Seasonal Strategy’s quarterly newsletter

Seasonal Strategy’s quarterly newsletter

The Conservative Strategist

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Current issue:

FALL 2023

  • “Higher for longer”: The right thing to do, but it will bring pain
  • Niche assets: The next step in our portfolio diversification
  • Lots going on: Schwab, paperless, Reno
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Archive of past 12 issues:

SUMMER 2023

  • Finally: A real return to safe, short-term investments
  • Paperless quarterly reports are coming from Seasonal Strategy
  • Seasonal Strategy is moving

SPRING 2023

  • The biggest scam of all
  • Schwab's financial position is strong
  • Four years later, the Schwab/TD Ameritrade integration is finally upon us

WINTER 2023

  • 2023: Look abroad, seek yield, continue to diversify
  • For an unpredictable 2023, an alternative fund of alternatives
  • Top financial regrets — and what we can learn from them

FALL 2022

  • Don’t fight the Fed. It wants asset prices lower.
  • Inflation looks scary. TIPS iinvestors don’t think so.
  • Social Security: Delying makes dollars — and sense

SUMMER 2022

  • The Fed is behind the curve. Hopelesslely far behind.
  • Private credit a safe haven and effective diversifier
  • A view on the Fed‘s resolve

SPRING 2022

  • An ocean of risk
  • Berkshire and the lifeboat mentality

WINTER 2022

  • 2022: Valuation is destiny
  • Effective altruism: How to give
  • Effective altruism: Where to give

FALL 2021

  • Evergrande: Why it matters
  • Investors (and even advisers) have absurd expections for US stocks
  • House prices have risen a lot. They remain reasonable.

SUMMER 2021

  • Private markets and the Groucho Effect
  • Two funds for challenging times

SPRING 2021

  • The other regime change

  • Inflation not rising yet. Powell/Yellen not concerned. Bond market is.

  • Building an inflation-friendly portfolio

WINTER 2021

  • The blinding light at the end of the tunnel
  • SPAC arbitrage: A conservtive strategy in a crazy market
  • SECURE Act 2.0 should pass in 2021, improve retirement savings

FALL 2020

  • Markets and the Election: 4 things to know (that most people don’t)
  • “If Biden is President, will my taxes go up?”

The Conservative Strategist has been continuously published quarterly for 30 years. Select older issues are available upon request.