Thoughts On ... Blackjack!

 February 24, 2023 |Matt Barasch
For those who have never played Blackjack or 21 as it is also known, we will first provide a brief primer. Blackjack Primer A dealer, typically from a shoe of six or more standard 52-card decks, deals out cards to a group of players. Each player gets...
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Thoughts On ... One Small Step for the Bond Market

 February 21, 2023 |Matt Barasch
The U.S. economy continues to send out mixed signals, which is beginning to prove challenging for markets. This week we had a slew of economic data headlined by another inflation gauge – the Producer Price Index (PPI). Unlike CPI (the Consumer Price Index)...
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Thoughts On ... The Benefit of the Doubt

 February 13, 2023 |Matt Barasch
Let’s start with a sagely phrase from one of the legends of our business - “If there is no U.S. recession on the horizon, give equities the benefit of the doubt.” While simple, it’s a sound strategy for investing as markets - whether within the U.S. or...
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