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Following 23 years with JPMorgan, in 2009 Simon Lack founded SL Advisors, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Adviser. SL Advisors manages investments in energy infrastructure, including the Catalyst MLP & Infrastructure Fund (MLXIX), the American Energy Independence Fund (USAI), and separately ...more

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More Thoughts On Oneok And Magellan
Wall Street analysts are predisposed to be supportive of management’s M&A activities. Hence the response of sell-side analysts to Oneok’s proposed acquisition of Magellan Midstream is one of mild surprise that stops short of overt criticism.
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Oil And Pipelines Less In Sync
The relationship between crude oil and pipelines exhibits the qualities of a copula distribution.
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Why Keep Money At A Bank?
I looked through First Horizon Bank’s 10K last week. They were in the news because Toronto Dominion canceled their merger agreement due to uncertainty about when they might receive regulatory approval.
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The Inflation Reintroduction Act
Inflation has been 1% or more above the Fed’s 2% target for two years. Excessive Covid stimulus was part of the cause. The IRA shows that parsimony still has no place in setting US budget priorities.
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Always Cheaper By Sea
It costs one cent to ship a can of beer 3,000 miles, approximately the narrowest distance across the north Atlantic Ocean. That statistic reminds how waterborne trade has always been the cheapest way of moving goods. Moving a sweater costs 2.5 cents.
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The World Wants More American Gas
First Citizens Bancshares has agreed to buy most, but not all, of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) carcass from the FDIC. They’re acquiring $72BN of loans at a discount of $16.5BN.
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Emissions To Rise Under Democrats
2 years ago

Yes, but don't you find the projected jump in coal consumption and relatively flat contrtibution from clean energy dusappointing?

Stocks Are The Cheapest Since 2012
4 years ago

It's hard to make such a precise forecast. However, we do think stocks look very attractive relative to bonds and are likely to do well over the long run.

The Uncertain Future Of MLP-Dedicated Funds
5 years ago

No, $KMI is a corporation. They gave up being an MLP in 2014 because it was too expensive to raise capital.

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Reaction To 'The Alerian Problem'
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Perhaps investors regard energy as relatively less vulnerable to trade disputes.

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Managing Partner
SL Advisors, LLC
June 2009 - Present (14 years 3 months)

SL Advisors is a registered investment advisor offering investment strategies that can be accessed through separately managed accounts for individuals, family offices and institutions.

SL Advisors is designed to offer clients the same investment strategies with the same transparency, liquidity and access in which he invests his family’s money for a low fee.

Managing Director
JP Morgan
1986 - 2009 (23 years 10 months)

Founded and ran JPMorgan Incubator Funds, private equity vehicles which took stakes in emerging hedge fund managers (2001-2009)
Ran investment bank internet strategy, negotiating several profitable VC investments in several start-ups (1999-2001)
Ran fixed income derivatives trading through successive mergers (1986-1999)

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Bonds Are Not Forever; The Crisis Facing Fixed Income Investors
Simon Lack
Wiley
09/03/2013

An up-close look at the fixed income market and what lies ahead Interweaving compelling, and often amusing, anecdotes from author Simon Lack's distinguished thirty-year career as a professional investor with hard economic data, this engaging book skillfully reveals why Bonds Are Not Forever. Along the way, it provides investors with a coherent framework for understanding the future of the fixed income markets and, more importantly, answering the question, "Where should I invest tomorrow?" Bonds Are Not Forever chronicles the steady decline in interest rates from their peak in the 1980s and the concurrent drop in inflation during that period. Offering a uniquely intimate, yet analytically thorough look at the coming fixed income crisis, Bonds Are Not Forever is must reading for investment professionals, as well as retail investors and their advisors.

The Hedge Fund Mirage - The Illusion of Big Money and Why It's Too Good to Be True
Simon Lack
Wiley
01/03/2012

Sure, hedge funds have produced some of the greatest fortunes in recent years, but the shocking reality is that investors would have made more putting their money into treasury bills instead. And while hedge funds have proved to be serious moneymakers for those that manage them, investors themselves rarely reap the benefits. In The Hedge Fund Mirage: The Illusion of Big Money and Why It's Too Good to Be True, hedge fund expert Simon Lack blows the lid off the secret world of this class of investments, teaching you everything you need to know to maximize your own returns.