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That 70s Show

For a long time, the market had a simple narrative all sketched out for Federal Reserve policy. Inflation cools, employment stabilizes, and the Fed delivers a steady cadence of rate cuts. But linear policy requires a linear world. But a structural oil shock... that upends how we will invest.

April 13, 2026 by Joe Zidle

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allocation Members Aug 20, 2026

Dollar-Cost Averaging Is a Behavioral Strategy, Not an Investment Strategy

How do you put capital to work in a market that looks like this one. My usual answer is the old line that the shakiest hands write the best checks. We all know it intuitively. The data proves it. But its a hard lesson to implement.

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allocation Members Aug 6, 2026

Floor, Not Ceiling

The 10-year Treasury yield finished July at 4.75%,before easing to 4.65% as tensions with Iran cooled. But the daily volatility is hiding a longer-term move higher. Duration is the enemy, floating rate is the friend, and patience beats a rush to deploy into vintages that have not repriced.

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allocation Members Jul 28, 2026

The Ladder Public Investors Never Got to Climb

In 2015, Google and Fidelity wrote SpaceX a $1 billion check at a $12 billion valuation. There was no way to buy a share of it on an exchange. Private equity is not an "alternative" in the traditional sense. It has become the primary venue for the part of the economy creating new value

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