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The Gambler Inside All of Us

The Gambler Inside All of Us
05.12.2023 // Markets & Investing

By Paul Siluch
May 12th, 2023

Have you ever bought a lottery ticket? And then wondered why as you tore it up after losing?

Humans are attracted to risk, and a few take it too far through gambling.

Somewhere at the bottom of our lizard brains, there is a pleasure centre that gets stimulated by the thrill of taking a risk, followed by a rush of endorphins, adrenaline, or dopamine (pick your favourite reward chemical) to deliver an even bigger rush when it pays off.

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The Fourth Turning

The Fourth Turning
04.28.2023 // Markets & Investing

Written by Paul Siluch
April 26th, 2023

In the 2nd century BC, the Greek philosopher Polybius studied the history of city-states and noticed something: they all seemed to follow a similar pattern of growth and decay over time, like the four seasons of the calendar.

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Currency Wars

Currency Wars
04.14.2023 // Markets & Investing
Written by Paul Siluch
April 12, 2023

We have had calls from a few clients worried about the decline of the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Yes, it is true that the dollar’s share of global reserves has shrunk from 68 per cent of global currency reserves in 2002 to about 58 per cent today:

Should we be worried?

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