Greg Skidmore

How a Greenwich CT firm became 100% Mac.

How Steve Job changed a Greenwich CT firm.

When Belpointe Asset Management launched I went out and bought 6 PCs. I'd always used Macs but unfortunately in 2007 the financial world was 100% PC.

At the time my staff had only used PCs and so I assumed the need to support them on PCs would be minimal. Boy was I wrong.

Normal usage resulted in six months of fighting corrupted files, [...]

This is the nature of stock investing.

Days like yesterday happen for a reason, however equity investors must be ready to accept short-term uncertainty in order to capture long-term performance. Like all investors I hate watching my assets decline, but I have learned to accept it is a part of the process.The fundamental reason why investors receive a return when investing is that [...]

Eight Centuries of Government Defaults

Wealth Management | Greenwich, CT

Greenwich, CT is one of the most well known centers of financial entrepreneurship and therefore closely tied to the global economy. Thankfully, the next phase of the recovery poses less risk to our town than the original crisis.The financial crisis originated in the private sector and directly impact those who manage capital. However, the [...]

2010 Asset Class Recap

Greenwich, CT wealth management firm Belray Asset Management has released their 2010 Asset Class Recap:

Global Public Equity (Stocks)

As they have historically done after previous recessions, small caps led other domestic equities for most of the year. The Russell 2000 almost doubled the gains of the S&P ; the Russell's eye-popping 16% in

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Interview with ZdM Design Studio of Greenwich CT

ZdM Design Studio of Greenwich, CT

Greg Skidmore and Pedro Ramirez of Belray Asset Management interviewed Z Davis Partner of ZdM Design StudioZdM Design Studio is a Architecture and Interior Design firm. By applying an investigative architectural process to each project they seek to build unique and specific relationship with their clients. The firm's professional [...]

Backcountry Bridge Unveiled

Joan Caldwell is enthusiastic about the newly widened Sherwood Avenue bridge near her Riversville Road home."It's a beautiful bridge, and it's nice looking," she said. "I think it certainly adds to the character of the neighborhood."The new bridge was officially unveiled Tuesday morning in a brief ceremony.Caldwell, who also is the chairman [...]

THING 37 - Buy a Butterball

It's that time of the year.  Thanksgiving has to be one of my favorite holidays.  You get to eat all you want and "relax" with your family.   Since we are only two days away I would highly recommend going out to buy your turkey now (if you haven't done so already).  As you will learn over the next year, I'm not the biggest fan of the [...]

Greenwich braces for wild night

It's not exactly Mardi Gras, but downtown bars are anticipating one of the livelier nights of the year Wednesday as throngs of newly returned-home college students and nine-to-fivers take to Greenwich Avenue to kick off the holiday season."It is one of the busiest bar nights of the year," said Ryan Hoster, a shift manager at Sundown Saloon. [...]

Feds Raid Greenwich Hedge Fund

A spokesman for Level Global acknowledged the raid took place Monday."We can confirm that agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation visited our offices this morning as part of what we believe to be a broader investigation," the spokesman said in a statement. "We are cooperating fully with the authorities and, at the same time, we are [...]

Feds Raid Greenwich Hedge Fund

A spokesman for Level Global acknowledged the raid took place Monday."We can confirm that agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation visited our offices this morning as part of what we believe to be a broader investigation," the spokesman said in a statement. "We are cooperating fully with the authorities and, at the same time, we are [...]