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Oct 15

A Swarm of Gnats

In our 2Q letter to clients I tried to highlight the activity we see today (mostly related to the pandemic) as opposed to the long-term p...

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Oct 9

Danger Six Months Later

A global pandemic. Six months and many changes to lives and culture later, the experience is not that different. While the shock, intensi...

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Aug 18

Wartime CEO Part 2

On April 24 we sent a note to clients called "Wartime CEO." The title was in reference to the term used by Ben Horowitz in his book "The ...

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Purchasing Power - The Last Thing You're Thinking About

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Jul 15

Purchasing Power - The Last Thing You're Thinking About

In the midst of some recent investing research, I decided to take a look at the inflation experience of the United States in the 1940s an...

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Jul 2

Not Your Parents' Financial Markets

For some time, I've been writing and talking about my concern with the economic path we're walking, the growing role of the U.S. Federal ...

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Jun 24

Be Good To Each Other

"Be good to each other." As I've watched the events of the last month unfold in the US and around the world in the wake of the killing o...

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May 29

What Does 2H20 Look Like?

Hat tip to one of our clients for sharing a report last weekend from the Imperial College of London COVID-19 Response Team. Naturally, it...

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May 18

Cheerleading the S&P 500 Index

As clients and readers know, we've long followed the general investing principles of Ben Graham and his mentee Warren Buffett (noted on o...

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May 1

I Have to Do This Every Day

Last night my 10-year-old son and I were reading the book White Bird together, which is a grandmother's retelling of her experiences as a...

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Apr 15

Mean What You Say, Say What You Mean

I want to note the remarkable work being done by healthcare professionals across the U.S. Their courage is inspiring given the transmiss...

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