Along with esteemed industry colleagues, Rosenwald and Brochin, I teach “Global Value Investing” to the MBA students at NYU Stern School of Business in the fall semester. Each one of us sees value investing through different lenses: credit...
CrossingBridge Insights
CrossingBridge Insights is our opportunity to share our thoughts on interesting trends and data points through our Quarterly Commentaries, Market Observations, recent news, and random musings. We hope you enjoy and we welcome your feedback.
David Sherman
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Skilled mountain climbers sometimes find themselves forced to employ sophisticated techniques. One in particular, known as “chimney climbing”, requires that the mountaineer wedge their body between two opposing rock surfaces, pushing on each side in...
The recent NCAA college basketball tournaments remind us that players regularly come off the bench to give their teams an extra boost.
Written in 1965, a tumultuous time of social change and civil unrest, the song, People Get Ready, expresses optimism that faith and love will win out. Today, there is a convergence of economic, political, social, and technological transformation....
Rooting for my hometown Philadelphia Phillies in the playoffs, I am reminded that “fat pitches” are rarely presented to batters.
In the credit markets, we are seeing a rising incidence of liability management transactions (LMTs), particularly "amend & extends" (A&Es).
The Fed Funds Rate has risen from practically zero to almost 5% as a result of central bankers’ mission to quell inflation and wring out excess liquidity. Speculators and borrowers dependent on nearly “free” money, have been left high and dry. The...
It’s the season when companies, investors and financial gurus look into their crystal balls to predict the economic and market path for the new year. During our morning coffee ritual, we were excited to read TheDailyMail.com headline: “A time for...
In 2022, stock and bond investors have been pummeled, losing money in both asset classes for three consecutive quarters, a first in at least 45 years. In previous letters, we have discussed our defensive stance...
Currently, investors are caught in an economic “No Man’s Land” between the dangers of inflation and fears of recession as the Fed continues to raise interest rates. In the first half of 2022, U.S. equities and fixed income portfolios suffered some...