The MJ Blog
For access to blog posts on hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and traditional investments that cover diversity, diversification, BeFi, marketing, facts and fictions, use search, see the index below, or refer to this archive.
MJ has also written columns for Institutional Investor magazine, including:
Why Emerging Managers Struggle To Put On Weight
Where Are The Women In Alternative Investing
As of January 2018, Meredith’s writing on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and other responsible investment topics is on Marketwatch.
Articles include:
When stock markets turned turbulent, ESG funds punched above their weight
10 reasons gender diversity can make you money (and you don’t need to be a feminist to profit)
Millennials have more money than you think — so expect ESG funds in your 401(k)
3 ways investors can make their views heard on environmental issues
Recent blog entries
Blog Archive Index
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2020
- Mar 8, 2020 International Women's Day 2020 - Women Are So Money! Mar 8, 2020
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2019
- Oct 15, 2019 Why Your Ass(ets) Is Still Single (Digits) Oct 15, 2019
- Jul 23, 2019 Lies, Damn Lies and Conferences Jul 23, 2019
- Jun 26, 2019 Ms. Jones Goes To Washington Jun 26, 2019
- Jun 4, 2019 Your Fund Is Grossing Me Out! Jun 4, 2019
- May 21, 2019 You've Hung Up Your Shingle, Here's How To Mingle (With Investors) May 21, 2019
- Apr 16, 2019 The Fact(or)s of the Matter Apr 16, 2019
- Mar 26, 2019 In Praise of Very Good Dogs Mar 26, 2019
- Mar 12, 2019 Marketing, Millionaires and Girls That Go “Woo!” Mar 12, 2019
- Feb 19, 2019 Valentine's Day Cards For Fund Managers And Investors Feb 19, 2019
- Feb 5, 2019 Jackie Robinson, Ginger Rogers And Me Feb 5, 2019
- Jan 15, 2019 Investing Frogger Style Jan 15, 2019
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2018
- Dec 18, 2018 LP on a Shelf Dec 18, 2018
- Dec 4, 2018 Asset Raising While Diverse Dec 4, 2018
- Nov 6, 2018 An Animated Guide to Financial Twitter Nov 6, 2018
- Oct 2, 2018 How Much Should You Sweat(er) Fees? Oct 2, 2018
- Sep 19, 2018 You Can't Always Get What You Want Sep 19, 2018
- Sep 4, 2018 The Role of Luck in Building Success - And How To Create More of Both to Get Girls Into Finance Sep 4, 2018
- Aug 21, 2018 Principals, Agents and the Magic of Ari Gold Aug 21, 2018
- Aug 7, 2018 I’m Out of Touch, And You’re Out of Your Head When I’m Not Around Aug 7, 2018
- Jul 2, 2018 Namast-CFA: A Guided Meditation for Investment Professionals Jul 2, 2018
- Jun 5, 2018 Crazy Making Asset Raising Encounters - Volume 1 Jun 5, 2018
- May 15, 2018 Thank You Sir May I Have Another?!? May 15, 2018
- May 1, 2018 The 5 Types of Investors You Meet Capital Raising May 1, 2018
- Apr 17, 2018 On The Road Again... Apr 17, 2018
- Mar 20, 2018 Stupid Human Tricks Mar 20, 2018
- Mar 6, 2018 Picture This... Mar 6, 2018
- Feb 20, 2018 Don't Go Changing... Feb 20, 2018
- Feb 6, 2018 Seven Ways to Boost Women In Investing (And Why You'll Be Better Off For It) Feb 6, 2018
- Jan 16, 2018 You Might Be An Emerging Manager If.... Jan 16, 2018
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2017
- Dec 5, 2017 Investors and Fund Managers: Naughty or Nice? Dec 5, 2017
- Nov 7, 2017 The Poetry of Investing Nov 7, 2017
- Oct 17, 2017 Investment Wisdom Through a Temporal Paradox Oct 17, 2017
- Oct 3, 2017 Jeopardy Baby! Oct 3, 2017
- Sep 19, 2017 Looking for (AUM) Love in All The Right Places Sep 19, 2017
- Sep 5, 2017 Pith In The Wind Sep 5, 2017
- Aug 15, 2017 Making The Grade Aug 15, 2017
- Aug 1, 2017 Life In The Vast Plain Aug 1, 2017
- Jul 18, 2017 It Turns Out, It's Not Just The Thought That Counts Jul 18, 2017
- Jun 20, 2017 How Do You Solve A Problem Like Performance? Jun 20, 2017
- Jun 6, 2017 You're Wrong! Now How 'Bout That Investment...? Jun 6, 2017
- May 16, 2017 What George Carlin Can Teach You About Pitch Books May 16, 2017
- May 2, 2017 Call Me Maybe May 2, 2017
- Apr 18, 2017 Whip It Good Apr 18, 2017
- Apr 4, 2017 Word Up! Apr 4, 2017
- Mar 7, 2017 The Seven Deadly Conference Sins Mar 7, 2017
- Feb 21, 2017 Getting Jiggy With It Feb 21, 2017
- Jan 17, 2017 BINGO! Jan 17, 2017
- Jan 3, 2017 2017 Is Still Warm...I Can Turn It Around & Take Us All Home Jan 3, 2017
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2016
- Dec 20, 2016 Good Riddance 2016, Hello 2017! Dec 20, 2016
- Dec 6, 2016 The Five Stages of Emerging Manager Grief Dec 6, 2016
- Nov 15, 2016 Lenny Bruce Is Not Afraid Nov 15, 2016
- Nov 1, 2016 Killer Kittens & The Decline of Hedge Fund Returns Nov 1, 2016
- Oct 18, 2016 Sleepless in Nashville Oct 18, 2016
- Oct 4, 2016 Seed Me, Seymour! Oct 4, 2016
- Sep 20, 2016 Can This (Hedge Fund) Relationship Be Saved? Sep 20, 2016
- Sep 6, 2016 You Can't Handle This (Hedge Fund) Truth Sep 6, 2016
- Aug 16, 2016 (Thank God) What You See Isn't All There Is Aug 16, 2016
- Aug 2, 2016 A Picture Is (Almost) Worth 1,000 Words Aug 2, 2016
- Jul 19, 2016 Great Expectations Jul 19, 2016
- Jul 5, 2016 And Now For Something Completely Different... Jul 5, 2016
- Jun 21, 2016 Capital (Raising) Crimes & Punishment Jun 21, 2016
- Jun 7, 2016 The Five P's of Gender Parity Jun 7, 2016
- May 17, 2016 Hedge Fund Truth - Don't Believe Everything You Read May 17, 2016
- May 3, 2016 Kicking The Buckets May 3, 2016
- Apr 19, 2016 You Are So Money! Apr 19, 2016
- Apr 5, 2016 Are You Hot or Not? Apr 5, 2016
- Mar 15, 2016 Money Manager Report Cards Mar 15, 2016
- Mar 1, 2016 The Hedge Fund Headline Predictorator Mar 1, 2016
- Feb 23, 2016 Person or People? Feb 23, 2016
- Feb 16, 2016 At Your Service Feb 16, 2016
- Feb 9, 2016 Can You Describe The Ruckus? Feb 9, 2016
- Feb 2, 2016 Making the First Move Feb 2, 2016
- Jan 26, 2016 No Quick Fix Jan 26, 2016
- Jan 19, 2016 Money Manager Advice: Don’t Panic, But Do Bring a Towel Jan 19, 2016
- Jan 12, 2016 Hedge Funds or Chicken Nuggets? Is It Time For a Personal Stop Loss? Jan 12, 2016
- Jan 5, 2016 Not The Same Old Investing Lang Syne Jan 5, 2016
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2015
- Dec 29, 2015 All The News That Was Fit to Print (And Some That Wasn’t) Dec 29, 2015
- Dec 15, 2015 Dear Santa... Dec 15, 2015
- Dec 8, 2015 Keen Delight in the Misfortune of Hedge Funds...And Me Dec 8, 2015
- Nov 23, 2015 Babelfish for Hedge Funds Nov 23, 2015
- Nov 17, 2015 (Not So) Fast Times at Hedge Fund High Nov 17, 2015
- Nov 10, 2015 Hedge Funds' "Bad Reputation" Nov 10, 2015
- Nov 3, 2015 The Evolution of Due Diligence Nov 3, 2015
- Oct 27, 2015 Founding Funders? Oct 27, 2015
- Oct 20, 2015 Are You The Next Blackstone? Don’t Count On It. Oct 20, 2015
- Oct 13, 2015 Investment Wisdom May Increase With Age, Dance Skills Don't Oct 13, 2015
- Oct 6, 2015 Dear Hedgie: Oct 6, 2015
- Sep 29, 2015 Doing Well, Doing Good & Improving Investment Diversity Sep 29, 2015
- Sep 22, 2015 Misusing These Popular Alternative Investment Terms? Inconceivable! Sep 22, 2015
- Sep 15, 2015 Investment Professional Fact & Fiction: The Business Trip Sep 15, 2015
- Sep 8, 2015 Labor Day Hiatus 2015 Sep 8, 2015
- Sep 1, 2015 Crisis Communication for Investment Managers Sep 1, 2015
- Aug 25, 2015 The Love of the (Returns) Chase Aug 25, 2015
- Aug 18, 2015 People Call Me A Skeptic (But I Don’t Believe Them) Aug 18, 2015
- Aug 11, 2015 (Humorous) Perspective on the Due Diligence Process Aug 11, 2015
- Aug 4, 2015 The Wrong Barn Door? Aug 4, 2015
- Jul 28, 2015 The Evolution of a Female Fund Manager Jul 28, 2015
- Jul 21, 2015 Trust Me, I’m a Portfolio Manager! Jul 21, 2015
- Jul 14, 2015 Investing in Portfolios, Performance & People Jul 14, 2015
- Jul 7, 2015 And Nothing But The Truth Jul 7, 2015
- Jun 30, 2015 Hedge Fund Truth Series: Hedge Fund Fees Jun 30, 2015
- Jun 23, 2015 Swingers And The Art of Investor Communication Jun 23, 2015
- Jun 16, 2015 Advice to The Future Women of Finance Jun 16, 2015
- Jun 9, 2015 The Confidence - Hubris Conundrum Jun 9, 2015
- Jun 2, 2015 The Most Hated Profession on Earth Jun 2, 2015
- May 26, 2015 Memorial Day Hiatus May 26, 2015
- May 19, 2015 Hedge Funding Kindergarten Teachers May 19, 2015
- May 12, 2015 The Crystal Ball in the Rearview Mirror May 12, 2015
- May 5, 2015 The Declaration of Fin-Dependence May 5, 2015
- Apr 28, 2015 Diversification and Alpha - By The Book Apr 28, 2015
- Apr 21, 2015 Excusa-paloosa: The Sad Excuses We Give To Avoid Small Funds & Gender Diversity Apr 21, 2015
- Apr 14, 2015 Are Hedge Clippers Trimming Up The Wrong Tree? Apr 14, 2015
- Apr 7, 2015 7 Secrets to a Successful Fund "Elevator Pitch" Apr 7, 2015
- Mar 31, 2015 It's "Showtime" For Hedge Funds: An Open Letter to TV Execs Mar 31, 2015
- Mar 24, 2015 Fun with Dots! Visualizing Trends in the Hedge Fund Industry Mar 24, 2015
- Mar 17, 2015 Venn-dication? What Simple Graphs Can & Can't Tell Us About Alternative Investments Mar 17, 2015
- Mar 10, 2015 What’s In A Name? What Fund Manager Names Tell Us About Diversity Mar 10, 2015
- Mar 3, 2015 The Hedge Fund Truth - Launching and Running a Small Fund Mar 3, 2015
- Feb 24, 2015 Pattern Recognition May Make You Poorer Feb 24, 2015
- Feb 17, 2015 Rampallions & Scullions & Hedge Funds, Oh My! Feb 17, 2015
- Feb 10, 2015 What “How I Met Your Mother” Can Teach Us About Hiring Fund Raising Staff Feb 10, 2015
- Feb 3, 2015 Don't Get Your Duct Tape In A Wad Feb 3, 2015
- Jan 27, 2015 Don’t Listen to Greg Weinstein Jan 27, 2015
- Jan 20, 2015 #SaveTheEmergingManager Jan 20, 2015
- Jan 13, 2015 New Year’s Resolutions for Investors and Managers (Part Deux) Jan 13, 2015
- Jan 6, 2015 New Year’s Resolutions for Investors & Managers (Part One) Jan 6, 2015
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2014
- Dec 30, 2014 In Case You Missed Them - 2014 Blogs By Topic Dec 30, 2014
- Dec 23, 2014 Happy Holidays! Dec 23, 2014
- Dec 16, 2014 Anatomy Of A Tear Sheet Dec 16, 2014
- Dec 9, 2014 Getting an Edge in Private Equity and Venture Capital Dec 9, 2014
- Dec 2, 2014 The Simple Case for Emerging Managers Dec 2, 2014
- Nov 25, 2014 Thanksgiving Hiatus Nov 25, 2014
- Nov 18, 2014 Emerging Manager 2015 Travel Planner Nov 18, 2014
- Nov 11, 2014 Look Both Ways Nov 11, 2014
- Nov 4, 2014 The Honey Badger Nov 4, 2014
- Oct 28, 2014 Earworms and Investing Oct 28, 2014
- Oct 21, 2014 Conference Savvy for Investment Managers Oct 21, 2014
- Oct 14, 2014 The Truth About Hedge Fund Correlations Oct 14, 2014
- Oct 7, 2014 Alternative Investment Good News/Bad News Oct 7, 2014
- Sep 30, 2014 Mi Alpha Pi – A Look At The Sources of Alpha Sep 30, 2014
- Sep 23, 2014 Pay What!?!? Sep 23, 2014
- Sep 16, 2014 Ten Commandments for Pitch Book Salvation Sep 16, 2014
- Sep 9, 2014 The Truth About Hedge Fund Performance Sep 9, 2014
- Sep 2, 2014 Labor Day Hiatus Sep 2, 2014
- Aug 26, 2014 Will Accreditation Changes Turn Emerging Managers into Submerging Managers? Aug 26, 2014
- Aug 19, 2014 Unsolicited Advice: The Pitch is Back Aug 19, 2014
- Aug 12, 2014 The Truth Behind Hedge Fund "Failures" Aug 12, 2014
- Aug 5, 2014 Investing and The Law of Unintended Consequences Aug 5, 2014
- Jul 29, 2014 Adding Diversity to Diversification Jul 29, 2014