Goodbye To Alternative Investments For Many? Introduction Most of you reading this are at least somewhat familiar with the term " accredited investor ." In 1982, the Securities & Exchange Commission established that individuals with a net worth of $1,000,000 and/or annual income of at least...
Introduction This week in Outside the Box we take a gander at the always-insightful research of good friend James Montier, who poignantly addresses the pertinent topic of portfolio diversification and the pitfalls that ensue on account of benchmarking, wherein investors obsess over relative performance...
Introduction Today's Outside the Box is by James Montier of Dresdner Kleinwort. Quite frankly, the research that James discusses surprised me. In his article "Meaty beaty big and bouncy," James dispels what he calls an urban myth that small caps tend to outperform large caps. If you disentangle...
Introduction Does the concept of retirement sound scary? If it does don't feel that you're alone. A lot of issues and concerns come along with the subject, the most familiar of which is financial freedom. Even after you have saved a substantial nest egg, it can be difficult to plan out your withdrawal...
Introduction I am pleased to present to you a thoughtful piece by good friend and business partner Jon Sundt in today's "Outside the Box." Jon is the President of Altegris Investments and a very insightful thinker. In his article "Lost in America? Asset Allocation and the Old Brain...
Introduction In my Friday letter, Thoughts from the Frontline (you can view it here ), we looked at how valuation and prices change over market cycles. As I mentioned and have written about extensively in my book Bull's Eye Investing, market cycles should be viewed in terms of valuation and not prices...