The Wooden Nickel: Sell-Side Shortcomings
The Wooden Nickel is a collection of roughly a handful of recent topics that have caught our attention. Here you’ll find current, open-ended thoughts. We wish to use this piece as a way to think out loud in public rather than formal proclamations or projections. In...
US Elections and a Market Allegory through the Eyes of Homer and Palestrina
I was about to fill out my ballot at an early voting station last Friday when Homer nudged me: “Do you recall the island of Ismarus?” “Of course, I do”, I replied. It was after leaving Troy. “Didn’t the troops sack the city in Ismarus and take the spoils for...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Decline Global equities declined on the week, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 losing 0.15% and 1.37%, respectively, while the Nasdaq dropped 1.50%. The US 10-year Treasury note continued its climb, ending the week at 4.38%. The...
Regional Market Watch
Welcome to our new bi-weekly newsletter which covers key developments in non-US markets. With this newsletter, we highlight corporate, debt, and monetary policy news in European, Asian, and Latin American markets. We end our newsletter with a spotlight on commodities....
Geopolitics & the Day After
We begin this week’s newsletter by examining the outcome of several elections around the globe, including Japan, Georgia, and Bulgaria. Next, we turn our focus to the fraught world of investing, as gold and Bitcoin rise while volatility remains elevated. We then...
Carbon Market News Roundup
Welcome to our monthly newsletter, Carbon Market News Roundup, the goal of which is to introduce our audience to a new asset class market in the making: the carbon market. Our previous issues, along with the rest of our commentaries, may be read here....
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Decline Global equities declined this week with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 dropping 2.68% and 0.96%, respectively, while the Nasdaq lowered only slightly by 0.16%. The US 10-year Treasury note rose several basis points, closing...
Geopolitics & the Day After
We begin this week’s newsletter by examining the challenges and potential of the BRICS nations in the global arena. Next, we turn our focus to the implications of aging populations and technological advancements on the global economy. We then explore the complex...
The Triangles of Failure, the Promise of a Bust: Contemplations of Salviati, Sagredo, and Simplicio
In 1632, Galileo got permission from the Florentine censors (of the infamous Inquisition era) to publish his findings under the pretense of a hypothesis. The form of the book was a three-way dialogue among Salviati (a disguised Galileo), Sagredo (an open-minded...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Make Gains Global equities made modest gains over the week, holding near-record levels, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 rising 0.96% and 0.85%, respectively, while the Nasdaq gained 0.80%. The US 10-year Treasury note was little...
