Practical Contrarian Blog
Our feedback on current trends, predictions for the future and other insights that empower investors around the world.
Should You Create a Family Office? Being Asked That Question Usually Means No
Aside from our own investments and philanthropic ventures along with guiding a wide range of financial institutions over the years from family offices to hedge funds, one question we sometimes get is whether a family that’s finally reaching their goals should then...
You’re Now a Professional Athlete: How Do You Preserve Your Wealth?
There’s something magical about spending your entire life dedicated to your craft and being the best at it then your dreams come true not only with your newfound role as a recognizable professional athlete but also the money that comes with it whether you’re in the...
Reflecting on the Past: When Strategic Investments Make Sense Then Dollars
It is always interesting to look back where classic adages originated and had relevance then over time transformed into something else, including the classic phrase “if it doesn’t make dollars it doesn’t make sense” – a mindset that still holds true today in the...
What Makes a Family Office Successful? 3 Things We’ve Learned Over the Years
Looking at all of the challenges in life it’s difficult to create wealth in the first place let alone generational wealth that demands the need for a family office, which brings up a good question: What is the secret sauce that makes family offices successful? And...
Family Office vs Multi-Family Office: What’s the Difference?
After guiding a wide variety of investors ranging from hedge funds to family offices over the years one of the common questions we are often asked is around the difference between a family office operated by a single family and a multi-family office which is many...
How Family Office Investors are Using Technology Today and in The Future
After years of guiding family offices along with other institutional investors ranging from hedge funds to leading private equity firms, keeping tabs on the progression of technology is both interesting and exciting at the same time, especially when worlds collide,...
Safe Haven Investments in 2025: A Flight to Safety During Volatile Times
Our team has guided a wide range of investment decisions ranging from delivering actionable insights in the moment to hedge funds and family offices along with more strategic initiatives which we’re seeing play out now in a multitude of ways that we’re going to cover...
Musk vs Trump: Another Example of How Social Media Drives the Stock Market
The times are changing rapidly from when the GameStop short squeeze in 2021 forced investors/speculators to wake up to the power of social media now with almost everything originating on social that is then amplified/spread outwards – like the Musk/Trump fight in the...
Investing in Life Insurance Companies/Policies: Good Move for Family Offices, Hedge Funds?
As the world evolves and investors of all types start to branch out and explore new opportunities to diversify their portfolios one of the areas that stands out to us is the life insurance space, which we’ve been getting inquiries on recently and ultimately sparked...
Hedge Funds Banking on AI Investments: The World is Changing Rapidly
After guiding various hedge funds and being in the AI space for years, it’s interesting to see how they were very reserved in the early days around tech investments and now going full force on AI ranging from the hardware behind the scenes (chip manufacturers like...