Over the years I have written a great deal about the various problems in my industry. I have discussed the flawed structure of the retail brokerage world, the lack of training of the vast majority of “financial advisers,” the layers and layers of fees, and the conflicts of interest. I also have discussed the psychological…
First and foremost let me say that our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Japan who continue to suffer in this awful tragedy. I know I have shared this story with many of you before, but any time my job forces me to focus on what is often the cold, hard reality of…
This may come as a surprise to some of our clients, but Iron Capital does not have a monopoly on economic or market insight (wink, wink). There are a lot of very smart people in our industry, and Wednesday night we had the honor of hearing from two of them. So I thought we would…
Originally I cited another piece of my anatomy, but this is a family newsletter. The bizarre weather week we had in Atlanta has finally come to an end, and everything is back to normal. The streets are clear, mail is running, and even the Falcons resumed normalcy and will be watching the remainder of the…
Clients and friends, The Blizzard of 2011 has wreaked havoc on the city of Atlanta, particularly with ice-covered streets. Schools and business are closed again today with Georgia under a state of emergency, and most of the Iron Capital staff is unable to get into our office safely. Fortunately all personnel are fully capable of…
