Viewpoints

The planned minimization of risky outcomes can be a double-edged sword, as “smoothing out” volatility may actually cause a given system to become inherently more risky.

Purchasing power is “the value of money when measured by the quality and quantity of products and services it can buy.”

If you are just 'tuning in' now, the question is why someone should read this blog instead of the many other choices out there. Here's the pitch.

Now is the time for investors to adopt a rigorous financial planning framework, recognize the relationship between risk and reward, and adhere to a standard of global diversification.

Not unusual (or entirely exclusive to China) since the passing of the recent Global Financial Crisis, stocks continue to portray a significant disconnect between the real and financial economy.

With an increasing abundance of market uncertainty, defined outcome strategies can provide the comfort and relative safety that financial professionals and their clients increasingly seek.

It is not enough to measure progress in Europe by the “spirit” of a good idea, related policy work, or the size of a QE program

With so many different management approaches, the most sensible engagement with social investing is to first decide what aspects are most important on an individual basis, and then attempt to express this point of view via given options.

The takeaway from this year’s Forbes Philanthropy Summit is that philanthropy is in the process of being re-formulated by a new generation of capitalists.

Full circle: Given our reflections on global debt and leverage, there are tactical and strategic approaches to investing that can be taken.