Monthly Archives: February 2018

Risk parity and McDonald’s chickens

Risk parity is a strategy to reduce portfolio variability. The volatility of each potential portfolio asset is assessed. Then the portfolio is constructed to achieve the overall portfolio volatility target. Leverage may be used to enhance the contribution of a … Continue reading

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Share market performance

A country’s economic growth has less of an affect on share market performance as many think. These factors influence share market performance more: Inflation expectations Currency exchange rates Bond yields What the central bank does.      

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Bitcoin

  Charlie Munger (of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.) says Bitcoin is a rubbish investment.   He says they tell you they’re not going to do create more Bitcoin. Charlie says they will create more if they want to! He also says … Continue reading

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