The financial media spends much of each day trotting out fund manager X, who was up 30% last year or analyst Y, whose five-star picks rose 50%. After a while, […]
Stray and Pray
From the October 2023 lows through the first quarter of 2024, global equities are up over 25%, some specific industries are up over 50%, and many artificial intelligence-related assets are […]
Investing in Innovation – Learning From the Past
Famed investor Peter Lynch’s quote on the 1848 Gold Rush encapsulates both the promise and peril of investing amid periods of speculation. Opportunity springs from enabling new innovations, but danger […]
Mid-Year Asset Class Stoplight
How has Osborne Partners’ asset-class positioning changed since the October 2022 lows? Markets surprised the consensus view in the first half of 2023. Entering the year, the common view for […]
Now What?
In 2022, equity markets faced a major dilemma. Inflation had launched from core CPI of barely 1% to a level quickly approaching 7%. The economy was growing at a fast […]
The Banking Crisis: The Impact Beyond the Initial Failures
The recent banking crisis, starting with Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse in early March, could have widespread impacts on the markets and economy. The Federal Reserve’s efforts to combat inflation through […]
A Crisis of Confidence
The banking sector has been engulfed by a crisis of confidence. In just a few weeks, numerous events have shaken the market and banking industry. These include the failures of […]
Known Unknowns
There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns… “There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We […]
Where Will Investors Focus Next?
A shift in focus may be upon us in U.S. equities. Investors had a lengthy list of worries in the first three quarters of 2022, starting with the omnipresent war […]
2022’s Painful Lessons
In this piece, we review the important lessons that investors learned so far in 2022, and why our Investment Team strives to avoid these mistakes every day. As the painful […]










