Alan MacDonald

Investments Versus Investors: Don’t Fall Into That Yawning Chasm

In the wake of the dire market crash of October-November 2008, many analysts have talked about investments...

Why Would You Invest in a Piece of Paper?

I had a conversation the other day with an investor who told me he adamantly refuses to...

What Do You Do When Your Investment Planning Shoots You in the Foot?

The New Year has officially arrived. For most of us, this is the time when we take...

The Cost of Capital

Most of the commentary we hear about the capital markets these days is based around some type...

Familiar is Not the Same as Safe

I was having a chat with an investor the other day, and he told me about a...

Reasonable Optimism

For people who are just trying to formulate a solid investment plan or map out a reliable...

Risk and Return: A High-Maintenance Relationship

“Every successful business is evidence of a previous act of courage.” So says Peter Drucker, one of...

Why a Share Price that Never Moves is Not a Good Thing

I often get asked by clients for my thoughts about non-publicly traded investment pools, like mortgage investment...

What Facebook and the Stock Market Don’t Have in Common

If you’ve seen the movie The Social Network, you probably heard the word “algorithm” thrown around. A lot....

In Praise Of Old Mountain Guides

I have a friend who, about 15 years ago, decided to abandon the rat race. He and...
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