All things stocks —

Risk on this week but Solana didn’t get the memo —

Kick off — Many years ago, as a young analyst at a large multi-asset fund manager, one of my weekly tasks was to pull together investment performance data to present to the investment team. The resultant report would comprise of chart, tables and visualizations that showed the performance of different asset classes for…

A Hybrid Multi-Model Approach — At a basic level the act of investing, requires the purchase of an asset with a view of price appreciation at some time horizon in the future. Although simple in nature, the complexity involved can quickly compound when successive assets are added to a portfolio increasing in size. This complexity…

The interweb can be an unpleasant place — “It’s written in true “I was made fun of too much in high school” language.” In the many years since I left school, I found both the motivation and opportunity to write increasingly fleeting due to the demands of everyday life. So, it was to my delight that I found…

And Why It’s Not a Bad Thing — As advances in AI continue to progress in leaps and bounds, accessibility to data science at a base level has become increasingly democratized. Traditional entry barriers to the field such as a lack of data and computing power have been swept aside with a continuous supply of new data startups…

Obstacles That Challenge Its Acceptance — As the price of Bitcoin surged to yet another all time high, crypto-mania has truly taken hold as seasoned hedge fund investors have signaled their openness to allocating to the digital currency while JP Morgan has presented long-term forecasts as high as $146,000. Despite the renewed enthusiasm that accompanied Bitcoin’s…

A Retrospection — As each year draws to a close, it is often customary to take the time to reflect on some of the more memorable moments that have come to pass before looking forward to the next one. While 2020 will be deemed as a year to forget by many it will…

And Why the Dividend Investing Narrative is Misleading — The concept of passive income has become an increasingly popular topic of late. After all, who doesn’t want to learn about making easy money? But what began as a tax label to classify income other than that derived from employment has now become synonymous with any endeavor that can easily…