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Insights from our CIO
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![Michael Rosen]()
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CIO Insights are written by Angeles' CIO Michael Rosen
Michael has more than 35 years experience as an institutional portfolio manager, investment strategist, trader and academic.
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![(Not Yet) Beach Reading]()
14 Apr, 2020(Not Yet) Beach Reading
Its not quite beach weather yet, but as we are all locked in our houses waiting out this virus, we may have found a little more time for ourselves. So I offer a selection of three books Ive read over ...
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![1st Quarter 2020 - La Peste]()
8 Apr, 20201st Quarter 2020 - La Peste
Bernard Rieux was a young physician in 1947, a surgeon, newly married and living in a comfortable apartment in the center of the city, close to the hospital where he worked. Each day, he would spend a few minutes chatting with his building's...
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![Michael Rosen on Bloomberg TV March 5th, 2020]()
5 Mar, 2020Michael Rosen on Bloomberg TV March 5th, 2020
Our Chief Investment Officer, Michael Rosen appeared on Bloomberg TV, Thursday March 5, 2020, to discuss his views on the investment implications of the recent market volatility.
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![Put Down the Gun]()
25 Feb, 2020Put Down the Gun
Tombstone, Arizona is a small town of around 1300 folks along the Mexican border. In 1881, it swelled with more than 7,000 men seeking their silver fortunes, along with thousands more women, children, ...
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![From the Kentucky Coal Mines to the California Sun]()
14 Jan, 2020From the Kentucky Coal Mines to the California Sun
Rupp Arena is one of the iconic venues for college basketball in the country. It is named for Adolph Rupp, the legendary coach of the University of Kentucky, from 1930-1972.Rupp won five national ...
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![4th Quarter 2019 - Una Rosa Blanca]()
9 Jan, 20204th Quarter 2019 - Una Rosa Blanca
How do you misplace a 5-ton, 18-foot tall statue? Residents of New York City may shrug when told it was in the care of the City Parks Department (as if, what do you expect?), but the story is a bit more convoluted than simple negligence...
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![Fireside Reading]()
18 Dec, 2019Fireside Reading
To sit near a warm fire in a comfortable chair on a cold night is one of life's pleasures that I hope you will be able to treasure over the holidays. Following are some of the books I enjoyed over the ...
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![3rd Quarter 2019 - Red Scare]()
6 Nov, 20193rd Quarter 2019 - Red Scare
November 11, 1918 marked the end of the Great War, and Americans celebrated with parties and parades across the country. Hardly had the ticker-tape been swept from the streets when thernnational mood of exuberance and exultation turned quickly...
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![Balance]()
29 Oct, 2019Balance
October 1987 was a memorable month for me. It began with the 5.9 magnitude Whittier Narrows quake that rocked my downtown building (like all tall buildings, it was on rollers). Two weeks later, on ...
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![No Winners]()
7 Aug, 2019No Winners
Berry Gordy, the legendary founder of Motown Records, had a genius for spotting talent and creating stars: Mary Wells, Diana Ross and Gladys Knight; Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder and the ...
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![More (Not Necessarily) Beach Reading]()
29 Jul, 2019More (Not Necessarily) Beach Reading
For many people, the beach is an escape, and they want their beach books to transport them to worlds of fantasy. Coming up with a recommended beach reading list is a challenge for me for two reasons: ...
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![2nd Quarter 2019 - Sustain]()
2 Jul, 20192nd Quarter 2019 - Sustain
Sustain reflects on business, family and how investors can effect positive change.
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![Bring Home the Bacon]()
16 May, 2019Bring Home the Bacon
Bacon sure is popular. McDonalds, which probably has the best pulse on Americans culinary tastes, introduced Cheesy Bacon Fries for a few months earlier this year, to great acclaim, and this week ...
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![1st Quarter 2019 - In the Dust]()
16 Apr, 20191st Quarter 2019 - In the Dust
One of the most popular writers of the 20th century was born, and died, in Manhattan. Kansas, and New York, that is, respectively. Damon Runyon was born to a family of newspapermen.
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![Inversion]()
12 Apr, 2019Inversion
Say "inversion" to a Californian, and the most likely word association is layer. Its our topography that causes this phenomenon, accounting for the haze, smog and June Gloom we experience. Its not a ...
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![Truth and Consequences]()
3 Mar, 2019Truth and Consequences
Archaeological evidence suggests that, for thousands of years, the people who inhabited the Great Plains of North America, stretching from present-day Canada to Mexico, from the Rockies to the ...
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![Only the Lonely]()
4 Feb, 2019Only the Lonely
My first impression when flying into Mexico City a few weeks ago was its vastness. From the air, the city seems to stretch forever. The Valley of Mexico has been inhabited for over 12,000 years, and ...
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![4th Quarter 2018 - Stumble]()
10 Jan, 20194th Quarter 2018 - Stumble
Finland is a small country of around 5.5 million people, about the population of the state of Minnesota. The country has produced one notable musician, Jean Sibelius, and one global company in Nokia.
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![Book Wrap]()
31 Dec, 2018Book Wrap
Time for my semi-annual book perspective. I read a lot of books, but truthfully, most of them I move through pretty quickly. In the non-fiction world, I find many to be one-dimensional, perhaps an ...
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![Breathe]()
20 Dec, 2018Breathe
Twenty-five hundred years, Siddhartha Gautama practiced a form of meditation that involved controlled breathing. Much later, about 700 years ago, this practice, called pranayama, was codified in the ...
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![Angeles CIO Michael Rosen Interviewed by Bloomberg]()
18 Nov, 2018Angeles CIO Michael Rosen Interviewed by Bloomberg
Bloomberg Finance, John Tucker and Katia Porzecanski discuss the October equity selloff with Michael Rosen, Chief Investment Officer of Angeles Investment Advisors.
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![The Intersection of Politics and Investing - Highlights (2:54)]()
16 Oct, 2018The Intersection of Politics and Investing - Highlights (2:54)
The symposium began with a review by Angeles Chief Investment Officer Michael Rosen conducting a "tour" of past midterm election results.
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![The Intersection of Politics & Investing - Full (1:26:03)]()
16 Oct, 2018The Intersection of Politics & Investing - Full (1:26:03)
The symposium began with a review by Angelesà Chief Investment Officer Michael Rosen conducting a "tour" of past midterm election results.
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![3rd Quarter 2018 - De Schuilplaats]()
15 Oct, 20183rd Quarter 2018 - De Schuilplaats
Willem ten Boom, after years of apprenticeship as a watchmaker, opened his own store in Haarlem in 1837. His son, Casper, also became a watchmaker, and the trade was passed down to Casper's children.
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