The markets treaded water in the first half. Trade war rhetoric, a deceleration in non-US global economic growth and fears of a yield curve inversion1 stalled investor’s enthusiasm...
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Warning Shot: Stocks, Bonds, Inflation, and Interest Rates
The first quarter of 2018 offered some validation of my number one concern (expressed in detail in last year’s Q2...
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Year End Results
If MCS clients’ investments were treated as one large portfolio including their cash, on average clients gained 4.28% in 2017, after fees. The range of individual...
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Sequence of Return Risk
This quarter’s update introduces the concept of Sequence of Return Risk and how this under-appreciated risk especially relevant in today’s market...
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If MCS clients’ investments were treated as one large portfolio including their cash, on average clients gained 2.68% so far this year (through June 30, 2017), after fees. The...
Michael C. Stalker
If MCS clients’ investments were treated as one large portfolio including their cash, on average clients gained 1.67% after fees through March 31, 2017. The range of individual...
Michael C. Stalker
If MCS clients’ investments were treated as one large portfolio including their cash, on average clients gained 3.47%1 after fees this year through December 31, 2016. The range...
Michael C. Stalker
If MCS clients’ investments were treated as one large portfolio including their cash, on average clients gained 4.71% after fees this year through September 30, 2016. The range...
Michael C. Stalker
If MCS clients' investments were treated as one large portfolio including their cash, on average clients gained 3.67% after fees through June 30, 2016. The range of individual client...
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This exhibit compares today's environment with the Dot-Com Stock and Real-Estate booms. Due to formatting constraints, it must be viewed as a...
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