by John E. Charalambakis | Aug 4, 2020 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
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 hands of a few players, then the economy may end up stagnating, inequalities may start exploding,...
by Tyler Thompson | Aug 3, 2020 | Uncategorized, 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 US Treasury dropped to 0.55%, and the price of a barrel of West Texas...
by Tyler Thompson | Jul 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
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 Boston Consulting GroupRead the full article here More than anything else, the coronavirus crisis has been...
by John E. Charalambakis | Jul 28, 2020 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
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 on fantasies, the heart’s grown brutal from the fare. More substance in our enmities than in...
by Tyler Thompson | Jul 27, 2020 | Uncategorized, 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 and vaccine hopes. The yield on the US Treasury dropped to 0.59%, while...
by Tyler Thompson | Jul 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
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 that our readers will enjoy one of the last interviews that Paul Volcker – the best Chairman...