called full employment. I am finding lots of things that...
My Two-for-Tuesday morning train reads: • How a janitor at Frito-Lay invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos (The Hustle) • Hey, middle class, the housing crisis is coming for you next (Curbed) see also...
The Trade War Is Exposing What Little U.S. Tech China Still Needs click for interactive graphic Source: Bloomberg Very cool interactive graphic showing a variety of key technology components,...
Economist Arthur Laffer and author Anand Giridharadas discuss inequality, billionaires and oligarchy in the US. The Great Inequality Debate Source: Aljazeera
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The transcript from this week’s MIB: Chris Brightman, Research Affiliates’ CIO, is below. You can stream/download the full conversation, including the podcast extras on Apple iTunes, Bloomberg,...
SEC’s New ‘Best Interest’ Rule Is Far From Best for Investors The brokerage industry has again skirted the need to put investors first. Bloomberg, June 24, 2019. The past decade has seen a...
Welcome to Summer! Kick it off with our morning train reads: • Interest Rates Around the World Are Coming Down. What Investors Need to Know. (Barron’s) • Welcome to the Age of Surveillance...
Three years after Britain voted (June 23, 2016) to leave the European Union, warning signals for the U.K. economy are finally beginning to flash red. That’s a change. Until last December,...
My easy like Sunday morning reads: • Changing the Ratio (Reformed Broker) • How Pimco Is Trying to Change The World (Barron’s) • Live Rich, Die Poor (A Teachable Moment) • Your Professional...
From the Lefsetz Letter Don’t feel bad that you don’t know what’s going on, today no one knows what is going on. Do ignore the trolls, what they’re looking for is a reaction, and once you give...
This week, we speak with Chris Brightman, chief investment officer and partner at Research Affiliates (RAFI). He was a member of the Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF), the Virginia Retirement...
The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Trader Joes French Roast coffee, grab a seat on the boat, and get ready for our longer form weekend reads: • There’s a Legal Loophole That May Leave...
Succinct Summations for the week ending June 21st, 2019 Positives: 1. Markets continued their rally, adding 3 percent for the week. 2. FOMC did not think the economy was soft enough to warrant a...