October 2019 Client Letter
Several years ago, the Wall Street Journal reported the investment success of Vermont resident Ronald Read. The story recounted how Read accumulated an estate valued at almost $8 million.
Should You Be Concerned about a Recession?
Yields Below Inflation
August 2019 Client Letter
On August 15, the 10-year Treasury note offered a yield of 1.52%. The S&P 500 offered a yield of 1.83% and the NASDAQ composite a measly 0.97%. Think those yields are low? More than $15 trillion of government bonds worldwide now trade at negative yields, with 10-year German government bonds recently hitting a low of -0.71%.
4,000-Year Low in Bond Yields
July 2019 Client Letter
You may have concerns about today’s environment and how a variety of risks could impact the long-term health of your finances. One of the biggest concerns we all face is interest rates that have been so low for so long.
Jim Grant writes in his Grant’s Interest Rate Observer newsletter, “almost $13 trillion in debt world-wide is priced to yield less than nothing. Mostly, it’s just a little less than nothing, but, still, a little less than nothing isn’t much to retire on.” He calls this a 4,000-year low in bond yields.
Mid-Year 2019 Update: Grading the Investment Environment
June 2019 Client Letter
The first half of 2019 is over, and the current investment environment appears more uncertain today than it was at this time last year. While it’s difficult to judge how the remainder of the year will play out, we’ve decided to hand out letter grades to some of the current storylines that may impact financial markets and your investment portfolio.
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