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SVB on the Run
One might be forgiven for thinking that runs on a bank, and banking failures, are a thing of the Great Depression, not something you encounter in modern times. One … Read More
Diamonds Found and Made
You probably know that diamonds are created when buried pieces of organic material (carbon) is subjected to tremendous pressures and heat deep underground for long periods of time, fusing the … Read More
Silicon Valley Bank Failure and Your Evidence Based Portfolio
Since late last week, there has been a bit of market turmoil related directly to the banking sector; more specifically, that federal regulators closed the 16th largest bank in the … Read More
Which Country Will Outperform? Here’s Why It Shouldn’t Matter.
Investment opportunities exist all around the globe, but the randomness of global stock returns makes it exceedingly difficult to figure out which markets are likely to be outperformers. How should … Read More
Exit Planning with Aaron Puttroff on the David King Podcast
In this episode, we are joined by Exit Planner and financial advisor Aaron Putroff to discuss Exit Planning, the holistic approach to designing a business-exit strategy that provides the owner … Read More
As Much of 2022 That Fits on One Page
Market behavior is truly complex. It’s difficult, probably impossible, to establish causality between current events and day-to-day market behavior as demonstrated by this graphic. Best to avoid market timing and … Read More
Inverted Yield Curve: Recession Coming?
A combined measure of 10-year government bond yields from a basket of major economies has fallen below a similar basket of 1-3 year government bonds—in other words, you can get … Read More
Debt Ceiling Circus
It’s not easy for a financial professional to avoid feeling at least mild annoyance at the politics of raising (or not) the debt ceiling, because the whole discussion seems … Read More
Markets Don’t Wait for Official Announcements
Some investors may worry about the stock market sinking after a recession is officially announced. But history shows that markets incorporate expectations ahead of economic reports. • The global financial … Read More
The Risk in IPOs
The best time to buy a company’s stock is when you can get in on the ground floor, at the initial public offering. Right? Wrong. Very wrong. A research paper … Read More