This October marks 80 years since the opening of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, America’s first highway. Highways have been a critical driver of economic growth due to the connectivity, speed, and efficiency they provide. As Confucius so appropriately stated, “roads were made for journeys, not destinations.”, …
“The good of other times let people state; I think it lucky I was born so late” – Ovid The traditional early September think piece centres on the natural reset that a generalised return to work (and for the younger generation, school) brings after the …
“August brings into sharp focus and a furious boil everything I’ve been listening to in the late spring and summer” – Henry Rollins Financial markets are always a three-dimensional jigsaw, with new pieces being added and deleted at whim every business day. But the …
“Our hearts aching, our prayers praying, our flags waving, never forget.” These prescient words spoken by the maker of the American flag, Betsy Ross, are just as true today as they were more than 240 years ago. We ache for those who are suffering from …
“There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night” – Albert Camus At any other time, a three percent bounce during May in the panEuropean (including the U.K.) equity markets and the driest fifth month of the year in …
“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning” – Winston Churchill Over three hundred and fifty years ago, back in 1665, Isaac Newton socially distanced himself …
The COVID-19 outbreak has led to unprecedented volatility and tremendous declines in wealth, but we have faith that once the pandemic is defeated, the wild swings in the financial markets will abate and prosperity will return. But what cannot be so easily recovered is the …
“Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain” – Carl von Clausewitz In times of uncertainty you start with the facts and move on from there. Pan-European equities fell over 8% on the month, with the greatest selling …
“Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain” – Carl von Clausewitz In times of uncertainty you start with the facts and move on from there. Pan-European equities fell over 8% on the month, with the greatest selling …
As someone who needs glasses, I know firsthand that 20/20 vision and the ability to experience the beauty and clarity of life is amazing. As we embark on the start of a new year, clarity and foresight is exactly what investors are seeking, especially with …
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