Terrorism and financial crises continue to grab headlines, but they pale when compared to three mega-trends that humanity must address in the coming decades. Read more
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Vikram Mansharamani, a lecturer at Yale, discusses five lenses for identifying historical asset bubbles that then burst and provides examples of where his lenses point to a bubble (China) and where they don’t point to a bubble (food prices). Read more
Leave a CommentAs most global stock markets have been on a tear of late, we thought it would be timely to ask readers what posed the greatest threat to equity markets. Over 37% of the 974 respondents to this poll believe that a global economic slowdown is the greatest risk to stocks. Read more
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Global housing prices remain a popular indicator of economic activity. But overall, recovery in global housing markets seems mixed. Read more
Leave a CommentRobert Johnston, director of the global energy and natural resources practice at Eurasia Group, addresses the prospects for the United States becoming a natural gas “superpower,” and the global geopolitical and investment implications of the US shale energy boom. Read more
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Antoine van Agtmael argues that an industrial renaissance in the United States is eroding the competitive edge of emerging markets. Read more
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Top posts from last month included a network analysis of Bloomberg’s Twitter a-list, dire warnings about the Fed’s policies from James G. Rickards, and discussions about alternatives to fiat money. Read more
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Events on the Korean peninsula have been unfolding quickly. Is North Korea’s latest sabre-rattling truly an investment risk? Or for those with a longer time horizon, is it a buying opportunity? Read more
Leave a CommentAfter the Great Recession, some quantitative finance watchers stated that the discipline wass dead. Yet, some practitioners, such as Attilio Meucci, are evolving new ways for coping with the real world’s complexities. Read more
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Robert Litterman of Kepos Capital and Pranay Gupta, CFA, of Lombarad Odier Darier Hentsch will speak at this year’s Research Foundation Workshop for the Practitioner, focusing on identifying and protecting against tail risk. Read more
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