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Hedge Fund Madness–Providing a Way to Diversify Out of Sound Investments

On Friday the S&P 500 dropped 1.25% and the NASDAQ fell 2.6%, driven by a sell-off in momentum names such as biotechs, FB, TWTR, AMZN, TSLA, etc.  There was forced selling as leveraged hedge funds and other speculators liquidated positions.  … Continue reading

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Create Your Own Conglomerate, Part Deux

Back in June I argued investors should create their own conglomerate by assembling a diversified portfolio of high quality companies.  Michael Crook of UBS provides a potent factoid validating this strategy. He calculates: “After accounting for inflation, $100 invested in … Continue reading

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