by Brian Hague, CFA | Jan 2, 2024 | Economics, Enterprise Risk Management, Risk Appetite Assessment, Risk Management, Strategy
“The only constant is change” is a quote that is mistakenly attributed to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, but the misattribution doesn’t make the axiom any less true. In the 2023 Q2 report, we anticipated an economic downturn beginning in 2024. By the following...
by Brian Hague, CFA | Dec 30, 2023 | Economics, Enterprise Risk Management, Risk Appetite Assessment, Risk Management, Strategy, Vendor Management
‘Twas the Night Before New Year’s, twenty-twenty-four, And all of us wondered what might lay in store For the coming new year. What would twenty-four bring? Just what to expect had us all pondering. The Fed, they appear to be done with their hiking; A prospect...
by Brian Hague, CFA | Jul 7, 2023 | Economics, Enterprise Risk Management, Risk Appetite Assessment, Risk Management, Strategy
With the media-manufactured “systemic banking crisis” apparently behind us, the bond market has returned its focus to inflation data. As a result, yields have returned to near March levels, and the inversion in the curve has reached its steepest point this cycle....
by Jeff Owen | Jan 8, 2019 | Risk Appetite Assessment
Would You Bet Your Life On it? The award-winning biographical film, Free Solo, released in September 2018, documents one man’s attempt to climb El Capitan. Alex Honnold, an elite climber from Sacramento, CA, had a lifelong dream of climbing El Capitan “free solo,” the...
