by admin | Sep 22, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
In last weekend’s WSJ, Clint Bolick had a column dealing with Arizona’s struggle with apparently unfair and unnecessary federal government interaction with much of their activities, especially regarding elections. In it he had a statement which hit me as...
by admin | Sep 21, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
Surely you’re familiar with the George Santayana line about needing to recall the past to avoid repeating it. This speaks to history, yes?In today’s Wall Street Journal Norm Augustine discusses how history is a subject today’s youth don’t do...
by admin | Sep 16, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
By now you probably heard about a rogue trader who’s cost his employer, UBS, some $2 billion. The bank’s risk management is being questioned, and I won’t say anymore about it at this time.It so happens that another, perhaps more interesting,...
by admin | Sep 12, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
TSG (TSG) has announced that this will be the final week to participate in its 4th survey on performance attribution. Joining in is quite simple, as the survey is online and easy to access; simply go to the firm’s website and you’ll be directed to the...
by admin | Sep 11, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
I don’t read the comics, but my wife does. And she showed me this one. It fits my mood today quite well.
by admin | Sep 6, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
In this past weekend’s WSJ,Jonah Lehrer had an article titled “Learning How to Focus on Focus.” He quotes psychologist Herbert Simon: “A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” Lehrer tell us that a key is to strengthen our...
