Howard Marks is one of the two founders of Oaktree Capital Management. Oaktree is “…a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments.” If the name sounds familiar it’s because they owned Boardriders (Quiksilver, DC Shoes, Roxy, Billabong, RVCA, Element, Vonzipper) after buying Quik and Billabong after their travails started. Oaktree, as you know, […]
It was not supposed to be 14 degrees in Seattle. But it was and we needed an extra space heater to try and keep the pipes from freezing. Diane (my wife- 37 years. Starting to look like it might work out) ordered one from Target and had a coupon for same day delivery (the Target […]
I’ve spent copious amounts of time on financial history and trying to understand how money and debt work at a granular level. Still learning. You may not care about these kinds of details but as you’ve probably noticed they care about you and there’s no escape. History offers perspective and suggests that this time is […]
