Necessary but Insufficient: Monetary Boogeymen and Valuations

by The BlackSummit Team | Oct 20, 2020 | Commentaries

Over 200 years after the fall of Genghis Khan his empire was in tatters, split up among warring factions divided by tribalism and nominally ruled by outsiders in China and the Middle East. The title of “Khan” was still sought after for the status and privilege it...

Invert, Always Invert

by The BlackSummit Team | Aug 25, 2020 | Commentaries

“All I want to know is where I’m going to die so I’ll never go there.”...

Debunking Investment Myths

by The BlackSummit Team | Jul 14, 2020 | Commentaries

Alex Bavelas was a 20th century psychosociologist whose research was primarily focused on how information traveled and gained acceptance in small networks. After graduating from MIT, he moved to Stanford University to teach and while there conducted one of the most...

Market Volatility

by The BlackSummit Team | Oct 13, 2014 | Commentaries

So what is going on with the recent market volatility?  Is there anything to really be concerned about?  Well, it would seem that the global markets are tired from so many headlines.  Take your pick – European slowing economic growth, Ebola, expectations for rising...

Weekly Market Update

by The BlackSummit Team | Jun 7, 2014 | Weekly Market Update

Market Action Equities in the US closed at all time highs as the nation continues a slow but steady recovery. The jobs report published on Friday slightly beat expectations and revealed that the US economy has recovered all jobs lost during the Financial Crisis,...