“People change and forget to tell each other.” Lillian Hellman Ask any couple that has been together for a while, and they will tell you that relationships change. They go through phases, have their ups and downs, and experience shifts in dynamics. Through her neuroimaging research, Dr. Helen Fisher has even shown how our brain’s […]
“Gravity wants to bring me down.” John Mayer Since the Great Recession of 2008, interest rates, like early aviators, have had to contend with the power of gravity. But while the Wright Brothers were dealing with a natural physical force, the downward pressure exerted on bond yields has been an artificial phenomenon. Through aggressively cutting […]
“Children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority, disrespect their elders, and love talking instead of exercise.” Socrates It is every generation’s prerogative to opine on and decry the ones that follow. But instead of shaking their fists and complaining about Millennials, the wiser grey-haired executives are preoccupied with understanding how to […]
“Doing nothing is very hard to do…you never know when you’re finished.” Leslie Nielsen In a world that values and incentivizes action, ‘doing nothing’ carries with it certain negative connotations. It conjures up images of laziness and complacency or succumbing to inertia and the status quo. But there are often times when doing nothing is […]
Trade War, Huh, Yeah, What Is It Good For? | March 2018
“Trade wars are good, and easy to win.” Donald J Trump After months of protectionist rhetoric and threats of looming trade wars, it appears that the first shots have been fired. Trump followed-up his steel and aluminum levies by targeting $60bn worth of Chinese imports as recompense for the alleged misappropriation of American intellectual property. […]