Presentations and Marketing Pieces
Global Index Investing (1997)
A seminar I gave at a pension conference on investing in global stock, bond and currency markets using only exchange-traded futures contracts. (14 pages)
Financial Shocks and Market Recoveries - 1970-2008 (2009)
To give context to the market meltdown of 2008, this piece reviews the causes and resolutions of the 30 major financial crises since 1970 that preceded the 2008 meltdown. (18 pages)
CFA Level I Training Course - Derivatives (2001)
I was invited to teach in a CFA preparatory course in which I trained Level I candidates to pass the Derivatives section of the exam. (76 pages)
CFA Level II Training Course - Options (2001)
I was invited to teach in a CFA preparatory course in which I trained Level II candidates to pass the Options section of the exam. (76 pages)
CFA Level II Training Course - Futures and Swaps (2001)
I was invited to teach in a CFA preparatory course in which I trained Level II candidates to pass the Futures and Swaps section of the exam. (76 pages)
Credit Crisis Primer (2008)
Written at the height of the 2008 Credit Crisis, this piece provided clients perspective by reviewing the history and circumstances leading up to the Crisis. (14 pages)
Transforming Yield Curve Swings Into Income Streams (1997)
A Seminar I gave to a local quant group on how to use binary choice yield curve models to generate an overlay income stream for any portfolio using bond futures. (13 pages)
Creating Synthetic Bonds With Equity Options (1998)
A seminar I gave at an investor conference showing how any desired corporate bond exposure can be synthetically created by combining a US Treasury bond with an equity option. (14 pages)
Tax-Managed Options Strategies for HNW Investors (1999)
A seminar I gave at the invitation of the Options Exchange to explain option strategies available to available to high net worth investors to protect and enhance their portfolio holdings. (12 pages)
The Secrets of Capital Guaranteed Investing (2006)
A complete set of policies and procedures I wrote for my investment department while serving as Chief Investment Officer for a major regional bank. (13 pages)
Managing Assets Under the New Prudent Investor Standard (2003)
A speech I gave to an audience of financial advisors and attorneys highlighting best practices for investment managers under the "Prudent Investor" standard. (18 pages)
Business Plan For an Investment Subsidiary (2001)
A business plan I prepared and implemented to help my company split its internal investment function so as to put the institutional investment function in a wholly owned subsidiary. (52 pages)
Shareholder's Letter - Eureka Funds Annual Report (2003)
A sample of my annual report letter to our proprietary mutual fund family shareholders when I served as the Chief Investment Officer for the fund family. (4 pages)
Investment Update (2000)
Sample newsletter from our investment department when I was the Chief Investment Officer explaining our market outlook and our approach to asset allocation. (4 pages)
Major Market Participants (1996)
My contributed chapter to a Sheshunoff banking manual describing the workings of the US Treasury and the US Federal Reserve and how they impact on US financial markets. (41 pages)