Archive for the ‘Investment Performance and Reporting’ Category

Nearly every financial and wealth advisor speaks of the importance of putting clients’ interest above all else. The words roll off the tongue. It is much harder, however, to back up those words with consistent, meaningful actions. In a blog from...

OVERVIEW For affluent family investors who have accumulated large sums of hard-earned capital or investment fiduciaries who are responsible for the stewardship of capital for the benefits of others, such as foundations, I believe that investing...

When stock markets around the world plunged in early 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread; investors were understandably shaken.  With businesses shuttered, economies grinding to a near halt, and unemployment skyrocketing it was difficult...

OVERVIEW: When constructing portfolios for investors, I believe that there needs to be a thorough process of quantifying their investment goals, understanding their journey in life, and assessing their tolerances to various types of risk. Given...

It may come as a surprise to many that there are different ways to calculate investment returns and that it is possible to see a negative investment return for your portfolio when the underlying investments have actually generated positive returns....

A prospective client recently met with me as he wanted to change his Investment Advisor. When I asked about the reason(s) why, he simply stated “performance“.  When I then asked if his Investment Advisor had not measured-up against his...

OVERVIEW For affluent family investors who have accumulated hard-earned capital or investment fiduciaries who are responsible for the stewardship of capital for the benefits of others, such as foundations, I believe that investing should be...

The biblical figure Methuselah and the “Book Value” or “Book Cost” shown on investment statements have something in common. Maybe all of this distancing is getting to me; but stay with me. Methuselah was said to have lived to the age of 969...

OVERVIEW: When constructing portfolios for investors, I believe that there needs to be a thorough process of quantifying their investment goals, understanding their journey in life, and assessing their tolerances to various types of risk. The output...

There have been many large proclamations in the investing world over the years. Perhaps the most famous – or infamous – is Business Week’s August 13, 1979 magazine cover declaring “The Death of Equities”. Others emerged during the late...