Commentary
Commentary
A Smoother Ride
Well I’m accustomed to a smooth rideOr maybe I’m a dog who’s lost it’sbiteI don’t expect to be treated like a fool no moreI don’t expect to sleep through the nightSome people say a lie’s a lie’s a lieBut I say whyWhy deny the obvious child?-Paul Simon, “Obvious Child” The...
Read MoreRobust Errors
“For the robust, an error is information,” Nassim Nicholas Taleb The Vanguard Capital Markets Model® currently projects S&P 500 annualized returns of 5% over the next decade. This compares poorly with the historical 10% average annual return for the index. To make matters worse, expected volatility is still unchanged at 17%....
Read MoreThe Fed Turned Gravity Back On, Investors Continue to Float
“So I’ll meet you at the bottom, if there really is oneThey always told me “When you hit it, you’ll know it”But I’ve been falling so long, it’s like gravity’s goneAnd I’m just floating,” Drive by Truckers Interest rates fell steadily for decades. They were completely turned off between 2009...
Read MoreYou Choose: Potentially Get Paid to Wait or Get Punched in the Face
What makes MKAM ETF distinct is the proprietary algorithm it employs to obtain, we believe, a better measure of risk and return than the average market participant. We subscribe to the general advice that you want to be invested in stocks most of the time. However, historically, about 15% of...
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