A Dangerous Knowledge Gap

Posted on April 14, 2014

April 15, 2014 A Dangerous Knowledge Gap The Investment View From Prescott, Arizona Over my 27 years in the business, I’ve learned that many investors don’t understand bear market declines – ones that cause stock market losses of 20% or more. One common misconception is that bear markets are rare events. Actually, there have been 25 bear markets over the last 113 years, or one on

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The Pension Muddle: 9/04

Posted on December 23, 2005

The Pension Muddle Sometimes knowing what is going to happen (or thinking you do) is like getting the booby prize. It’s just not fun. Back in 1998 and 1999 we participated in Y2K information meetings, where the audience could ask questions of the police chief, power company, etc. My part was to address the economic and financial impacts of what was unfolding. Back then, I knew

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