September 2026 - Singular Links

David Bowie: Cha-Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes

September 24, 2026September 20, 2026 by slinker

Sometime in the early 1970s, David Bowie woke up and realized he had become a commercial giant. Improbably, songs like “Space Oddity”, which had caught the zeitgeist of the 1969 moon landing, and the theatrical drama of “Life on Mars?” were driving massive pop demand. His Ziggy Stardust tour had started in local pubs and … Read more

The Edge of Chaos: Rethinking Investment Risk

September 8, 2026September 7, 2026 by slinker

I wrote the following to organize my thoughts for a presentation to financial advisors later this month. Our business is obsessed with keeping clients from losing money when the market drops. We’re quick to show charts of past crashes, pointing to the 49 percent drop in 2000, the 56 percent plunge in 2008, and the … Read more