There are 2,755 billionaires globally—and combined, they are worth over $13 trillion. Q1 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Of these ultra wealthy individuals, just over 100 are millennials, born... Read More
A week before its initial public offering (IPO), Coinbase reported significant user growth for the first quarter of 2021. Q1 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more In a report released... Read More
The Briefing Private equity (PE) deal valuations by EV/EBITDA are increasingly rich and are hitting higher double-digit figures 2021 is expected to be another home run year for PE,... Read More
Frequent the business section of your favorite newspaper long enough, and you’ll see mentions of private equity (PE). Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Maybe it’s because a struggling... Read More
What is the best way to predict success? Q4 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more In baseball, the game’s strategy was forever changed when Oakland Athletics traded in the standard... Read More
Tesla has been on a roller coaster ride of market sentiment in recent years, but the electric car company is starting off the new decade on a high note. Q4... Read More
Just like in life, markets go through peaks and valleys. The good news for investors is that often the peaks ascend to far greater heights than the depths of... Read More
If you think back almost 12 months, you’ll remember that the markets opened the year with extreme levels of volatility. Q3 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Stocks had just... Read More
Talent and capital are increasingly mobile, so a country’s image and reputation — its brand — can have a big impact on the country’s economic fortunes. Q3 2019 hedge fund... Read More
In this era of fierce competition in the discount brokerage space, scale might be the best recipe for success. Q3 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Charles Schwab has once... Read More
What makes a person healthy, wealthy, and wise? The UN’s Human Development Index (HDI) measures this by one’s life expectancy, average income, and years of education. Q3 2019 hedge fund... Read More
Humans have long viewed outer space as the final frontier. Q3 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Our thirst for exploration has brought whole nations together to create more advanced... Read More
In the past, the trade between nations was a much simpler matter to grasp. Commodities and a few finished goods moved between a handful of countries in a straightforward... Read More
Venture capital “mega-deals”—which rake in $100 million or more—have taken off at breakneck speed. A total of 185 were signed by the end of September, setting the pace for... Read More
Building a brand with an imperishable competitive edge can be difficult. Q3 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Technology companies however, are redefining what that edge means. By hastily responding... Read More
Oil and gas discoveries excite markets and nations with the prospect of profits, tax revenues, and jobs. However, geological processes did not distribute them equally throughout the Earth’s crust... Read More
What makes a country successful from an economic perspective? Many think of this in terms of GDP per capita—but in a rapidly changing world, our definitions of progress have... Read More
Wealth inequality shows up in a variety of different ways. You can see it in the uneven distribution of millionaires around the world. You can find it in a... Read More
The world is awash in data like never before. From a person’s morning Uber ride and favorite coffee spot, to the emails sent from their office—all these activities create... Read More
Since 1965, it’s estimated over 1.35 million metric tons (MtCO₂e) of greenhouse gases have been released into the atmosphere—and over a third can be traced back to just 20... Read More
An economic downturn is approaching on the horizon. Amid low interest rates and a manufacturing slowdown, industries and investors alike are scrambling to prepare as the window of opportunity... Read More
The Big Five tech giants, or “FAAMG”—Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Google (Alphabet)—have a combined market capitalization of over $4 trillion. Q3 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more These powerful... Read More
