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The effects of parallel trade of drugs in Europe - Differences in regulated pharmaceutical prices within the European Economic Area create arbitrage opportunities that pharmacy retailers can access through ...

The Blacker Swan - “A similar effect is taking place in economic life. I spoke about globalization in Chapter 3; it is here, but it is not all for the good: it creates interl...

A Healing Job Market And Economy But Poor Investor Sentiment - It is hard not to look at much of the recent economic data and not come to the conclusion a V-shaped recovery seems to be unfolding. Certainly many of the ...

A Viral Market Update XI: The Flexibility Premium - I must confess that when I started these updates in February, I did not expect to be doing them in July, but a crisis is as good a time as any, to learn ne...

5 Asia/China Focused Hedge Funds, 1 Podcast! - The Chinese market is a secret well-kept, with stringent rules and difficult entrance rates. But those who’ve kept their heads down, drudging through the w...

Despite the rhetoric, US-China financial decoupling is not happening - The US-China economic confrontation of the last few years has prompted predictions that the world’s two largest economies are headed for a “decoupling.” Th...

How Liquid Is the New 20-Year Treasury Bond? - Fleming and Ruela take a first look at the U.S. government's new 20-year bond, using a short sample of available data to describe its trading activity and ...

What Most Active vs. Passive Debates Miss - When it comes to the choice between active and passive, investors have at least three questions to consider.

Sector Primer Series: Materials - The Materials sector is the smallest by capitalization of the 11 sectors in the S&P 500, representing 2.53% of the index as of May 29, 2020 (see Exhibit 3)...

So Close - 361 Capital Market Commentary | June 29th, 2020 Miami beaches, Texas taverns and the LA bar scene all shuddered for the long holiday weekend. We almost m...

WOW! | Turning The Corner | Are We There Yet? | The Trend is Your Friend | About That Inverted Yield Curve | Focusing On Credit Risk | Missed It By That Much! | The Technicals Are Telling Us | Fear Trumps Danger | Managers Are Onboard - NAAIM Speaks is monthly newsletter containing market insights and analysis from NAAIM member firms. “Speaks” is designed to provide a... [ Read More ]

Why We Can’t Foresee the Pandemic’s Long-Term Effects - Longer-term analyses of the coronavirus pandemic emphasize that there is a good chance that it will fade within a year or two, especially if a vaccine or e...

The Case for Avoiding U.S. Stocks and Buying Asia Instead - CLSA strategist Christopher Woods lays out his views on Asian emerging markets and the potential Trump trade deal with China—and says why the U.S. is his l...

Elevate your discovery process to help win great clients - As an advisor, honing your skills in asking the deep discovery questions sets the tone for a superior client experience. These simple steps may help you bu...

Company Notes Digest 11.05.18 - Each week we read dozens of transcripts from earnings calls and presentations as part of our investment process. Below is a weekly post which contains some...

Brackets and Defense – LOVOL and VXTH Indexes (that Bought VIX Calls) Had Lower Volatility - Over the past two months, there has been increased interest in (1) portfolio protection strategies (2) learning more about prudent uses of VIX® futures and...

Trump Plays with Fire on Trade - Our weekly commentaries provide Euro Pacific Capital's latest thinking on developments in the global marketplace. Opinions expressed are those of the writ...

Home Equity Wealth at New High - The latest flow-of-funds data from the Federal Reserve confirmed that home-equity wealth reached a new nominal high this year: $13.9 trillion at mid-2017,...

Former Morgan Stanley Executive to Expand Rockefeller Capital Management - Gregory Fleming, formerly with Morgan Stanley, will expand Rockefeller Capital Management’s asset and wealth management businesses.

A New Challenge to the Dollar - Our weekly commentaries provide Euro Pacific Capital's latest thinking on developments in the global marketplace. Opinions expressed are those of the writ...

Econophysics of Business Cycles: Aggregate Economic Fluctuations, Mean Risks and Mean Square Risks (arxiv.org) -

Robots Expose Firms to Compliance Risks - Pressure to cut costs by replacing humans with robots may end up hurting firms if they’re not careful, PwC says.

MSCI Risk Monitor: RiskMetrics Europe - October 2015 - Under a standard RiskMetrics forecasting model, this monthly Risk Monitor reports on the evolution of risk forecasts for 12 key risk factors chosen for t...