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Jun 23

The Painful Trip Back – Lessons From 2000

By Cadence WM Blog

Being disciplined is hard. When we think about our own private lives, if we’re being honest, none of us have any trouble coming up with instances where we broke down and diverged from our plan. Whether around dieting, exercise, or chores, discipline can wane – hopefully for only short periods of time when it does. When it comes to investing however, losing our discipline around what we buy and at what price can have much more dire consequences than missing a daily workout. Just last month we discussed how long-term returns can get cut in half by getting caught up…

Jun 06

Ask Cadence: Is it possible the rules of the markets have changed and that they can go up for longer than in the past?

By Cadence WM Blog

Anything’s possible, but it’s extremely unlikely that the rules of the game have changed. At the end of the day, asset prices only go as high as people are willing to pay for them. The definition of a bubble is when prices reach levels that don’t seem to make sense, yet people keep buying simply because they feel prices will continue to rise. Rationale for why values are going up gets thinner and thinner. At some point, investors realize that what they’re considering for purchase has an underlying value that’s much less than what the price reflects. Whether this is…

May 15

How Expensive Is The Stock Market?

By Cadence WM Blog

We've incorporated our fair share of complicated charts and concepts into our letters over the months. This one, in our opinion, really keeps things simple. If we’re trying to figure out if the stock market is expensive, doesn't it really come down to affordability for most people? When we look at the average earnings of workers across America - $21.90 per hour - the stock market has never been less affordable. It currently requires 109 hours of work to buy the S&P 500 (assuming one could buy 1 unit of the index at its current level of approximately 2,390). This…

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The Painful Trip Back – Lessons From 2000

Ask Cadence: Is it possible the rules of the markets have changed and that they can go up for longer than in the past?

How Expensive Is The Stock Market?

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