Showing posts with label hard assets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hard assets. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

The Haiku of Finance for 03/22/16

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Hard asset index Must be sufficiently broad Buy global in bulk
Thursday, September 10, 2015

The Haiku of Finance for 09/10/15

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Hard asset benchmark One for all commodities Or pick more than one
Thursday, April 02, 2015

Modern Portfolio Theory Before Hyperinflation

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Modern portfolio theory (MPT) has been around since Ike was in the White House.  It's old enough to be Generation X's cranky paren...
Monday, June 02, 2014

Financial Sarcasm Roundup for 06/02/14

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Read my words and discover the contempt I have for humanity.  Stupid losers are everywhere.  They deserve nothing but my sarcasm. Pimco...
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

The Haiku of Finance for 04/29/14

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Big bank bad bond bet Exposure to inflation No hard asset hedge
Sunday, October 20, 2013

Brief Notes on Asia and Hard Assets in Hyperinflation

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I'm adapting this brief commentary from a conversation I had today with another private investor.  We discussed the possibility of doll...
Thursday, September 26, 2013

The Haiku of Finance for 09/26/13

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Hard asset income Cash flow from raw resources Hedging inflation
Friday, August 23, 2013

Alfidi Capital at MoneyShow San Francisco 2013

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I had to attend the annual MoneyShow San Francisco last week.  This was more than just another conference for me.  I presented my first Mo...
Sunday, July 28, 2013

The Haiku of Finance for 07/28/13

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Hard asset basket Multi-prong inflation hedge Never out of style
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

The Limerick of Finance for 07/17/13

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Fed can't keep inflation away Spike in real rates can't be kept at bay Debt investors beware So much risk is out there Hard ass...

Fixed Income Facts and Fancy When Staring Down Inflation

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An acquaintance got me thinking about the fixed-income universe.  I haven't thought about it much lately for good reason.  Fixed-income...
Saturday, February 23, 2013

The Haiku of Finance for 02/23/13

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Currency warfare Hard asset economy Likely victory
Tuesday, February 05, 2013

The Haiku of Finance for 02/05/13

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Inflation trap set No exit as prices rise See scarce hard asset
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Just How Lame is Wall Street on Hard Assets?

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I see it day after day.  Financial headlines talk up money managers who plan to rotate from bonds back into stocks.  The eventual end of the...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Updating The Alpha-D for 12/26/12

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The stock market was on a reduced hours schedule on Monday and I didn't make any portfolio adjustments until today.  I figured even my ...
Monday, November 26, 2012

The Haiku of Finance for 11/26/12

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Hard asset wisdom More than debt and equities Real things over cash
Monday, September 24, 2012

Alpha-D Update for 09/24/12

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Let's make this as quick as possible.  My GDX holdings rose through the strike price of the covered call options I wrote last month.  I...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Alpha-D Update for May 2012

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Here it is again.  My options from last month all expired unexercised.  It's always nice to hang onto cash earned from conservative hed...
Saturday, April 28, 2012

The Haiku of Finance for 04/28/12

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Seeking MLPs Hard asset pools with a yield Can grow with prices
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Updating the Alpha-D for April 2012

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Here's my quick update.  My covered calls on FXI and GDX expired unexercised.  I renewed them.  My short puts under GDX hit their strik...