Dancing with the Trend

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WHY Standard Deviation is a Poor Measure of Risk

by Greg Morris

I will attempt to show that high sigma is a much more frequent event than modern finance thinks it is. A few examples using the Dow Industrials back to 1885 on a daily basis are shown... Read More 

Dancing with the Trend

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"Believable" Misinformation Is a Danger to Long-Term Retirement Goals

by Greg Morris

Many investment "truths" seem to go unchallenged but are in fact, very clearly just myths... Read More 

Dancing with the Trend

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Bear Markets and Drawdowns - part 2

by Greg Morris

This is a continuation of the previous article. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, also referred to as The Dow by the financial media, is a price-weighted measure of 30 U.S. blue-chip companies... Read More 

Dancing with the Trend

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Bear Markets and Drawdowns

by Greg Morris

I thought this article that I wrote over three years ago on January 11, 2019 is quite appropriate for today. If you have read my blog you know that I use the Nasdaq Composite as my measure of the market and it is down significantly as I write this... Read More