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Three emails
Wow, what a week in investments. Aren't you glad that you don't have an investment advisor who indulges in short term market forecasts, ...
donaldmattersdorff
Apr 243 min read
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From Marat to Mar a Lago
Every time I write a post, I get a lot of feedback. The one which I sent a few weeks ago about the stock market generated more replies...
donaldmattersdorff
Apr 225 min read
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Note on the Stock Market, March, 2025
Here's a brief comment about the stock market. The market has declined by about 10% since the high which it reached on February 18th. ...
donaldmattersdorff
Mar 263 min read
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Stocks and Elections
I probably should not comment on the election. I will likely annoy someone, maybe everyone! But several clients have either asked me...
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Nov 4, 20242 min read
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"The Wisdom of Crowds"
Source: Jooin.com When COVID hit in early 2020, the stock market plunged. Newspapers filled with stories about the shutdown of travel,...
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Oct 5, 20235 min read
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Banks
A lot of ink has spilled recently about the banking crisis. Maybe I should not add to the spillage. But I want to make just a few...
donaldmattersdorff
Apr 4, 20233 min read
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Short Selling Gone Wrong
Photo by Phillip Pessar: Creative Commons License Here's a cautionary tale about short selling. I have, on my hard drive, a market...
donaldmattersdorff
Nov 29, 20224 min read
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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...
donaldmattersdorff
Oct 17, 20224 min read
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Inflation!
During my career I have tried to write to you about markets and economics in clear, basic prose, avoiding graphs and detailed discussion...
donaldmattersdorff
Sep 21, 20225 min read
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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...
donaldmattersdorff
Aug 18, 20224 min read
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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...
donaldmattersdorff
Jun 7, 20226 min read
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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...

DMattersdorff
Feb 25, 20211 min read
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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...

DMattersdorff
Feb 3, 20213 min read
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Bitcoin Mania
With the economy robust and the stock market soaring, the question of which I have received most frequently recently is... "should I...

DMattersdorff
Jan 11, 20213 min read
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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...

DMattersdorff
Oct 22, 20203 min read
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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...

DMattersdorff
Aug 24, 20205 min read
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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...

DMattersdorff
Jul 16, 20203 min read
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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...

DMattersdorff
May 26, 20204 min read
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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. ...

DMattersdorff
Apr 27, 20204 min read
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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...

DMattersdorff
Apr 13, 20204 min read
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