Category: Letters
Reflections On a College Experience
Despite several requests, I have been remiss in posting the note I had to submit with my induction into Harvard’s Varsity Club Hall of Fame back in November. They ask awardees to write some reflections on their college experience.
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Investment Commentary Q4 2023
Capital markets in 2023 showed investors’ resilience—or was it complacency? Clearer was yet another lesson on the dangers in following forecasts, especially those of policymakers, PhDs, and Wall Street strategists. The Fed’s interest rate hikes and tough inflation talk didn’t cause an “inevitable” 2023 recession after all.
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Investment Commentary Q2 2023
It can’t be overstated how powerful ultra-low interest rates have been for asset prices and wealth accumulation over the past four decades—and the bubbles. But perhaps it is now time to think how unsustainable constant intervention and stimulus are, despite government’s good intentions.
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Investment Commentary Q2 2022
While pleased with the gains from 2021, the developments across strategies in 2022 have been even more encouraging. Neil Rose looks at the current positioning in the context of clients’ longer-term financial goals and concluded 2022 has actually improved their financial prospects.
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