Author Archives: J.Wenger

FINCON13 in Pics

Check out PTs slideshow from FINCON 13 – St. Louis style. This is the story of #FinCon13, told by attendees, speakers, sponsors, and staff in their Tweets, and Instagram and Flickr photos. Had a blast, and am looking forward to … Continue reading

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Updating the Yale Model

Originally posted on Above the Market:
The so-called “endowment model” of investing – often called the “Yale Model” because it was pioneered by David Swensen at Yale – remains the most prominent institutional investment approach out there. That approach may still be working…

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Market Insight from JP Morgan – 4th Quarter 2013

It’s that time again: time for the latest and greatest installment of  JP Morgan Asset Management’s quarterly market outlook. Each quarter, you can find this little gem of a PDF on JP Morgan’s Asset management website; a downloadable “Guide to … Continue reading

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The Debt Ceiling is Not the Issue. The Debt is.

Exactly!

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$2,800 per month as the new minimum wage?

Maybe in Switzerland…Yahoo! News reports that a petition was delivered to the government demanding ~$2,800 per month for all adults in the country. Doubt it will get ratified, but stranger things have happened… Sources: Switzerland to vote on $2,800 monthly … Continue reading

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5 Weekend Investing Reads

Safe Investing – Think They Have Your Best Interests in Mind?  Think Again… (Labaton Sucharow) Safe Investing – Why Most Traders Fail (The Reformed Broker) Growth Investing – Twitter IPO Guide (Yahoo Finance) Income Investing – Companies that Made the Cut … Continue reading

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Safe Investing Process – Adjusting your Goals

Even after you set your goals, you still need to check in every once and while to make sure that you still want to go where those goals are taking you. We spend so much time “being busy” that we … Continue reading

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