By: Thierry Malleret | On: March 17, 2014 |
BlackSummit Financial Group, Inc. proudly introduces The Monthly Barometer. The Barometer is written by Thierry Malleret, a professional with whom we collaborate with. Thierry brings a uniquely insightful perspective to […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 13, 2014 |
In 1940, the then Soviet Union overthrew the governments of the Baltic nations (Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania), rigged the elections, and forced the newly “elected” governments to request admission into […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 4, 2014 |
The first part of the title above – meaning “I came, I saw, I conquered” – was pronounced by Julius Caesar in 47 B.C. when he emerged victorious over Pharnaces, […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: March 1, 2014 |
BlackSummit Financial Group, Inc. proudly introduces The Monthly Barometer. The Barometer is written by Thierry Malleret, a professional with whom we collaborate with. Thierry brings a uniquely insightful perspective to […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: February 26, 2014 |
BlackSummit Financial Group, Inc. proudly introduces The Monthly Barometer. The Barometer is written by Thierry Malleret, a professional with whom we collaborate with. Thierry brings a uniquely insightful perspective to […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 23, 2014 |
More than twenty years ago, the late Samuel Huntington coined the phrase “Democracy’s Third Wave”. By that Huntington described the three phases/waves of democratic revolution that the world has experienced, […]
By: Thierry Malleret | On: February 18, 2014 |
BlackSummit Financial Group, Inc. proudly introduces The Monthly Barometer. The Barometer is written by Thierry Malleret, a professional with whom we collaborate with. Thierry brings a uniquely insightful perspective to […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 14, 2014 |
One of my favorite authors is Isaiah Berlin. I consider his anthology of essays by the title “The Proper Study of Mankind” as one of the finest books published in […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: February 9, 2014 |
By Thursday last week we felt that given the markets drop by 5% this year, it was time to put some money to work by investing into companies with strong […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: January 30, 2014 |
I did not expect the last commentary to start becoming a reality so soon. In that last commentary I explained that the emerging markets look like prime territory for a […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: March 20, 2014 |
A Discussion about Crimea and Russia in St. Petersburg: The Eagles’ Echoes
I landed in St. Petersburg around midnight. Got into a taxi (an old Volga bought by the driver in former Eastern Germany when he was serving there on a special […]