Dividends are a seemingly mundane topic, but like many areas in personal finance, it’s a topic that nonetheless generates debate. The most common question is: All else being equal, if one stock pays a dividend, and another does not, then shouldn’t an investor prefer the one that pays the dividend? [...]
Understanding Inflation, and Guarding Against It
Among the topics that receive attention in the world of personal finance, inflation was for many years near the bottom of the list. Between 2010 and 2019, inflation was so low, averaging just 1.8% per year, that the Federal Reserve was actually struggling to lift it. Throughout 2019, the Fed lowered [...]
How to Conduct a Mid-Year Portfolio Review
The midpoint of the year is approaching, and the market is on track for its second year in a row of above-average returns. This has many investors asking about rebalancing. Below are some commonly asked questions on this topic. What is rebalancing? Suppose that to balance risk and return in your [...]
Should You Invest in a Private Fund?
Are hedge funds a good investment? To answer this question, we can look at three well known funds as case studies. The first is Renaissance Technologies. Renaissance was founded in 1982 by an academic named James Simons, who had been chair of the math department at Stony Brook University and, [...]
How investors can use AI today
A little while back, New York attorney Steven Schwartz found himself in hot water. Schwartz was representing a passenger injured on board an Avianca Airlines flight. In a filing with the court, Schwartz cited several precedents that appeared to support his case, including Martinez v. Delta Air [...]
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