Ray’s Thoughts

The Big Short – What is Familiar?

“People...Want an authority to tell them how to value things, but they chose this authority (Goldman Sachs & Morgan Stanley) not based on facts or... Results; they chose who to trust because they seemed authoritative... Or familiar! And... I’m not, and never have been... familiar.” --Michael J. Burry, MD

2025-07-11T16:50:13-05:00November 11, 2024|Ray's Thoughts|

Investing in Stocks: A Tutorial

Why Use Math in Investing? Math helps us estimate how much a stock might be worth in the future. Without math, investment results can be no better than random. Successful investing requires a deep understanding of the causes of gains and losses. Valuation metrics are vital predictors of stock price gains and losses.

2025-07-11T16:50:26-05:00June 21, 2024|Ray's Thoughts|

Helping Advisors Understand and Fulfill Their Fiduciary Duties

How is it that when the market falls by 25%, 35%, 45% or any other significant decline, the account values of investment advisors' clients fall by similar amounts? If advisors are fulfilling their obligations to manage clients’ risk, why is no one in the industry able to avoid these large market losses? What exactly are the fiduciary duties of a registered investment advisor?

2025-07-11T16:50:40-05:00April 25, 2024|Ray's Thoughts|

NVIDIA Data Brief

On 4/19/24, NVDA’s price to sales ratio was 39. In the last 6,103 trading days (24 years), NVDA had a P/S of 2.0 or less on 1,028 days (16.8%). In the future, NVDA may again have a P/S ratio less than 2. What does that imply for NVDA’s price?

2025-07-11T16:50:43-05:00April 19, 2024|Ray's Thoughts|

Excellence in Investing

Excellence wins in every profession! Success in investing, like in chess and many other endeavors, is highly dependent on reducing, avoiding and preventing losses. The tactics and strategies required to substantially reduce, avoid and prevent losses in the market are completely out of reach for average investment advisors. Countless studies have proven this.

2025-07-11T16:50:46-05:00April 18, 2024|Ray's Thoughts|
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