Diversification

Empty Shelves

When A Storm Hits Are Investors Still Gluten-Free?

February 15, 2016 Diversification, Financial Planning, Investing, Saving

More snow coming? Get ready for Instagrams and TV reports about empty bread shelves! Here’s one from my local store before the blizzard a couple of weeks ago: No matter how many people have resolved to stick to a gluten-free diet, that gluten seems much more appealing when a storm is on the horizon and…

Eggs

How Diversified is your Diversification?

November 18, 2015 Diversification, Financial Planning, Investing

In November yet another firm fell victim to the growing Valeant fallout as Tiger Ratan Capital Fund LP fell 33% over the past three months, wiping out gains for 2015. Those losses stemmed from the fact that Valeant accounted for 20% of TRC’s U.S. holdings. But they weren’t alone. Many well-respected funds, including the mighty Sequoia…