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Introduction to ET Professional

By Rusty Guinn | December 11, 2018 | Comments Off on Introduction to ET Professional

We are pleased to announce the launch of Epsilon Theory Professional, or ET Pro. It is a service designed to leverage our Narrative research more directly for investors and asset owners. Learn more about the types of content and research we’re doing here.

You Don’t Have to Dance Every Dance

By Ben Hunt | December 11, 2018 | 5 Comments

Discretionary investment always and in all ways boils down to two things: edge and odds. In the US-China trade war game of Chicken, you have no edge. And you don’t know the odds. Time to sit this dance out.

ET Live @ 2PM ET 12.11.2018

By Rusty Guinn | December 10, 2018 | Comments Off on ET Live @ 2PM ET 12.11.2018

We will be live at 2PM on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Click here to get more information about ET Live, how to subscribe and how to get your questions in for the day.

The ET Interviews: Banking the Unbankable

By Neville Crawley | December 10, 2018 | 0 Comments

It’s possible to do good AND to do well. ET’s Neville Crawley interviews Lev Plaves, Senior Investment Manager at Kiva, on banking the unbankable – refugees and internally displaced populations.

In the News | Week of 12.10.2018

By Rusty Guinn | December 7, 2018 | Comments Off on In the News | Week of 12.10.2018

Key articles for companies reporting the week of December 10, 2018

In the Flow – You Don’t Have to Dance Every Dance

By Ben Hunt | December 7, 2018 | Comments Off on In the Flow – You Don’t Have to Dance Every Dance

Ben’s weekly summary of the week that was in financial markets for the week ended December 7, 2018.

The Dog That Didn’t Bark

By Ben Hunt | December 7, 2018 | 5 Comments

Sometimes the dog that doesn’t bark gives as loud a warning as the dog that does. That was true for Sherlock Holmes, and it’s true for investors, too.

The People are Revolting

By Rusty Guinn | December 5, 2018 | 10 Comments

Just because something is true doesn’t mean that it can’t also be transformed into a Meme. That is, in fact, the usual outcome when an idea encounters resistance. But this isn’t a path to truth.

We’re Doing It Wrong

By Ben Hunt | December 4, 2018 | 6 Comments

The market is not a clockwork machine, even though we all think it is. No, the market is a bonfire.

Inside the Skinner Box

By Rusty Guinn | December 3, 2018 | 8 Comments

If you want to learn how you will be nudged in the future, look to the same places: Vegas and Video Games.