Asset Allocation: Finding the Sweet Spot Between Risk and Return
Efficient frontiers, tangency portfolios, and Sharpe ratios show why good allocation aims for durable returns with restrained risk rather than heroic forecasts.
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Interest Rates: The Price of Moving Money Through Time
Interest rates emerge where savers pushing money into the future meet borrowers pulling money into the present, making them the market price of time itself.
Contagion and the Illusion of Diversification
A 126-day rolling correlation study of SPY versus GLD, VNQ, and AGG shows how contagion has turned traditional hedges into simple equity beta since 2020.
Bull Call Spreads: Low-Risk Income From Measured Rallies
A long bull call spread defines risk, sets a capped upside, and converts slow stair-step rallies into dependable option income.
Crypto Dominance Cycles: Why Bitcoin’s Lead Rarely Lasts
Dominance charts show Bitcoin concentrating capital before every major rotation. Today’s spike hints that market caps may soon converge again.