Good article by Douglas Kass on the more frequent occurrence of Black Swans and the interlocking effect they have on the globalised world. Of particular note, the asset mix in this age of frequent high impact unknown unknowns. Do you want to be too concentrated in your holdings? Do you think Cash is an asset class to be treasured and appropriate raised in weight-age even if it pays pittance?
We can no longer turn the clock back to a simpler time. We must play the hand we are dealt. And our time is interconnected, interlinked and increasingly complex. And our hand has, at its core, a rising number of outlier or Black Swan events.
Given the "newness" of these and other nontraditional and secular challenges as well as the greater frequency of Black Swan events, P/E multiples might be pressured and could even contract as a comparison between today's valuations to those of history can be expected to lose some of its significance and relevance.
In this setting, a more conservative asset mix and higher cash position than normal seems to be a prudent strategy.
The full link for your perusal ,
A contagion of Black Swans.
