Author Archives: Mad Hedge Fund Trader

The ABCs of the VIX

I am one of those cheapskates who buy Christmas ornaments by the bucket load from Costco in January for ten cents on the dollar because my 11-month theoretical return on capital comes close to 1,000%.  I also like buying flood insurance in the middle of the summer drought, when the forecast in California is for […]

Profiting From America’s Demographic Collapse

Demographics is destiny. If you ignore it as an investor, you will be constantly behind the curve wondering why your performance is so bad. Get ahead of it, and people will think you are a genius. I figured all this out when I was about 20. I realized then, back in 1972, that if I […]