Musings on Markets

AUGUST 15, 2023

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. For an investment to be risk free then, it has to meet two conditions.

Investments 80

Investments Currencies Treasury Hurdle Rate 80

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 16, 2022

If you’re all interested in macro investing, trend following, commodities, currencies, fixed income, various types of quantitative strategies, and most important of all, risk management, you’re going to find this conversation to be absolutely fascinating. RITHOLTZ: And those were Treasuries. TROPIN: Right. TROPIN: Yeah.

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Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 26, 2023

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? What do you see in, in treasuries and the fixed income half of the portfolio? Safe harbor harbor here, a little apo apocalyptic currency. And you take your absolute price.

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Marketing Leadership Finance Investments 60