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Blinded By The Bonds

German 30 year bunds yield 0.6%. Investors are inured to insultingly low yields, but somehow this still shocks. The ECB defines price stability as...

Selling Insurance in Stormy Market Conditions

It may come as no big surprise that you wouldn’t have much luck trying to purchase flood insurance for your home on a barrier...

Puts Provide Market Insurance

Insurance is purchased for almost every aspect of our lives from health and disability to our homes and cars in order to protect us...

Consider Mitigating Market Uncertainty via Option Strategies

In early September I wrote about the effects of uncertainty on financial markets and investing. There is a high level of correlation between fear...

Looking for a Conservative Defined Outcome Alternative for Fixed Income?

On a recent trip to the Baltimore/Washington D.C. region, I had the opportunity to meet with several financial advisors over lunch to discuss their...

Effects of Uncertainty on the Markets and How Defined Outcomes Can Help

John walks into a deli and asks what sandwiches are available. The counter guy responds that there are two choices: A turkey hoagie or...

Bull or Bear – Does it Matter Today?

You’re hearing it every day – the bull market will become the longest in history this week, officially on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. The...

Bull or Bear – Does it Matter Today?

You’re hearing it every day – the bull market will become the longest in history this week, officially on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. The...

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