Dealmakers are fickle. Their qualities can change unpredictably based on fast-moving market conditions. A foundational trait is that most understand the need to put capital to work with urgency. Some prefer the exotic and extraordinary; others are more conservative, with an eye focused on the stable and secure. Decision processes often distill to overcoming deal objections or at least understanding those objections in context.
The Sassoons were to global trade what the Rothschilds were to global finance. This marvelous narrative sprouts from untapped family archives. In the 1800s, the Sassoons managed to connect London and Bombay, Calcutta and Shanghai in improbable ways. amazon.com affiliate…
Behavioral economics is vogue amid wealth advisors and financial planners. The challenge is applying that knowledge to the investment discipline through the field of behavioral finance. While this book is largely targeted at the sophisticated, individual investor, it is also…
Elegantly-written by a market-tough specialist in Middle East affairs, Camels, Sheikhs, and Billionaires is a classic, must-have guidebook for those looking to do business in the region. The timeless material has less of an academic bias and more of a…
For some odd reason, this book has not earned the sort of widespread readership that it deserves. One explanation may be that we are collectively weary of pandemic discussion. Yet The Contagion Next Time is among the few books that…
