Lumbard Investment Counseling focused investment management services for individuals and institutions.

...we’ve “still got it”...
Power To The People - Lumbard Insight - February 2007

Lumbard Investment Counseling is a traditional investment advisory firm. located in Hollis, New Hampshire.

 Lumbard Investment Counseling maintains an unusually low ratio of clients to investment counselors.

Lumbard Investment Counseling is engaged in the management of equity and fixed income securities on behalf of endowments and foundations.

 



 

September 30, 2011:
Butler on Business:
An interview with John Lumbard, on Atlanta’s Butler on Business radio show. Download or Listen...

 


 

September 9, 2010:
Magic -
Follow the lead of the world’s biggest and best corporations. Sell their bonds, and buy their stocks.
We can’t emphasize enough the magic that occurs when a company buys back shares at a ridiculously-low price. If a company sells at ten times earnings—that is, the stock sells for $10 and the earnings are $1—those earnings are 10% of the price of the stock. ...
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Summer 2010:
Congratulations to Drew Kellner, who passed the third and final level of CFA exams this summer.
Only 46% of the candidates passed this level, and just 20% made it all the way through. And we’re not talking about an average sample of college graduates; the nation’s best and brightest have been dashing themselves against these rocks for many years.

In fact, hopes are regularly dashed all over the world.  This year thousands of candidates sat for exams in London, Tokyo, Singapore, Geneva, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt, and there were many thousands more in locations as far flung as Kathmandu, Jakarta, Sao Paolo, and Hanoi.

 

 

Tuesday, February 23, 2010:
Balancing the Federal Budget:
http://weelectedyou.org/

 

 

Saturday, April 4, 2009:
Nashua Telegraph -
Adviser says now is the time for action
“John Lumbard has some advice for investors: Don't close your eyes and ignore those grim financial statements. And don't sell everything and hide the proceeds under the mattress.”
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Christmas 2008:

A Christmas Letter To Our Clients
“Recently a client asked how his account could be down less than 10% for the year, despite having half of his assets invested in stocks.  The answer is in several parts: ...”
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January 4, 2008:

The U.S. Economy has just entered a recession.
“. . . For many months we’ve been telling you to buy long-term U.S. Treasury bonds, which offer an ideal combination of interest, appreciation, and bombproof security.” ...”
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