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2026 Second Quarter Commentary
For a printable version, click here. If you are a client, click here for a copy of the client commentary which includes discussion of recent investment activity. A Tale of Two Opportunities “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair
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2026 First Quarter Commentary
For a printable version, click here. If you are a client, click here for a copy of the client commentary which includes discussion of recent investment activity. “Price is What You Pay, Value is What You Get” In January 1964, the Surgeon General of the United States released a landmark report titled “Smoking and Health” which for the first time concluded that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer, chronic bronchitis and several other illnesses. In the following decade, ne
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2025 Fourth Quarter Commentary
For a printable version, click here . If you are a client, click here for a copy of the client commentary which includes discussion of recent investment activity. Diversification Deception "Diversification is the only free lunch in investing." – Harry Markowitz, 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Diversification is a hallmark characteristic underpinning the “Modern Portfolio Theory” introduced in the 1950s by Harry Markowitz, the economist whose research on t
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2025 Third Quarter Commentary
For a printable version, click here . If you are a client, click here for a copy of the client commentary which includes discussion of recent investment activity. Two Things Can Be True At Once "When people get very excited, as they are today, about artificial intelligence, for example ... every experiment gets funded, every company gets funded. The good ideas and the bad ideas. And investors have a hard time in the middle of this excitement, distinguishing between the
Nov 20, 202510 min read


2025 Second Quarter Commentary
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2025 First Quarter Commentary
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Jun 4, 202511 min read
Foundation Resource Management Transitions Ownership Internally to the Second Generation
Firm will be led by Managing Principal Meredith Moll and Principal Zach Riley Greg Hartz and Mark Millsap to Remain as Full-Time...
Feb 7, 20253 min read


2024 Fourth Quarter Commentary
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Jan 16, 202515 min read


2024 Third Quarter Commentary
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Oct 15, 202418 min read


2024 Second Quarter Commentary
For printable version which includes all graphs and tables, click here . The Promise of Tech Often Takes Longer Than Expected In the...
Jul 12, 202412 min read


2024 First Quarter Commentary
For printable version which includes all graphs and tables, click here . Patience and Perseverance: An Investing Advantage “Our...
Apr 12, 202411 min read


2023 Fourth Quarter Commentary
For printable version which includes all graphs and tables, click here . Mental models are an oft-discussed topic in investing...
Jan 17, 202412 min read


2023 Third Quarter Commentary
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Oct 17, 202318 min read


2023 Second Quarter Commentary
The Benefit of Not Being Sure
It is easy for the volatility of one’s outlook to match the volatility of the stock market.
Jul 17, 202314 min read


2023 First Quarter Commentary
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2022 Fourth Quarter Commentary
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Jan 17, 202320 min read


2022 Third Quarter Commentary
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Oct 18, 20228 min read


2022 Second Quarter Commentary
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Jul 18, 202211 min read


2022 First Quarter Commentary
For printable version which includes all graphs and tables, click here. Margin of Safety Remember knocking on a friend’s door and...
Apr 19, 202217 min read
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