Publications

By: Rachel Poole | On: June 10, 2021 |

Geopolitical Challenges and Statecraft

The world finds itself at a crossroads. Nations can emerge from the pandemic and embrace the opportunities for cooperation and mutual global progress, or the world can continue down the […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: June 8, 2021 |

Crossroads: At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics

Here is a summary of the most important events that unfolded last month, and which may affect economic, financial and geopolitical issues in the months ahead: North America Three major […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: June 5, 2021 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities make slight gainsGlobal equities made slight gains this week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones ended the week up 0.61% and 0.66%, respectively, while the […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: June 3, 2021 |

The Day After & The Era of Transformation

Here is our take on the articles summarized below:  For this week’s summary review, we look at some of the forces behind tectonic shifts in the markets of tomorrow. Of course, […]

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: Rachel Poole | On: May 29, 2021 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities rallyGlobal equities rallied this week as worries that the US economy was overheating calmed. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones ended the week up 1.16% […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: May 27, 2021 |

Geopolitical Challenges and Statecraft

The pandemic has forced the world’s multilateral institutions to rethink the way they operate and to address the inefficiencies which, in many ways, have prevented the world from moving forward […]

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: Rachel Poole | On: May 22, 2021 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities have another rough weekAfter a rough start the week, global equities regained some momentum but still fell short on the week. The S&P 500 and […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: May 20, 2021 |

The Day After & the Era of Transformation

Here is our take on the articles summarized below:  In times of volatility and uncertainty, William of Ockham would teach that the best bellwethers are often the simplest. For this reason, […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: May 18, 2021 |

Price is What You Pay. Value is What You Get. Part II

“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in aroom alone.” Pascal I used the quote from Pascal above to close out a piece a couple ofmonths […]