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Black Monday 1987

By Rolf on 9 November 2012

Just over twenty-five years ago, stock markets crashed on what has since become known as Black Monday, October 19, 1987. At the time, I ran an investment boutique in London that offered a single type of product – small cap equity funds for institutional investors. Obviously, our clients were somewhat concerned by the losses that […]

Posted in Oldies | Tagged Buy-and-hold, Crash, Portfolio insurance

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Rolf Banz spent his career in the investment industry in the US, the UK and, most recently, in Switzerland. To older people, he is known as the "father of the small firm effect". This weblog consists of a series of essays and shorter pieces on a range of issues at the intersection of institutional investment and investment theory. Please see this post for a description of the objectives of the weblog and the About page for further information on the author and the site.

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