TRENDS & TAIL RISKS™

A monthly publication dedicated to the principle that deeper and broader knowledge drives superior investment results

Feed the Ducks While They Are Quacking: Time to Reduce Lower Quality Bond Positions

By Lewis Johnson - Chief Conclusion Clients will begin to see a thoughtful winnowing of our selected holdings in corporate bonds rated less than investment grade. The relentless search for yield has resulted in a[…]

The Most Powerful Research Tool is a Great Network

By Lewis Johnson - Chief Conclusion Wouldn’t it be nice to have the confidence that you could pick up the phone and get a straight answer from a trusted expert? We have been working for our entire career to make that a[…]

Clients Deserve More Than "Conventional Failure"

By Lewis Johnson - Chief Conclusion I can’t tell you how many times in the investment business I have heard someone parrot to me the first quote above, Keynes’ famous line about how it’s better to “fail conventionally”[…]

Research Trip to Ireland Suggests Europe’s Financial Problems Are Not Over

By Lewis Johnson - Chief Conclusion Our recent research trip to Ireland’s “Kilkenomics” Conference strengthens our belief that the recent lull in Europe’s ongoing sovereign debt crisis will prove temporary. Countries[…]

Don't be a Turkey!

POSTED ON November 2nd - POSTED IN Portfolio Construction for a Challenging World

By Lewis Johnson - Chief Conclusion Portfolios fail when discipline fails. I believe the best discipline is to create a detailed financial plan and use its goals and constraints as the guidelines to construct a[…]

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