Chart of the Week: Effects of QE, Straight from the Horse’s Mouth

This week’s Chart of the Week comes from Jesse Felder, a very astute investor.  I’ve posted charts like this in the past, illustrating the effects of the Fed’s Quantitative Easing on asset markets, but it’s worth revisiting after the former head of the Dallas Federal Reserve branch, Richard Fisher, openly stated that the main goal of…

Portfolio Update: Options & Volatility

I wrote in my letter to clients earlier this year that the only thing I’m certain about in the markets moving forward is that volatility will be higher than the past few years.  As we move further down the path of currency wars and central bank policy divergences, there are some large risks looming overhead…