Proper forest management requires clearing dead brush, protecting high-risk areas, and conducting controlled burns. As January 2026 approaches, marking the one-year anniversary of the devastating Southern California wildfires that destroyed over 16,000 structures, we examine the mistakes made and how those lessons apply to the financial markets. Much like forest fires, risk can be mitigated […]

“If everything in your portfolio goes up and down at the same time, you have a bad portfolio.” This simple but powerful observation from Mark Rzepczynski, former CEO of John W. Henry & Company, is one I think of often – for both my customers and my own investing. A losing position in your portfolio […]

Is AI the next step in the evolution of trading? History proves new tools storm the markets, then high adoption erases their edge. What can futures trading history teach us about AI’s trajectory? The 1980s: Rise of Rules-Based Trading Building on simple regression models that aimed to identify patterns across sectors, the 1980s showed that […]