Innovation in the world of retirement plans is decidedly slow moving. But as of July 4th, investors now have a new savings option known as a Trump account. In short, these are retirement accounts designed specifically for children. Trump accounts share some similarities with traditional individual [...]
This time is different
As we celebrate 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, I’m reminded of an expression that’s popular in the investment world: “This time is different.” The phrase dates to a 1993 publication titled “16 Rules for Investment Success,” authored by the veteran investment manager Sir John [...]
From Richard Mille to Thorstein Veblen
The investment world is full of storytellers. And while these folks might be entertaining, they generally aren’t very helpful. But there is one sort of story that you may find useful: They’re what I call investment fables. They’re apocryphal stories that likely aren’t real but are helpful [...]
Inside Apple
The way investors think about the stock market may be entirely wrong. Intuition tells us, and academic research confirms, that a company’s stock price should respond to important news and information. When a company announces a new product, for example, its stock should go up. And when results fall [...]
Tranquility and volatility
Earlier this spring, Emil Verner, an economist at MIT, made this observation: The stock market, he said, seemed to be exhibiting “excess tranquility.” Despite an ongoing war, inflation and other negative headlines, investors seemed surprisingly unfazed. The market was on track for its fourth year in [...]
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