Akin to alchemists seeking the formula for turning lead into gold in centuries gone past, the mythical formula for riches beyond telling has become the foolproof investment strategy. Despite the immense wealth of individuals such as Warren Buffett and Carl Icahn, there is no incontrovertible way to outperform the market year after year – is there? While there may not be a specific way to distil immense amounts of market data down into an ultimate strategy, there are certain f

When talking with individuals who are interested in learning more about what we do at Kruse Asset Management, we try not to bombard them with the technicalities of what we do on the behalf of our clients. We feel it’s more important that somebody knows why we do the things we do when it comes to managing their portfolio rather than necessarily what it is we’re doing. Listed below are some of the things we do here at KAM and the reason for why we do them: What: We manage money

Despite the gloomy outlook for Europe at the end of June with the looming possibility of a Grexit—which is still rumbling along despite a provisional bailout deal being agreed as Europe grapples with the country’s debt—and considerable volatility, the continent’s markets had a happy July. As seen in the chart below, Europe’s key markets were all in fact up for the month. Despite that news from Europe, and perhaps offset by sinking stock prices in China, iQVP—our premier large