This article is focused on the need for Investment Advisors to customize the “investment ride” — the portfolio value ups-and-downs — that investor clients take with them. Specifically, so much of the global wealth management...
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...
The Challenges for Foundation Boards The globalization of capital markets has caused a significant increase in both the variety and complexity of available investment opportunities. Examples of investment options now available include: Bonds Stocks...
An architect wouldn’t design a custom home for a family without first asking many questions about what the homeowners are hoping to achieve (e.g. size, budget, form, and function). And the process of designing an investment portfolio should be...
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...
Rebalancing an investment portfolio involves occasionally selling better recent performing investments to buy more of those investments that have performed poorly. This usually happens during bear markets for stocks (i.e. when prices drop by at...
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...