Publications
By: Rachel Poole | On: August 5, 2020 |
Crossroads: At the intersection of geopolitics and geoeconomics
Here is a summary of the most important events that unfolded this month, and which may affect economic, financial and geopolitical issues in the months ahead: North America Over the […]
By: Tyler Thompson | On: August 3, 2020 |
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities mostly flatGlobal equities saw little change on the week. We saw initial signs of turmoil and higher risks associated with market valuations. The yield on the […]
By: Tyler Thompson | On: July 31, 2020 |
Covid-19 and the Day After
Here is a summary of four articles with unique insights that may have an impact on our lives and portfolios in the medium term. Redrawing the Map of Global Trade […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 28, 2020 |
Money, Debts, Gold and the Greenback: When Yeats Met Orwell
In his sixth section of “Meditations in Time of Civil War”, the famous Nobel laureate Irish poet (and pillar of literature) William Butler Yeats writes: “We had fed the heart […]
By: Tyler Thompson | On: July 27, 2020 |
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities suffer slight dropGlobal equities ended the week down slightly as news of rising unemployment and heightening tensions between the US and China beat out stimulus […]
By: Tyler Thompson | On: July 24, 2020 |
Covid-19 and the Day After
By Rachel Poole and Tyler Thompson There are those who make a difference. There are those who draft history. And then there are those who change history forever. We hope […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 21, 2020 |
And Now What? Financial Strategy in the Midst of Contrasting Signals
Homer taught us the contrasting qualities of leaders. Achilles was a man of action. Odysseus was a man of words. Both envisioned strategy from different perspectives. One represented strength. The […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: July 18, 2020 |
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities make some gainsGlobal equities added small gains this week, a vaccine hopes overshadowed a continued increase in US Covid-19 cases. The yield of the US […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: July 16, 2020 |
Covid-19 and the Day After
Coronavirus Spending Pushes U.S. Budget Deficit to $3 Trillion for 12 Months Through June Kate Davidson, Wall Street JournalRead the full article here The US budget deficit has soared in the […]
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: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 4, 2020 |
If FAANG is the Answer, then what are the Questions?
Sometimes I feel that I have no answers, and as a teacher my role is to question my students’ answers. When unrestricted growth and concentrated power is amassed at the […]