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Merton Share Derivations: What's in your denominator?

May 2, 2024 — Balancing one's portfolio between risky and risk-less assets is no small feat, but there's one rule of thumb that we've found to be largely reliable: the Merton Share.

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The Chemistry of 10% More

November 9, 2017 — In a world with two asset classes, how can investors increase their allocation to equities so cash can’t come into or leave the market?

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What Didn’t Happen on Black Monday 1987

October 17, 2017 — I was 25 years old and had been on John Meriwether’s Arb Desk for just over a year, following two years working in Salomon’s Bond Portfolio Analysis Group...

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Some Clarity on Risk Parity

October 16, 2017 — Google “risk parity” and you’ll see a grab bag of conflicting results: articles trying to explain what it means, what effect it might have, etc.

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When (if Ever) Has it Paid to Wait for a Stock Market Correction?

August 7, 2017 — An investor once told us she wanted to add to her account, but felt the market was so high that she should wait for a correction before investing.

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