What is a Business's Social Responsibility? (1Q23 Quarterly Newsletter)
January 15, 2023 In my last quarterly commentary, I wrote on the emergence of Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) criteria as...
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- Oct 14, 2022
- 8 min
What Would Milton Friedman Think of ESG? (4Q22 Quarterly Newsletter)
October 15, 2022 To: Clients & Friends From: Chris Weil A number of conservative State Attorneys General recently delivered a letter to...
- Jul 26, 2022
- 9 min
How To Prepare for a Stock Market That Can Break A Heart (3Q22 Quarterly Newsletter)
Recall Murphy’s Law: if something can go wrong, it will go wrong. Append Weil’s corollary: Murphy was an optimist.
- Jan 25, 2022
- 8 min
Financial Advisory in the Information Age (1Q22 Quarterly Newsletter)
Can Google be your Financial Planner? We argue that its relationship building and nuance that give us the edge.
- Oct 26, 2021
- 9 min
The Four Rules of Long-Held Assets (4Q21 Quarterly Newsletter)
October 15, 2021 Generally, the older you get the stickier your assets become. The reasons? Over time, people tend to become comfortable...
- Apr 16, 2021
- 9 min
Why it makes good sense to keep growing wealth (2Q21 Quarterly Newsletter)
April 15, 2021 Latin – once a mandatory language for the educated classes, at least in the Western world – has long since fallen out of...
- Jan 15, 2021
- 10 min
A Mantra for 2021: “Let Normal be the New Normal.” (1Q21 Quarterly Newsletter)
January 15, 2021 A mantra for 2021: “Let normal be the new normal.” The problem is, of course, that “normal” has always and forever...
- Oct 14, 2020
- 13 min
Diversity and Inclusion at WEIL (4Q20 Newsletter)
Chris reflects on his early days as a sales trainee, the benefits of being viewed and treated as a colleague, and why that matters as we str
- Jul 15, 2020
- 10 min
Musings on Covid's Economic Impact (3Q20 Newsletter)
What we are experiencing now is certainly a “terrible moment.” And when the history of this “moment” is written, and outcomes known, my scen
- Apr 21, 2020
- 10 min
A Message about our Investment Philosophy from Chris (2Q20 Newsletter)
A message that started out as a memo to staff is expanded upon in this newsletter as Chris elaborates on his investment management philosoph
- Mar 14, 2020
- 6 min
The Case For Calm (E-blast)
The expanding COVID-19 pandemic—and the resulting extreme volatility in the stock market—has made many people understandably nervous (if not
- Oct 15, 2019
- 9 min
Key Points on the Art of Negotiating and Predicting the Future (4Q19 Newsletter)
Chris identifies nine points that can help negotiations achieve a desired outcome. And then he turns his attention to not predicting future
- Jul 15, 2019
- 9 min
When A Niche Business Isn't Focused on Scaling (3Q19 Newsletter)
July 15, 2019 To: Customers & Friends From Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. There’s an old get-rich cliché: “find a niche and fill it.”...
- Apr 14, 2019
- 10 min
Our Business: Preparing Individuals and Families for the Risks and Opportunities of Life (2Q19)
April 15, 2019 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. ’Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and...
- Jan 15, 2019
- 10 min
Organizing & Operating Businesses for 55 Years; Chris Has Got Some Thoughts (1Q19 Newsletter)
January 15, 2019 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. Thousands of books and articles have been written about...
- Oct 14, 2018
- 10 min
A Fiduciary: For Clients Who Need More Than Transactional Relationships (4Q18 Newsletter)
October 15, 2018 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. Some time ago, at my kids’ request, I embarked upon a...
- Jul 15, 2018
- 9 min
What Are Your Financial Objectives? A More Subtle Question Than It First Appears (3Q18 Newsletter)
July 15, 2018 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. Money is a good servant but a bad master. If we assume that...
- Jan 15, 2018
- 9 min
“Massification” & “Commoditization”: In Search of Service that Reclaims Middlemen (1Q18 Newsletter)
April 15, 2018 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. One quick, and superficial way of characterizing the...
- Oct 14, 2017
- 9 min
Is the Market Too High? (3Q17 Newsletter)
October 15, 2017 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. We are hearing the question these days with some...
- Jun 14, 2017
- 13 min
On War Stories, Failure, And a Few Postmortem Conclusions (2Q17 Newsletter)
July 15, 2017 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. People love to tell “war stories” that put them in a...
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