by James Damschroder | Apr 8, 2021 | Portfolio ThinkTank |
Why investment funds may be toxic to your investment portfolio. There are a number of misconceptions around diversification. But head and shoulders the number one misconception is so widespread, harmful and misunderstood. First, the also rans. Diversification is...
by James Damschroder | Nov 26, 2020 | Portfolio ThinkTank |
In addition to an overload of turkey every Thanksgiving table I’ve sat at has had some sort of gratitude practice. Sometimes, this takes the form of going around the table where people can express things that they are thankful for. Other times the host could lead a...
by James Damschroder | Aug 29, 2020 | Portfolio ThinkTank |
Many investors, especially venture capitalists, think of CEO’s as being either a peacetime CEO or a wartime CEO. Wartime is a metaphor typically for a peacetime or wartime national leader. I think investors need to start using this as a lens for self-evaluation....
by James Damschroder | Jul 30, 2020 | Portfolio ThinkTank |
Proper Portfolio Construction is both art and science. Here is a little art. Why you should constrain all of your sectors except technology? What are portfolio constraints? Position constraints are a popular input to portfolio optimizers or asset allocation...
by James Damschroder | May 12, 2020 | Portfolio ThinkTank |
I track a list of 3 COVID 19 Stock ideas. Harmed is an equally weighted basket of 33 stocks that would stand to get their butt kicked by COVID19 and the resulting shutdown. Beneficiaries is an equally weighted basket of 33 stocks that one could imagine would benefit;...
by James Damschroder | May 1, 2020 | Portfolio ThinkTank |
Narrative Diversification – What is it and why does it matter? I want to call to attention a type of diversification that I think is especially relevant now and typically one that evades measurement. Narrative diversification. I’ve come across this type of...