Artificial Alpha Investments

Debasement Protection

The amount of money in the economy increases by ~7% per year, sometimes by more and sometimes by less.

Oct 13 • 

Vincent Jansen

September 2025

Easing Financial Conditions

I’ve had a lot of interesting conversations about diversification over the past few years.

Sep 24 • 

Vincent Jansen

Characterizing Gold

Gold ($GLD) is up 37.5% year to date and 98.0% since the start of 2023, compared to 12.2% and 72.9% for the S&P 500 ($SPY).

Sep 19 • 

Vincent Jansen

July 2025

And Finally: Equity Diversification

Part 4 of the Portfolio Strategy series

Jul 9 • 

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June 2025

Geopolitically Resistant

An overwhelming majority of headlines, even those of the geopolitical variety, have indiscernible market effects.

Jun 17 • 

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May 2025

Beyond 60/40: The Case for Gold

Part 3 of the Portfolio Strategy series

May 22 • 

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March 2025

Exercising Caution

My baseline investment plan is to hold 100% stocks.

Mar 31 • 

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The 60/40 Portfolio

Part 2 of the Portfolio Strategy series

Mar 26 • 

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2

February 2025

A History of Financial Manias

I’m hoping this accumulation of ideas and comparisons will evoke both a qualitative and quantitative characterization of today’s financial landscape.

Feb 10 • 

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January 2025

The 4% Rule

Part 1 of the Portfolio Strategy series

Jan 30 • 

Vincent Jansen

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December 2024

Yield Curve (Un)Inversion

The yield curve finally uninverted this December after more than 2 years of inversion.

Dec 30, 2024 • 

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Misleading Data (Surveys)

The best financial data are descriptive of a prevalent investment concept and predictive of a key performance indicator.

Dec 12, 2024 • 

Vincent Jansen