Publications

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: Rachel Poole | On: July 11, 2020 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities little changedGlobal equities were little changed on the week. Market fluctuations this week displayed the heightened fear that the US economic recovery will lose progress […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: July 10, 2020 |

Covid-19 and the Day After

World Economy That Took Elevator Down Faces Steep Stairs Back Up Enda Curran, BloombergRead the full article here In the wake of what the IMF has called “The Great Lockdown,” the […]