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In Search of Safe Havens: The Trust Deficit and Risk-free Investments!

Musings on Markets

I was reminded of that paper a few weeks ago, when Fitch downgraded the US, from AAA to AA+, a relatively minor shift, but one with significant psychological consequences for investors in the largest economy in the world, whose currency still dominates global transactions. and the reverse will occur, when risk-free rates drop.

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Transcript: Stephen Suttmeier

Barry Ritholtz

Here’s how I would identify a core along you, you first and foremost, you identify what your benchmark is, how are you measuring your performance? So it’s gonna take a little more confidence, you know, and equities to, because you get your, your hurdle rates higher, you know? And you take your absolute price.