November 2008
Letter From The Portfolio Managers A
Crisis of Confidence
The markets and economy were in crisis mode in October. Some say it was primarily
a financial crisis; some say an economic crisis. Yet others say more specifically
it was a credit, liquidity or collateral crisis. While there is truth ...
Research Perspectives
Concentrated
Portfolios – Not Worth
the Risk
Given that Kobren Insight Management
builds diversified portfolios, it won't surprise many when we say that
we believe that the risks of a concentrated portfolio are not worth the potential
returns ...
Fixed-Income Market Commentary October
Fixed-Income Review
Extreme volatility in the bond market continued throughout the month of October. The startling events of September were not necessarily repeated or matched; however ...
Analyst Spotlight Analyzing
the Impact of an Obama Presidency
On the minds of many individual investors the day after the election
is, “Now
that it's over, what does it mean for my investment
portfolio?” ...
Five
Factor Equity Model as of November 2008 Our outlook is improving. While
the headlines for third quarter earnings growth will still be poor, they
will also be "less bad" and that's good ...
