“The goal [of writing] is to get to the place where your usual judgy mind has been quietened, your easy opinions get reduced and you’re in a kind of holy state of not knowing anything.”
— George Saunders
The Value of Information
Information reduces uncertainty in decision making. Yet, 24/7 access to vast amounts of information at our fingertips is making us less confident and more anxious. How do we cope in a world swimming in data?
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Picking a Side
On July 14, 2020, President Trump signed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act into law. This law provides a foil to the Hong Kong National Security Law by imposing economic sanctions, not just on individuals and entities, but also on the financial institutions transacting with them. As this geopolitical tug-of-war continues to play out, how should financial institutions, which for decades have profited from international trade with mainland China, frame their responses?
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