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Investing and Markets

06/09/19

What Does a Chicago Bankruptcy or an Illinois Bankruptcy End Game Look Like?

By Adam Strauss

Chicago and Illinois are in dire financial straits as a result of decades of financial mismanagement. While not yet technically bankrupt, Chicago and Illinois are headed into a bankruptcy-like restructuring of their financial obligations at...

Investing and Markets

09/11/17

Four Reasons Why President Trump Wants a Weak Dollar

By Adam Strauss

If the dollar strengthens significantly, it will have a significant impact on your investment portfolio. Similarly, if the dollar weakens, it will also have an impact on your investment portfolio. If you are an investor,...

Quarterly Commentary

04/28/17

Trade Protectionism: A Balancing (of Payments) Act

By Adam Strauss

Although John Maynard Keynes, arguably the most famous economist in the history of the world, died more than 70 years ago, he likely would have something thought-provoking to say about the state of the economy...

Investing and Markets

04/19/17

The Navigator – Disability Insurance

By Josh Strauss

Disability insurance is a powerful but often overlooked risk management tool. Most Americans focus on auto and home insurance to protect what they consider to be their most valuable assets. However, for most individuals, future...

Quarterly Commentary

07/27/16

Bloodletting and Monetary Policy

By Adam Strauss

In today’s centrally planned economic world with record indebtedness and record low interest rates, it is harder to avoid saying that this time truly is The monetary remedies being unveiled are unsettling and unprecedented phenomena...

Quarterly Commentary

04/19/16

The Active (Value) Investor’s Manifesto

By Adam Strauss

“I’m convinced that everything that’s important in investing is counterintuitive, and everything that’s obvious is wrong.” – Howard Marks, Co-Founder of Oaktree Capital Management. Don’t let the conservative dress habits of the financial services industry...

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