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Shall We Repeal the Laws of Economics

All Rights Reserved Follow us: Memo to: Oaktree Clients From: Howard Marks Re: Shall We Repeal the Laws of Economics?, For months, I’ve been saving up clippings for a memo on the above topic, but favorite subjects such as risk, debt, and uncertainty repeatedly jumped the queue, delaying my intended memo until the U.S., Another Case in Point: Rent Control The issue that first suggested this memo several months ago was rent control, something I’ve had personal experience with, having lived in an apartment that rented for $92 a month in 1956, when I was ten.

On Regulation

Memo to: Oaktree Clients From: Howard Marks Re: OnRegulation I’ve been asked why there weren’t any memos during the twelve weeks between September 9 and December 1., It pulls together all of the strands of my philosophy into what might be thought of as a super-memo.

2020 in Review

Thus, you might end up feeling this memo should have been titled Preview of 2021 rather than 2020 in Review.

Performing Credit Quarterly 3Q2023: Tails, You Lose?

But, of course, such performance is only possible if managers avoid (or limit) defaults and losses, which is why we believe credit expertise, experience over multiple cycles, and risk control are essential for successful CLO managers. (5) The risk/return calculus for credit versus equity investment may be shifting We’ll give Howard the last word, with an excerpt from his recent memo Further Thoughts on Sea Change: Will asset ownership be as profitable in the years ahead as in the 2009-21 period?

The Realists Creed

A l l R i g h t s R e s e r v e d Memo to: OaktreeClients From: HowardMarks Re: TheRealist's Creed Early this year, I was asked to write an article for "Trusts & Estates" magazine.

Shall We Repeal the Laws of Economics?

For months, I’ve been saving up clippings for a memo on the above topic, but favorite subjects such as risk, debt, and uncertainty repeatedly jumped the queue, delaying my intended memo until the U.S. election season got into full swing, making it compelling., Another Case in Point: Rent Control The issue that first suggested this memo several months ago was rent control, something I’ve had personal experience with, having lived in an apartment that rented for $92 a month in 1956, when I was ten.

The Long View

A l l R i g h t s R e s e r v e d Memo to: OaktreeClients From: Howard M a r k s R e : TheLongView Manyofmy memos over the last year and a half have touched on the developments in 2003-07 that brought on the current financial crisis., A l l R i g h t s R e s e r v e d 5 Cycles in Long-Term Trends The main thing I want to discuss in this memo is my realization that there are cycles in the long-term trend, not just short-term cycles around it, and we’ve been living through the positive phase of a big one., My last memo was on the subject of leverage and its major role in the crisis we’re all experiencing.

It's Not Easy

All Rights Reserved Memo to: Oaktree Clients From: Howard Marks Re: It’s Not Easy In 2011, as I was putting the finishing touches on my book The Most Important Thing, I was fortunate to have one of my occasional lunches with Charlie Munger., This memo is largely about the challenges they present, • In my memo on liquidity in March, I borrowed an idea from my son Andrew: If you look longingly at the chart for a stock that has risen for twenty years, think about how many days there were when you would’ve had to talk yourself out of selling.

Risk in Todays Markets

A l l R i g h t s R e s e r v e d Memo To: Clients From: HowardS.Marks,TCW Re: RiskinToday's Markets The ability of the stock market to react so harshly on February 4 to a small, Fed- mandated rise in interest rates, pushing the Dow down 96 points, suggests a lack of preparedness for negative developments.

You Can’t Eat IRR

A l l R i g h t s R e s e r v e d Memo to: OaktreeClients From: HowardMarks Re: YouCan’tEatIRR Untilratherrecently – certainly up to the early 1980s – “investing” was largely synonymous with “stocks and bonds.”, – Real-Life Example #3 Just as this memo was about to go to print, a friend showed me the 2005 report of a fund of funds and asked what I thought of its performance.