Posts by Andrew Stotz
The Evolution of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): From Concept to Cornerstone
The concept of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) emerged in the late 20th century as businesses sought better ways to measure and manage performance in increasingly complex environments.
Read MoreA. Stotz All Weather Strategies – August 2024
Gold and Bonds shined. Performance review of our strategies in August 2024 – All Weather Inflation Guard gained 0.6%, All Weather Strategy was flat, All Weather Alpha Focus gained 1.9%.
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 7 September 2024
US households invest a lot in stocks. 9 million vacant homes in Japan. US labor market worsens. We’re working a lot less. Prices have skyrocketed in the past 50 years.
Read MoreEnrich Your Future 11: Long-Term Outperformance Is Not Always Evidence of Skill
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 11: The Demon of Chance.
Read More8 Dimensions of Quality: Misunderstanding Quality (Part 2)
In this episode, Bill Bellows and Andrew Stotz discuss David Garvin’s 8 Dimensions of Quality and how they apply in the Deming world. Bill references this article by Garvin.
Read MoreMy Worst Investment Ever August 2024
In August 2024, we published 6 new episodes of the My Worst Investment Ever podcast. Listen to all of them here.
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 31 August 2024
War-like US government deficit. Overstated US employment. No return investing in bonds. Berkshire Hathaway’s market cap hit US$1trn. Tulsi Gabbard endorses Trump.
Read MoreEnrich Your Future 10: You Won’t Beat the Market Even the Best Funds Don’t
In this episode of Enrich Your Future, Andrew and Larry Swedroe discuss Larry’s new book, Enrich Your Future: The Keys to Successful Investing. In this series, they discuss Chapter 10: When Even the Best Aren’t Likely to Win the Game.
Read MoreQuality, Back to the Start! Misunderstanding Quality (Part 1)
Where did your “quality journey” start? In this first episode of a new series on quality, Bill Bellows shares his “origin story,” the evolution of his thinking, and why the Deming philosophy is unique.
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 24 August 2024
Credit card defaults rise. Gold hits another all-time high. US$ hits an annual low. China sees equity outflows. Capitalism sucks…Not!.
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