Month: July 2023
What’s Wrong with Young People These Days?
This is an excerpt from the DKI July letter: Last month, I had the opportunity to spend a day with most of DKI’s former and current interns here in Westport, CT. Over lunch, each took a turn talking about how they got their current jobs. Every single one of them has found great first jobs … Read more
5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – July 21st, 2023
The Banking Issue The banks announced earnings this week. We’ll examine the performance of the Too Big to Fail (TBTF) banks vs the investment banks vs the regionals. Does the government have their thumb on the scale pushing deposits and profitability to one sector? Yes, and we’ll discuss why it matters. Plus, bonus points on … Read more
July Subscriber Meeting Video Now Available
Here’s the video from last week’s July subscriber meeting with Chris Bell and James Davolos. We have Mish Shedlock lined up for August with a long list of important macro topics to discuss. If you’d like to be able to ask questions on the call, watch it live, and have access to the video a … Read more
Is the VIX Lying to Us?
This is an excerpt from the DKI July letter: The VIX is an index that measures market expectations for volatility in the S&P 500 over the next 30 days. The index tends to have a skew in it because investors are much more concerned about downwards volatility than upwards volatility. As a result, we’ll typically … Read more
