Author: John E. Charalambakis

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 13, 2021 |

Economic & Market Outlook, Mid-Year 2021

John E. Charalambakis, Mohamed Ramzi Roshdi, Nicolas Abdelhak, & Eleni Buss As we look ahead towards assessing the markets’ outlook for the remainder of 2021, we have split our analysis […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 29, 2021 |

On the Fear Gauge, Germany’s Lamentation, and Chinese Celebrations

A survey conducted by Bank of America among over 200 fund managers revealed that the grand majority of them significantly trimmed their bond holdings. The reasoning behind such trimming is […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 22, 2021 |

On Rates, Monetary Policy, and Valuations: Is it Worth it to Take a Closer Look at Additional European Portfolio Exposure?

More than two weeks ago (on Friday June 4th), we sent an email message to our clients explaining that some metrics and trends make us uncomfortable. Furthermore, we discussed that […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 1, 2021 |

Portfolio Rotation and Budgetary Considerations: Reflections from Pre-Socratic Thinkers

During the first and second phases/waves of the pandemic, stocks related to innovation, e-commerce, as well as to sectors that deal with digitalization, performed very well, beyond anyone’s expectations. As […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 25, 2021 |

From Defoe and Locke, to the Birth of America, and the Evolving International Order: Seeking Portfolio’s Alpha

We are experiencing a paradigm shift: A geopolitical and geoeconomicshift accompanied by scientific, technological, financial, and energyevolutions. The world is changing, and we are changing along withit. Over the course […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 10, 2021 |

From Adam Smith and Isaac Newton to Helicopter Money and Superstrings: Crises, Niels Bohr, and the Nash Bargaining Solution

We believe that it is almost a universal belief that the Day After the pandemic our societies will be operating under new norms. The rising debts follow a parallel path […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 4, 2021 |

Market Perspective, Verisimilitude, and Punishment: Lessons from Euripides’s Electra

During a recent trip overseas, a client asked me why I admire Edmund Burk. The question should not have caught me by surprise as we frequently discuss the impact of […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 20, 2021 |

Reopening & Execution Risks: Earnings Expectations and the New Wave of Innovations in Historical Perspective

The reflation trade that started in late 2020 and uplifted the fortunes of banks, energy, and small cap stocks might be experiencing a pause lately. However, as shown below, the […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: April 6, 2021 |

Considering the Economic & Portfolio Costs of Free Money: Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) & Practice

By: John E. Charalambakis & Dale Ahearn Monetary theory, which posits that a change in money supply is the main driver of economic activity, has played a central role in […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 23, 2021 |

When Isaiah Berlin Dined with Vladimir Putin: International Diversification and Intelligentsia at a Time when Dreams of Subjugation Converge in the Twilight Zone

When Isaiah Berlin sat down to draft some thoughts about his forthcoming dinner meeting with Vladimir Putin, he contemplated if the focus should be on a single theme (like it […]