Thoughts on the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (2Q23 Quarterly Newsletter)
April 15, 2023 The truth that has been brought home to the millions of us who are bank customers by the Silicon Valley Bank experience is...
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- Jan 15
- 10 min
Does ESG Make Business Sense? (1Q23 Quarterly Newsletter)
January 15, 2023 In my last quarterly commentary, I wrote on the emergence of Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) criteria as...
- Oct 15, 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 15, 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 22, 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 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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...
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