Author: The BlackSummit Team
By: The BlackSummit Team | On: October 20, 2020 |
Necessary but Insufficient: Monetary Boogeymen and Valuations
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 […]
By: The BlackSummit Team | On: August 25, 2020 |
Invert, Always Invert
“All I want to know is where I’m going to die so I’ll never go there.” – Charlie Munger The role of aviation reached a new level in World […]
By: The BlackSummit Team | On: July 14, 2020 |
Debunking Investment Myths
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 […]
By: The BlackSummit Team | On: October 13, 2014 |
Market Volatility
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 […]
By: The BlackSummit Team | On: June 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 […]
By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 31, 2014 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action US equity markets closed the month of May posting gains. It marks the fourth month in the year that stocks have posted gains. The S&P 500 and Dow […]
By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 25, 2014 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Stock markets in the US posted their first gains in three weeks. The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Friday despite little in the way of […]
By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 17, 2014 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action A positive start to equities this week quickly reversed course by the time markets opened on Wednesday. Low US Retail Sales prefaced poor data from China and Australia […]
By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 11, 2014 |
Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Room for Debate: “How to Regulate Disruption” (The New York Times, May 6, 2014 – metered paywall) As […]
By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 9, 2014 |
Weekly Market Update
Market Action Poor international data inspired a downward start this past week. PMI data from China indicated contraction while escalating Ukrainian instability and more punitive sanctions coming from Europe against […]
