by Tyler Thompson | Aug 2, 2022 | Commentaries
Company valuation is one of the more recent iterations of the ancient human tradition of storytelling. Like all traditional narrative forms, it pits a protagonist (company managers) against a problem (how to generate profits) and details how they overcome the...
by The BlackSummit Team | Jul 19, 2022 | Commentaries
Investors are getting a front-row seat to Supply Chain 101 during and in the aftermath of the global pandemic. Interconnectedness seems to always be unveiled amid crisis, whether that is financial contagion such as the Asian Financial Crisis or global operations, as...
by John E. Charalambakis | Jul 14, 2022 | Commentaries
Whether we talk about Herodotus, Thucydides, Montesquieu, or Gibbon, the fundamental element is that history illuminates human conditions. If we take it a step further, we discover that history is not the unpeeling of the past but the breathing in of the living...
by John E. Charalambakis | Jul 1, 2022 | Commentaries
The mark of a true statesman (really, of any leader) is magnanimity combined with moderation, justice, courage, foresight, prudence, a genuine concern for the public good, and temperance. Which of these features should be part of our institutions (government,...
by The BlackSummit Team | Jun 28, 2022 | Commentaries
Bob Farrell’s 10 Market Rules for Investing is a timeless list of wisdom which immortalized the strategist. After studying under Benjamin Graham and David Dodd at Columbia, Farrell worked at Merrill Lynch for 45 years and eventually became their Chief Market...
by John E. Charalambakis | Jun 21, 2022 | Commentaries
Archimedes’ Circles, applied to economic stability. Click for animation. The year was 212 BCE. Archimedes was contemplating, and as he turned over his shoulder, he saw a legionnaire Roman ready to end his life. “Do not disturb my circles,” he shouted....