Monkey In The Middle | May 2020

“Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you” Stealers Wheel The ‘middle’ can conjure up negative images and connotations: mediocrity, compromise, the dreaded middle seat. It is neither here nor there and lacks...

The Ugly, The Bad, And The Good | March 2020

“All we need is just a little patience.” Guns N’ Roses First and foremost, we hope that you and your family are safe, healthy, and coping well during these difficult times. One of the most frequently used words of this period is ‘unprecedented’.  Accordingly, we...

The Virus Goes Viral | February 2020

“It’s a mess, ain’t it, Sheriff?” “If it ain’t, it’ll do till the mess gets here.” No Country for Old Men A big and often underappreciated part of any epidemic is fear.  The basic emotion (Eckman, 1992a) that invokes extreme instinctual reactions that can...

The Anniversary Edition| January 2020

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal:  It is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston S. Churchill While our newborn, Fixed Income 2.0, has been getting a lot of attention lately, it was our firstborn that recently celebrated its fifth birthday.  On...

2020 Hindsight | December 2019

“We have long felt that the only value of stock forecasters is to make fortune-tellers look good.” Warren Buffet Our minds inherently loathe uncertainty.  Not knowing what to expect is unnerving, as it threatens our primary instinct to survive.  Perhaps this explains...