Short Selling Gone Wrong
Here's a cautionary tale about short selling. I have, on my hard drive, a market report on Peloton, the stationary bike company, which...
donaldmattersdorff
- Oct 17
- 4 min
Ben Bernanke and the Nobel Prize
Last week, the Nobel Prize in Economics went to Ben Bernanke, our Chairman of the Federal Reserve between 2006 and 2014, who formed our...
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donaldmattersdorff
- Sep 21
- 5 min
Inflation!
During my career I have tried to write to you about markets and economics in clear, basic prose, avoiding graphs and detailed discussion...
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donaldmattersdorff
- Aug 18
- 4 min
Where are They Now?
Over the last few years, I posted a set of occasional blogs on what I felt were the excesses of the capital markets during a period of...
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donaldmattersdorff
- Jun 7
- 6 min
Inflation! and the stock market
Some of you who have known me for a very long time know that I began my investment career working in the fixed income departments of two...
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DMattersdorff
- Feb 25, 2021
- 1 min
Blog Post About the Market Distortions Created by Index Funds
Here is an interesting article from the Financial Times which I would like to share with you. It draws a connection between the wild...
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DMattersdorff
- Feb 3, 2021
- 3 min
In Praise of Short-Sellers
For those of you who don't sell stocks short very often, the term describes the practice of investing in things which you expect to go...
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DMattersdorff
- Jan 11, 2021
- 3 min
Bitcoin Mania
With the economy robust and the stock market soaring, the question of which I have received most frequently recently is... "should I...
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DMattersdorff
- Oct 22, 2020
- 3 min
Note on Presidential Election
I guess I should say something about the presidential election which is coming up, as it relates to investments. But I'm not completely...
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DMattersdorff
- Aug 24, 2020
- 5 min
Things to Worry About (in the Stock Market)
It's hard to know what to worry about. So many options! I find it one of the most challenging questions in life. You want to be...
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DMattersdorff
- Jul 16, 2020
- 3 min
The Roaring Twenties
The stock market seems resolutely determined to ignore coronavirus. It's not quite as high as the peak in prices before the virus broke...
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DMattersdorff
- May 26, 2020
- 4 min
A Little Perspective
I love Morningstar.com. For a modest annual fee, they offer great market data and company information. Here's an interesting chart...
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DMattersdorff
- Apr 27, 2020
- 4 min
Time to Go Back to Work
Ending the Economic Lockdown A side effect, even a side benefit, of the coronavirus lockdown has been a cleaner, more tranquil planet. ...
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DMattersdorff
- Apr 13, 2020
- 4 min
The Stock Market as a Pain Machine
A colleague of mine in Boston once described the stock market, colorfully, yet accurately, as a "shit-seeking missile". By that, he...
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DMattersdorff
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
Blog on Criticism
Some of my clients pushed back on my last blog post. They told me that I was being overly cavalier about the danger of the Coronavirus...
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DMattersdorff
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
Critique of Virus Data
Last week, I learned something which further darkened my opinion of virus data. I spoke with my Swiss client, who reads Swiss news and...
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DMattersdorff
- Mar 23, 2020
- 4 min
A Viral Lesson from History March, 2020
In a time of a medical and financial crisis, it's good to read up on history. During periods of fear, some people predict, often...
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DMattersdorff
- Mar 10, 2020
- 2 min
Corona Virus and the Market
I would like to express my opinion that we are in a good, old-fashioned market panic. At some point, calmer, more rational heads will...
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DMattersdorff
- Feb 28, 2020
- 2 min
Markets and the Corona Virus
I don't need to tell you that the stock market went down by 12% this week (and still counting). By now, we've all heard about the Corona...
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DMattersdorff
- Feb 14, 2020
- 4 min
A headline in the Wall Street Journal this week caught my eye:
“Americans Show Scant Interest in Electric Vehicles, Subaru CEO Says The only EVs that are selling well are from Tesla” Jan. 20, 2020....
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