Posts by Andrew Stotz
Are You in Favor of Improvement of Quality? Misunderstanding Quality (Part 10)
Everyone is in favor of improving quality, but what does that mean? In this episode Bill Bellows and Andrew Stotz discuss stories of meeting requirements, missing the mark, and what Dr. Deming said about how to do better.
Read MoreA. Stotz All Weather Strategies – January 2025
Increased uncertainty drove up Gold. Performance review of our strategies in January 2025 – All Weather Inflation Guard gained 1.6%, All Weather Strategy gained 1.4%, All Weather Alpha Focus gained 3.9%.
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 8 February 2025
The Trump thump. Just another crypto crash. Got gold?. The bookstore renaissance. Nuclear power is booming in China.
Read MoreEnrich Your Future 23: Seeing Through the Frame: Making Better Investment Decisions
In this episode of Enrich Your Future, Andrew and Larry Swedroe discuss Larry’s new book, Enrich Your Future: The Keys to Successful Investing. In this series, they discuss Chapter 23: Framing the Problem.
Read MoreMy Worst Investment Ever January 2025
In January 2025, we published 3 new episodes of the My Worst Investment Ever podcast. Listen to all of them here.
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 1 February 2025
DeepSeek rattles markets. Manufacturing to stay in China. BoJ raises 0.25%. EU banks beat US Tech. We’ve passed peak air pollution.
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 25 January 2025
AI to replace investment bankers. Worst US bond bear market ever. Everyone is bearish on China. Only 29% of S&P 500 companies outperformed. The Trumps launch shitcoins.
Read MoreEnrich Your Future 22: Some Risks Are Not Worth Taking
In this episode of Enrich Your Future, Andrew and Larry Swedroe discuss Larry’s new book, Enrich Your Future: The Keys to Successful Investing. In this series, they discuss Chapter 22: Some Risks are Not Worth Taking.
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 18 January 2025
US budget deficit up 39%. Number goes up. Hard for the US to stay decoupled. Treasuries instead of real estate. Indian Rupee hits ATL.
Read MoreMoving Productivity Forward: Boosting Lean with Deming (Part 7)
In the final episode of the series, Jacob Stoller and Andrew Stotz discuss the difference between typical companies using traditional management and more successful Deming-style companies. If productivity and performance are so much better, why do companies stick with traditional management?
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