1873’s Paradox of an Unfolding Invigoration to Come
Economists and Analysts call 1873 both the Industrial Transformation and the Panic, but the beauty of that era was the overwhelming,...
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Raisonné & Hammer Price
Sep 20, 20183 min
Subprime Mortgages were NOT the Cause of the Last Crash. It was the Race to Zero.
At the old Merrill Lynch, Win Smith and Stan O’Neal had a bit of a difference of opinions on business practices. Today we have a variety...
Raisonné & Hammer Price
Aug 30, 20181 min
Expansive Points of Reference: Belize
Belmopan was created as the new capital of Belize after half of the former capital, Belize City was devastated from Hurricane Hattie in...
Raisonné & Hammer Price
Aug 29, 20182 min
"Two and two do not always make four." - Alexander Hamilton
Foundational mathematics has additional dimensions when viewed in 3D reality. Two quarts of water plus two quarts of water does not equal...
Raisonné & Hammer Price
Aug 14, 20183 min
Index Investing is Not All It's Cracked Up to Be
“Most active fund managers don’t outperform the S&P 500, so you should just invest in the index.” Every investor has heard this line OR...
Raisonné & Hammer Price
Aug 2, 20182 min
Expansive Points of Reference: Belgium
Representatives from 81 different nations met in Antwerp, Belgium last month to discuss the diamond industry. Since they started these...
Raisonné & Hammer Price
Aug 1, 20182 min
Expansive Points of Reference: Belarus
For decades, Belarus has welcomed hundreds of people from Georgia, Syria, Afghanistan and beyond. Currently around 2,200 people who fled...
Raisonné & Hammer Price
Jul 31, 20181 min
Expansive Points of Reference: Barbados
Economic studies in Developing, Frontier and Emerging Nations are more than computers can handle. Coefficients are inefficient and...
Raisonné & Hammer Price
Jul 30, 20182 min
Expansive Points of Reference: Bangladesh
An estimated 2/3 of Bangladesh was underwater from 10 weeks of flooding in 1998. There were 30 million people that became homeless. 1,2 A...
Raisonné & Hammer Price
Jul 27, 20181 min
Expansive Points of Reference: Bahrain
A deep understanding of wind behavior gained from 25 years of sailing prepared architect Shaun Killa to successfully promote the...
Raisonné & Hammer Price
Jul 26, 20182 min
Expansive Points of Reference: Bahamas
“The vitality and dynamism of Bahamians can be seen in the amount of energy that is put into every aspect of life. Bahamians love to...
Raisonné & Hammer Price
Jul 24, 20181 min
Expansive Points of Reference: Austria
Classic FM recommends several Austrian classics for exercising including… Mozart - Symphony #25 Ludwig Van Beethoven - Egmont Overture...
Raisonné & Hammer Price
Jul 23, 20182 min
Expansive Points of Reference: Australia
“If material prosperity is to induce in us greed or laziness, then we will lose our prosperity” - former Australian Prime Minister Robert...
Raisonné & Hammer Price
Jul 20, 20181 min
Expansive Points of Reference: Armenia
In the roaring 1920’s, Communism and Capitalism actually coexisted inside Armenia without the paranoia that usually characterizes the...
Raisonné & Hammer Price
Jul 19, 20182 min
Expansive Points of Reference: Argentina
In the 1880’s, approximately 50% of British foreign investments were swept into a craze for Argentinean securities. By 1889, an IPO for a...
Raisonné & Hammer Price
Jul 18, 20182 min
Expansive Points of Reference: Antigua & Barbuda
On September 2nd, 1940 the US started to trade island leases for destroyers with the UK during WW II. The leases were for 99 years and...
Raisonné & Hammer Price
Jul 17, 20182 min
Expansive Points of Reference: Angola
With the help of Investment Banks working together from China, Germany and the US, Angola has managed to issue $500 million worth of new...
Raisonné & Hammer Price
Jul 17, 20182 min
"Passive" Investing in the S&P 500 Doesn't Exist
“I’ll just buy the S&P 500.” This is the answer that many of today’s investors give when asked about their stock allocation. Of course,...
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