Posts by Andrew Stotz
A. Stotz All Weather Strategies – November 2024
Strong rebound in stocks and fall in gold. Performance review of our strategies in November 2024 – All Weather Inflation Guard gained 1.9%, All Weather Strategy gained 0.4%, All Weather Alpha Focus gained 1.0%.
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 7 December 2024
Bitcoin surpassed US$100K. US GDP is 50% larger than the EU’s. Data centers drive construction. Short-lived martial law in Korea. Musk gets socialist support.
Read MoreParadigms of Variation: Misunderstanding Quality (Part 7)
In this episode, Bill Bellows and Andrew Stotz explore the intersection of variation and quality through awareness of the “Paradigms of Variation”. Learn how to decide which paradigm your quality management system fits into!
Read MoreMy Worst Investment Ever November 2024
In November 2024, we published 2 new episodes of the My Worst Investment Ever podcast. Listen to all of them here.
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 30 November 2024
The end of the US$ is not near. Luxury brand power. Milei brings prosperity. DEI for hostility, authoritarianism, and extremism. Korean demographic collapse.
Read MoreEnrich Your Future 20: Passive Investing Is the Key to Prudent Wealth Management
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 20: A Higher Intelligence.
Read MoreMyth of Tech Omnipotence: Boosting Lean with Deming (Part 6)
Many companies strive to automate by using more technology and fewer humans. But does their productivity really improve? Does it keep them agile? In this episode, Jacob Stoller and Andrew Stotz share stories of companies that improve productivity because they focus on processes instead of tech alone.
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 23 November 2024
US executives are cashing out. Malaysian oil from Iran and Venezuela. 59% of stocks underperform T-Bills. Admins for healthcare. In the good old days, there was no income tax.
Read MoreEnrich Your Future 19: The Gold Illusion: Why Investing in Gold May Not Be Safe
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 19: Is Gold a Safe Haven Asset?
Read MoreMyth of Sticks and Carrots: Boosting Lean with Deming (Part 5)
Traditional management uses “carrots,” like bonuses, and “sticks”, like Performance Improvement Plans, to motivate employees. But are humans really built that way? In this episode, Jacob Stoller and Andrew Stotz dive into the myth surrounding that approach and talk about what actually motivates people at work.
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