Dylan Price

1 month ago | blackrock.com | Rick Rieder |Russell Brownback |Navin Saigal |Dylan Price

April's Incredible and Historic Moves:Risk-assets struggled amidst extremely volatile price action as investors weighed the probabilities of tariffs hitting profits and valuations. Already down 7.7% from its highs on April 2nd, the S&P suffered its 6th largest 4-day drawdown since 1950 (-12.1%) * 1The S&P has seen exceptional intraday volatility since April 2nd, with April 10th marking a remarkable 5 days in a row with a >6% intraday range.

2 months ago | blackrock.com | Rick Rieder |Russell Brownback |Navin Saigal |Dylan Price

Key TakeawaysThere’s a lot of noise in markets today: Keeping an eye on big picture developments and avoiding the daily barrage of dramatic headlines is key for investing in this environment. Income Over Interest Rates: The current environment offers a unique opportunity to lock in high-quality yield with minimal duration risk, we continue to like optimizing for income.

Jan 10, 2025 | blackrock.com | Rick Rieder |Russell Brownback |Navin Saigal |Dylan Price

Key TakeawaysCompounding Returns: Harness the power of compounding to accelerate portfolio growth, with a focus on income-oriented fixed income and growth equities. Economic Resilience: The U.S. economy’s stability, driven by services and infrastructure investments, supports a durable growth outlook. Strategic Fixed Income: Current market conditions offer opportunities to compound returns with low volatility through high-quality fixed income assets.

Oct 31, 2024 | blackrock.com | Rick Rieder |Russell Brownback |Navin Saigal |Dylan Price

As we think about investing around a historic election, establishing what we know, what we need to know, and what we can count on is a useful foundation for navigating the uncertainty. The nature of markets today is one in which many prognosticators change their narrative with the release of each survey and data point – causing excessive moves in both directions that aren’t justified by the fundamentals of an incredibly stable economy.

Sep 20, 2024 | lesswrong.com | Dylan Price

Effective altruism (EA) defines itself as "a philosophical and social movement that advocates taking actions which maximally benefit sentient beings, as determined by evidence and reason."In practice, effective altruists advocate making as much money as possible and then donating a (ideally large) percentage of it to charity. They also advocate choosing charities based on systematic evaluation of their effectiveness, in order to maximize the benefit of their dollars.