Author Archives: Danielle Park

Emerging market defaults loom on slumping currencies

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Danielle Park

As the US, European and UK central banks drenched the world in dollar, euro and pound QE liquidity 2010 to 2016, developed market interest rates fathomed record lows and their currencies weakened relative to many emerging market currencies. In response, … Continue reading →

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Concentrated risks glossed over by marketing wrappers

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Danielle Park

The first exchange-traded-fund (ETF) was launched in 1993 as a low cost, passive way to enter and exit exposure to the top 500 US companies by market cap (the S&P 500) without the work and cost of buying and selling … Continue reading →

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Understanding the history and future of human food

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Danielle Park

Hugely important big picture discussion in this podcast on the history and evolution of food (and excellent sound quality!). Understanding and personal discipline are power. Bruce Friedrich is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Good Food Institute or GFI, … Continue reading →

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