Publications

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: June 16, 2020 |

Reinvestment Runaways

We’ve demonstrated that companies that generate high ROIC are time and again the most valuable businesses and stocks to own. In addition, the persistent presence of excess returns points to […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: June 13, 2020 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities falterGlobal equities took a tumble this week after markets dropped close to 6% on Thursday amid concerns over an increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations, excessive market […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: June 13, 2020 |

Covid-19 and the Day After

Shipping Industry Warns of Trade Logjam as Crews Remain Stranded Peggy Hollinger, Robert Wright, and Michael Pooler; Financial TimesRead the full article here Nearly 400,000 crew are stranded at sea or […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 9, 2020 |

The Revenge of the Numbers, The Illusion of Theories, and the Delusion of Expectations

Let’s us make no mistake: we are thrilled when the news pleasantly surprises us, contrary to expectations. Rather than the increase in the unemployment rate, more jobs were created in […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: June 6, 2020 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities surgeGlobal equities made significant gains this week. Promising results from the monthly labor report, which we break down further below, fueled gains on Friday. The […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: June 5, 2020 |

Covid-19 and the Day After

Given the unprecedented times we’re living in, we started a new service of sending once a week, a summary of 3-4 articles that reflect the new realities and their potential impact […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: June 2, 2020 |

Firepower and Moral Suasion: Market Abnormalities

It was June 20th ,1920 and the eight-year old boy by the name of Abraham Zimmerman experienced the lynching and hanging of three black men in Duluth, Minnesota. Postcards of […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: June 1, 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 At the […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: May 30, 2020 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities make gainsGlobal equities made gains this week as more economies reopened and hopes for a Covid-19 vaccine spread. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury […]

By: Rachel Poole | On: May 28, 2020 |

Covid-19 and the Day After

Given the unprecedented times we’re living in, we started a new service of sending once a week, a summary of 3-4 articles which reflect the new realities and their potential impact […]

By: John E. Charalambakis | On: May 26, 2020 |

In the Shadows of Tomorrow: What are the Implications of Negative Interest Rates?

In 1935 the famous Dutch historian Johan Huizinga published a book with the title In the Shadows of Tomorrow. By then bleak clouds had gathered over Europe. The forces that […]