Goldman Sachs strategist Jeff Currie came out with a report explaining why systemic risk fears are overblown.

We spend a lot of time and energy on client communication because we think investors stand a better chance if they understand exactly what’s happening in the markets, in the economy and in their portfolios. It’s not that we think the news of the day is so important (we don’t) or that we think market activity…

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yet another bout of risk-off behavior among the advisors

A really simple chart that illustrates an incredibly powerful trend. Emerging markets have been atrocious investments for almost 7 full years now. To me, it’s almost entirely a dollar phenomenon. The theory is that strength in emerging market stocks is predicated on one thing: demand for commodities. When China, Korea, Taiwan and India are buying…

Just catching up on some reading after a long weekend – wanted to share to very important posts about portfolio construction that you shouldn’t miss…

The New York Times is out with an investing column that posits the following: You should be 100% stocks in your portfolio because, given enough time, they should outperform everything else you can possibly own in an investment account. And here is the data that “proves” it – as long as you’re willing to bet…

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At turning points, it is not the headlines in the news that matter, but the way they’re being reacted to.