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SPAX Q1 2023 Commentary & Outlook
Q1 2023 Statistical Data The Robinson Alternative Yield Pre-Merger SPAC ETF (ticker: SPAX) returned 2.47% for the first quarter of 2023 on a price basis and 3.69% for the trailing 12-months; it returned 1.48% on a net asset value basis for the quarter and 3.92% the past 12-months. Following is the Q1 2023 and trailing […]
SPAX Q4 2022 Commentary & Outlook
Q4 2022 Statistical Data The Robinson Alternative Yield Pre-Merger SPAC ETF (ticker: SPAX) returned 0.73% for the fourth quarter of 2022 on a price basis and 1.25% for the full year; it returned 1.94% on a net asset value basis for the quarter and 2.43% for all of 2022. Following is the Q4 2022 and […]
It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over
Okay, I didn’t coin the phrase for this piece’s title—that was NY Yankee great Yogi Berra who came up with that line. Likewise, I didn’t come up with “it isn’t over until the fat lady sings” (Wagner opera), or “was it over when the German’s bombed Pearl Harbor?” (Bluto Blutarsky—Animal House). Regardless of one’s epitaph […]
SPAX Q3 2022 Commentary & Outlook
Q3 2022 Statistical Data The Robinson Alternative Yield Pre-Merger SPAC ETF (ticker: SPAX) returned 0.24% for the third quarter of 2022 on a price basis and 3.21% for the trailing 1-year period; it returned 0.51% on a net asset value basis for the quarter and 3.07% for the 1-year period. Following is the Q3 2022 […]
Hard or Soft Landing and Why It Matters for Bond Investors
The intent of every Fed rate hike cycle is to slow the economy. Whether the cycle is driven by a fear of the economy overheating (the last five cycles prior to this one) or is precipitated by already present inflationary pressures (the late-70s and early-80s cycles), the intent is to slow things down. Over the […]
SPAX Q2 2022 Commentary & Outlook
The Robinson Alternative Yield Pre-Merger SPAC ETF (ticker: SPAX) completed its first full year. The Fund returned 0.22% for the second quarter of 2022 on a price basis and 2.49% for its first full year; it returned a negative 0.06% on a net asset value basis for the quarter and 2.30% for the year. Following […]
How to Benefit from a Hawkish Federal Reserve
Few asset classes benefit from a hawkish Fed. Rising interest rates usually hurt most traditional stock and bond valuations. Given the Fed’s intent in raising short-term rates is to slow the economy, more often than not a Fed rate hike cycle has usually ended in an economic recession. Even if the tightening cycle doesn’t end […]
Absolute Return: Bringing Calm to a Volatile Market
Adding Value Through the Use of Pre-Merger Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”) Investors are challenged to navigate the uncertainty and volatility in today’s market. This should come as no surprise to any investor given the global geopolitical risks, supply chain disruptions, the uncertainty around central bank(s) tightening, inverted yield curves, spiking inflation at 40 year […]
How’s your 60/40 model Working?
Why Pre-Merger SPACs May Offer A Fix To The Broken 60/40 Model We’ve been discussing the broken 60/40 Model for a few years now. It’s not that we have anything against bonds—I’ve been a bond manager for 37 years—it’s simply because bond yields are at a level where they are mathematically incapable of providing a […]
