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“The four most dangerous words in investing are: this time is different.” Sir John Templeton First and foremost, our thoughts go out to those impacted and affected by the war.  One of our most basic human desires is for safety and security, and with that in...

AI Superforecasters

‘We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.’ Roy Amara (Amara’s Law) Artificial intelligence may be one of the most consequential and disruptive technologies of our time.  The challenge...

The Duck-Rabbit

‘We find certain things about seeing puzzling, because we do not find the whole business about seeing puzzling enough.’ Ludwig Wittgenstein The duck-rabbit illusion is one of the most famous bistable images, where some people see a duck and others a rabbit.  It...

Plays Of The Year

‘An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.’ Bill Vaughn With the passing of another year, so begin the annual new year traditions and rituals. For many, flipping the calendar marks a fresh...

The Holiday Spirit

‘We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.’ Wiston Churchill In the spirit of the holiday season, we interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to shed light on an important issue and the focus of our charitable giving.  As a firm,...

The Law of Averages

‘The man who drowns in a river with an average depth of six inches is still dead.’ Proverb In a world where data is gold, one of the most used and cited statistics is the average or mean. As a datum, it aggregates information into a single number or value. And...