Uncertainty surrounding the answer to the question, “Will I have enough?” is a large source of anxiety for many people nearing retirement age. Even exceptional savers often wonder if they will have enough, if their level of spending is sustainable,… Read More
The defense sector consistently generates high returns on equity and invested capital and Northrop Grumman is no exception. And the defense sector has a history of consistently returning large amounts of capital back to its shareholders. Over the last 10… Read More
The Covid19 induced recession of 2020 led to the strongest fiscal and monetary policy response in history. The stimulus was global in nature, and has likely set the world up for a significant boost to growth in the years to… Read More
Looking back over the last year reminds us why our 5th and final core investment principle is: “you cannot predict the future”. Hindsight analysis suggests the Federal Reserve induced liquidity, low interest rates, and massive fiscal stimulus were the reason… Read More
Perhaps no picture better represents the financial impact of Covid than that of the 10-year Treasury yield. While rates have remained below 3% for most of the last decade, the post Covid drop below 1% for the first time ever… Read More
AMM 3rd Quarter 2020 Client Letter Imagine a modern day Rip Van Winkle had imbibed a bit too much on New Year’s Eve 2019 and fell into a long 6 month slumber. He awakens to a strange new world. People… Read More
We want to call your attention to important changes made pursuant to the SECURE Act passed in 2019 and the recently passed CARES Act. These new provisions provide several benefits to retirees and retirement savers, as well as some potential pitfalls. Perhaps most… Read More
You make most of your money in a bear market; you just don’t realize it at the time. -Famed value investor Shelby Davis. The COVID19 induced market panic led to the quickest Bear Market (loosely defined as a drop of… Read More
If you have been following the news over the last few weeks, then by now you are aware that 1) there is a novel coronavirus spreading around the globe, and 2) global stock markets have been selling off as a… Read More
AMM First Quarter 2020 Client Letter A few years ago we attended the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society’s annual forecast dinner in San Diego. Attendees were a group of mostly professional analysts charged each year with the task of predicting… Read More
Few companies have become as central to our daily lives as Alphabet, the parent company of Google. Founded in 1998 by two Stanford Ph.D.