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Insights from our CIO
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CIO Insights are written by Angeles' CIO Michael Rosen
Michael has more than 35 years experience as an institutional portfolio manager, investment strategist, trader and academic.
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![4th Quarter 2024 - The Colbert Show]()
1 Jan, 20254th Quarter 2024 - The Colbert Show
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![4th Quarter 2023 - Storms]()
9 Jan, 20244th Quarter 2023 - Storms
Confronting seemingly intractable problems with determination & innovation are necessary for investment success. Storms tells the story of the extraordinary engineer whose failed projects led to ultimate success in the US' greatest accomplishment.
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21 Dec, 2023Fireside Reading
I hope you have a wonderful holiday season, with ample time to enjoy some good books next to a crackling fire. I have an even-dozen to recommend. Best wishes to all!FictionOld God's Time, Sebastian ...
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11 Dec, 2023Money Life with Chuck Jaffe
As 2023 comes to a close, Michael Rosen, Principal & Chief Investment Officer at Angeles Investments, joins Money Life with Chuck Jaffe to discuss his expectations for the economy and what investors should look out for in 2024.
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9 Oct, 20233rd Quarter 2023 - Dyscrasia
Records of infanticide, that most heinous of crimes, have, sadly, existed throughout human history. Disability and poverty have been common explanations for this horror, but so has misguided morality. Babies born in 18th and 19th century Europe out..
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18 Sep, 2023Beach Reading
September is still beach time, so I have a few more recommendations for you. One nonfiction and four fiction, including my (so far) book of the year. Enjoy!House of Cotton, Monica BrashearsMagnolia ...
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10 Aug, 2023Beach Reading
There's still a lot of summer left, so I have five nonfiction and five fiction recommendations for your beach reading.NonfictionThe Half-Known Life: In Search of Paradise, Pico IyerWhat is Paradise? ...
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7 Aug, 2023Satisfaction
Why does the Fed insist that low unemployment drives higher inflation? Policymakers' imagination is being fired by useless information, and they just can't get no.And I'm tryin' to make some girl, who ...
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27 Jul, 2023Giving "Foxy" a Voice - A Discussion with Michael Rosen on Q2-2023 Commentary
In this discussion, Angeles CIO Michael Rosen & Managing Director Garry Duncan delve into the core themes of Michael's Q2 Commentary, "Foxy". The conversation touches on the advantages of being a fox, risk of recession, inflation & monetary policy.
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6 Jul, 20232nd Quarter 2023 - Foxy
A famous 20th century philosopher finds wisdom in an ancient Greek poet, and in so doing, shows us the path to successful investing. Please enjoy this quarterÃs letter, Foxy.
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20 Jun, 2023Beach Reading
Most of you know that I don't favor romance novels for reading on the beach (or anywhere else, for that matter, although that's not a judgment about people who like them!), and I apologize that this ...
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11 Apr, 20231st Quarter 2023 - Dam(n)
Western Pennsylvania is home of the Allegheny Mountains, part of the vast Appalachian chain that runs 1,500 miles from Alabama to Newfoundland. It is some of the most scenic landscape in eastern North America, which verdant mountains and deep...
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30 Mar, 2023Fireside Reading
Six fiction and seven nonfiction books to recommend. Happy reading!FictionLessons in Chemistry, Bonnie GarmusElizabeth Zott is a talented chemistry student, pursuing a graduate degree in 1961 when she ...
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20 Mar, 2023Mismatch
Bankers have always had a bad rap. Cicero, writing in De Officiis in 44 BCE, referenced Cato the Elder, the great Roman philosopher, who, when asked his opinion about lending with interest, replied, ...
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5 Jan, 20234th Quarter 2022 - Kapitalismus
Revolution spread like wildfire throughout Europe and around the globe in 1848, seemingly out of nowhere. There were early uprisings that year in Sicily and elsewhere, but revolutionary fervor arose most dramatically in France. On 22 February...
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18 Nov, 2022Everything Human is Pathetic
This is what comes to my mind as I watch the debacle that is FTX imploding.Most legal documents and court filings are painful to read: verbose, obtuse, repetitive, numbingly boring.An exception is the ...
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18 Oct, 2022Fireside Reading
It's still beach reading weather in Southern California, but fireside reading seems more appropriate for mid-October. I have three non-fiction and five fiction books to recommend, each superb. ...
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7 Oct, 20223rd Quarter 2022 - Skywave
On a cold winter day in Devon, England, 75-year-old Oliver Heaviside climbed a ladder by his house to inspect the roof. He slipped and fell and died of his injuries. It was a sudden, but not surprising, end to a strange, but remarkable, life.
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1 Aug, 2022THE G.O.A.T.
John Harris owned a skating rink in Pittsburgh. In 1940, he invited Olympic star Sonja Henie to skate between periods of professional hockey games to entertain the crowd. It became a crowd favorite, ...
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19 Jul, 2022Beach Reading
It is definitely beach weather, and I have a dozen recommendations for you. Happy reading! FictionDay for Night, Frederich ReikenMesmerizing characters woven in disparate plot threads makes this a ...
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11 Jul, 20222nd Quarter 2022 - Pendulum
Aristarchus of Samos was the first to propose a heliocentric model of the universe, 2,300 years ago. Observing the time it took for the Earth's shadow to engulf the Moon during a lunar eclipse, Aristarchus applied some basic geometric calculations...
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14 Jun, 2022What a Start!
Michael Rosen, Angeles' Chief Investment Officer, shares his thoughts on the markets in this presentation, "What a Start!"
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10 May, 2022Yellow Flag
When cars crash in an auto race, the yellow flag comes out. This requires drivers to slow down and stay in their positions, allowing time for the crews to move the debris off the track so it can be ...
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23 Apr, 2022Beach Reading
The Lincoln Highway, Amor TowlesEmmett Watson is released from prison when his father dies to take care of his younger brother Billy. Greeting Emmett as he arrives home is the banker, there to ...
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