economics
In June 1931, Ohio Senator Simeon Fess took the stage at the Willard Hotel in Washington DC. President Hoover was running for reelection, and Assistant Secretary Snyder hoped to rile up the convention of Young Republicans. Senator Fess exclaimed from the podium, “When the American people realize what President Hoover
crises
With Jamie Dimon auditioning for the weather channel, calling for hurricanes, it’s no wonder companies are looking for the keys to the bunker. Memories of the Nasdaq, circa 2000 or the entire market, circa 2008, might make you a bit more frenetic. Who can forget Sequoia’s “RIP Good
hedge funds
Hedge funds went mainstream like a bankruptcy – very slowly and then all at once. The combination of growing macroeconomic pressure on pensions and the success of a charismatic early hedge fund adopter would help drive trillions of dollars into hedge funds at the start of the century. The transition would