An investment newsletter dedicated to the forgotten virtues of patience, silence, and rationality in a world addicted to motion. 20 years on Wall Street.
Modern finance commits a profound and foolish error by equating risk with volatility. A fluctuating stock price is merely the heartbeat of a liquid market. True risk is not a temporary decline in quotation; it is the permanent destruction of capital, typically suffered by paying a premium for a fragile business. Volatility is but the wind against our sandstone walls.