The book’s title derives from the author’s criticism of young, self-absorbed Silicon Valley types unconcerned by the public good — the “hollow republic” — as opposed to those focused on the commonwealth, the “technological republic.”
Let’s get straight to the heart of the matter: if you’re relying on a multi-step sales process to win clients, you’re unknowingly eroding your authority.
Even the best financial plans sometimes hit an unexpected sour note: an investment seemingly doesn’t work out, an emergency expense appears to throw off a budget, or an impulsive splurge leaves us with a case of buyer’s remorse. When this happens, we need to improvise as we respond to the financial twists and turns.
A sharp selloff in shares of Apple Inc. illustrates investor skepticism about its ability to navigate President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China, Vietnam and India — countries all critical to the iPhone maker’s supply chain.
That would be my advice for the Brazilian government on how to approach US President Donald Trump’s tariff-palooza.
US Treasuries tentatively resumed their gains on Tuesday after the wildest day for bond traders since the height of the pandemic in March 2020.
President Donald Trump’s bombshell Liberation Day tariff announcement was greeted with one of the worst two-day US stock market routs on record. Whatever you think of Trump’s tariff policies, they are a huge gamble, and no one knows how things will play out.
BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink said New York is plagued by crime and filth and lacks enough good schools, and he called on politicians to make it easier for financial firms to do business in the city.
As market prices change over time, so will the fraction of your portfolio which is in stocks or bonds. How often should you rebalance your portfolio back to your desired asset allocation? And how much is that rebalancing worth?
Like a crossword puzzle, President Trump has been bombarding the media with clues about his economic policy. Given the importance of inflation and interest rates to the economy and the financial markets, it's worth assessing his clues and formulating some answers about what Trump may be up to.
President Donald Trump and his economic team dismissed investors’ fears of inflation and recession, offering no apologies for the market turmoil sparked by sweeping global tariffs and defiantly insisting a boom is on the horizon.
Traders boosted expectations for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this year — and raised the specter of a reduction before the central bank’s next meeting — as the US administration’s tariffs ignite fears of a global recession.
President Donald Trump has said his reciprocal tariff policy was meant to stand up for the American worker, whom he portrayed as the victim of a decades-long shift toward unfettered globalization.
Chinese shares plunged and sovereign yields neared an all-time low as investors braced themselves for the fall-out of a spiraling trade conflict between the world’s two largest economies.
President Donald Trump’s trade war has US stocks on track to enter their first bear market since the Covid pandemic.
To most people, black gold means oil, the substance that helped build the modern world while causing the climate crisis. But a new treasure on the market is getting prospectors excited, not least for the role it could play in fixing the problem fossil fuels created.
By sparing Mexico and Canada from his reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump has kept the pact known as USMCA on life support. That’s no small feat given the animosity shown by the US government toward its neighbors in the past weeks.
Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Amazon.com Inc. have found an avenue to profit from Elon Musk’s chaotic Department of Government Efficiency.
Traders boosted their bets on Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts this year and US Treasuries rallied as a solid report on American jobs failed to calm markets.
President Donald Trump’s new reciprocal tariff policy is straightforwardly bad for the US economy and markets. The only conceivable reason that the S&P 500 Index was down just 4% on Thursday is that investors still don’t believe it will stick. Unfortunately, there’s no quick way out of this quagmire.
Investors crushed the stocks of consumer discretionary companies on Thursday in response to President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement, making little distinction between home goods companies such as Williams-Sonoma Inc., apparel names including Nike Inc. or restaurants such as Cheesecake Factory Inc.
Ideally, nobody would have to worry about the burgeoning and multifaceted realm of nonbank finance: Let hedge funds, securities dealers and the like take whatever risks they want, as long as they bear the full consequences.
U.S. ETFs saw record first quarter flows this year, bringing in $296 billion during the first three months of 2025.
Bond traders ramped up bets on interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve amid concern that Donald Trump’s trade war will backfire on the US economy, sending the yield on benchmark Treasuries toward the closely-watched 4% level.
Runway AI Inc. has raised $308 million in a new round of funding that more than doubles the company’s valuation — a sign of investor enthusiasm for startups building artificial intelligence software that can generate videos.
Meta Platforms Inc.’s head of artificial intelligence research plans to leave the company, creating a high-level vacancy just as Meta seeks to invest and compete aggressively in AI.
President Donald Trump imposed the steepest American tariffs in a century as he steps up his campaign to reshape the global economy, sparking threats of retaliation and a selloff in markets around the world.
The tiny German village of Rehden, halfway between Hamburg and Frankfurt, is the unlikely ground zero for the next phase of the European energy crisis.
The underrepresentation of women in financial services leadership is not a reflection of their ability – it’s a symptom of an industry that hasn’t evolved quickly enough to meet the challenges of the modern world. Addressing this gap requires more than a commitment to diversity...
In this column, I’ll share some marketing secrets I’ve seen work well, whether you are trying to do lead gen or whether you are in a “finals” situation competing against other advisors, or whether you are talking with a prospect in your office.
Even in the best-case scenarios, implicit trust tends to erode when a marriage unravels. On occasion, the divorce process uncovers secrets, hidden rifts, and breaches of trust that can expose both parties to scrutiny and trouble.
This year’s whiplash headlines and thrashing in equity markets have done little to slow down the ETF industry.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is expanding its private equity offering to wealthy individuals across Wall Street and beyond, in the latest sign of investment firms gradually broadening access to the much sought-after private markets.
Hiring at US companies accelerated last month, rebounding from a weak February marked by severe weather in some regions of the country.
There’s a lot of uncertainty over whether President Donald Trump will actually go through with all his planned tariffs, whether the economy will stall or go into reverse as a result, and whether Congress will eventually decide that it has had enough of ceding its tariff authority to the president.
On Monday, OpenAI announced $40 billion in new financing, the largest funding round in history, and one that nearly doubled the artificial intelligence company’s valuation to $300 billion.
They took the concept of a mutual fund, rewrapped it in a low-cost, easily traded package, and offered it to investors on a silver platter. Today, ETFs account for $15 trillion AUM globally, making them one of the most dominant forces in modern markets. And behind the scenes, they’re working even harder than you think.
When you discover your identity has been used in a pump-and-dump scheme on WhatsApp or other platforms, taking swift and decisive action is essential. This guide outlines the specific steps you should take to report the crime, protect your clients, and help authorities bring the perpetrators to justice.
Clinging to the hope that a “maybe” will somehow turn into a commitment doesn’t serve you or them. It simply allows your qualified prospects to walk away without having their problem solved, leaving you without a client – a losing situation for both parties.
US stocks flipped between small gains and losses following the opening bell on Tuesday after closing out their worst quarter in nearly three years, as traders await President Donald Trump’s next tariff deadline on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump has pledged to hit countries on Wednesday with “reciprocal tariffs,” whatever that means. In the president’s characterization, the US will raise tariffs to a level that’s suitably high to match the tariff and non-tariff barriers that our exporters face in international markets.
India’s exporters are bracing for President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Some are confident that whatever is announced on Wednesday will not hurt them; others are genuinely uncertain how to manage if they can’t export to the US.
A duo of emerging-market bond veterans at Jeffrey Gundlach’s DoubleLine Capital is taking no chances as Donald Trump rolls out his trade agenda.
Investors are fretting that a year-long rally in global credit is papering over the risk that US policy uncertainty tips the world’s largest economy into a recession.
In a recent piece, I analyzed the construction of downside-protected strategies. Here, I propose a measure of the relative attractiveness of these strategies over time and examine their historical performance.
The energy sector has pulled off a rare feat: It’s the only industry group in the S&P 500 Index to rise in the month of March.
If a dividend is not a gain, then what is it? Here is my irony-drenched-but-accurate definition
This article explores the GDPNow and Nowcast models to understand the recent forecast divergences. A better understanding of the two models helps us appreciate the current state of the economy and, therefore, better estimate the first quarter GDP.
The US stock market is about to conclude its worst quarter compared to the rest of the world since the 1980s.
BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink pledged to open up private markets to millions of everyday investors, not just the wealthy few, contending individuals should share more of the gains from economic growth.
