In Lewis Carroll’s novel Through the Looking-Glass (the sequel to the classic, Alice’s Adventures to Wonderland), Alice once again enters another fantastical world of adventure. Key themes throughout the novel include the reversal of logic and of course, chess. Chess at its heart is a game based on logic and combines both short-term actions as well as setting up long-term endgame scenarios. This is very much similar to investing and specifically..
Continue Reading >>The Week Ahead – Groundhog Day
Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy during the upcoming week.
In Bill Murray’s 1993 classic, Groundhog Day, he portrays a TV weatherman caught in a time loop. No matter what he did throughout the day, he would awaken to Sonny and Cher’s “I Got You Babe” playing on the radio. Who can forget when he went as far as kidnapping Punxsutawney Phil in an attempt to..
Continue Reading >>The Week Ahead – Safety Net for Markets
Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy during the upcoming week.
Despite the coronavirus outbreak being increasingly acknowledged and addressed by businesses as a lingering issue, the U.S. stock market notched new highs during the week, with the S&P 500 gaining around 1.5% over the last 5 days and the NASDAQ up 11 of the last 13 trading days. With equities..
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