TRENDS & TAIL RISKS™

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

Clients Are an Investment Firm's Most Important Assets

By Lewis Johnson - Chief Conclusion Clients are an investment firm’s most important assets. Our goal is to treat clients like the critical partners they are in the investment process. Working together with them, is our[…]

Understand Your Investment Decisions

By Lewis Johnson - Chief Conclusion Investors underweighting the highest quality and longest duration bonds are ignoring the tail risks of deflationary shocks from China and Europe. Such positioning may disappoint[…]

The Rise of the Robots?

POSTED ON February 23rd - POSTED IN Commodities, Indicators, Thinking About the Future

By Lewis Johnson - Chief Conclusion Robotics and automation technology improvements are reaching a critical mass. These technological advances along with bias from government policies that favor capital over labor have[…]

Is Low Volatility Sustainable with Populists in Power?

By Lewis Johnson - Chief Conclusion Populism’s explosive growth is likely sowing the seeds for dramatic change in the markets. Every day we see evidence of this in the news and in the markets. My own belief and concern[…]

Activity Does Not Equal Progress: The Value of Patience and the Importance of Valuation

POSTED ON January 12th - POSTED IN Art of Valuation, Indicators, Thinking About the Future

By Lewis Johnson - Chief Conclusion The two most necessary preconditions for successful investing are 1.) insight and 2.) patience. One without the other will do you absolutely no good. Held patiently, a diversified[…]

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