US Elections and a Market Allegory through the Eyes of Homer and Palestrina
I was about to fill out my ballot at an early voting station last Friday when Homer nudged me: “Do you recall the island of Ismarus?” “Of course, I do”, I replied. It was after leaving Troy. “Didn’t the troops sack the city in Ismarus and take the spoils for...The Triangles of Failure, the Promise of a Bust: Contemplations of Salviati, Sagredo, and Simplicio
In 1632, Galileo got permission from the Florentine censors (of the infamous Inquisition era) to publish his findings under the pretense of a hypothesis. The form of the book was a three-way dialogue among Salviati (a disguised Galileo), Sagredo (an open-minded...The Peripatetic Journey Along and Across the Modern Rubicon: Alea Iacta Est & Market Empiricism
Vienna in the 1920s became the center of logical empiricism, which crowned rational knowledge and scientific discoveries as the primary sources of discovering truths and advancing progress. Just in the last four weeks, the market has experimented with new highs in...Innovations, Valuations, and Epictetus: The Trap of Yearning Beyond Measure
What does the sharp fall over the course of a few days of tech-oriented stocks – as reflected below – represent? The Nasdaq dropped by 5.8% between September 2nd and September 6th, and several analysts pointed out that weak economic data may point to an imminent...Running for Cover: Volatile Echoes from Economic, Financial, and Geopolitical Fronts
What a week that was! It seemed that anywhere we turned our sights, signs of volatility were dancing over our heads. The objectives of this commentary are twofold: First, to discuss what happened in the economic, financial, and geopolitical spheres. Second, to assess...Sign Up for Our Publications
