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My recent posts
- Key Points from Book: Oceans of Grain – How American Wheat Remade the World
- Key Points from Book: How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them
- Key Points from Book: Wanting – The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
- Lisbon Day 11: Flying Over Lisbon, Belem Tower, Jerónimos Monastery, Sunset at Miradouro da Senhora do Monte, Back to Montreal
- Lisbon Day 10: Old Lisbon, Museu Arqueológico do Carmo, Ceramics Shop, Telecabine Lisboa
- Lisbon Day 9: Going Around Lisbon, Museu Coleção Berardo, Sunset at Boca de Vento Elevator
- Sintra Day 8: Tap Air Portugal Disaster, Bus to Lisbon, Relaxing at Sintra
- Seville Day 7: Plaza de España, Royal Alcázars of Seville, Setas de Sevilla
- Seville Day 6: Barcelona to Seville Train Ride, Catedral de Sevilla, Seville Museum of Fine Arts
- Barcelona Day 5: Shopping in Passeig de Gracia, Around University Area and Torres Gloriés
- Barcelona Day 4: Shopping at La Roca Village, Tibidabo, Amazing Dinner at La Flautes
- Barcelona Day 3: Moco Museum, Shopping, Casa Milà, Casa Batlló
- Barcelona Day 2: Montjuïc National Palace, Joan Miro Foundation, Picasso Museum, Dinner at Peix Vela
- Barcelona Day 1: Departure from Montreal, Palau de la Musica, Sagrada Familia
- The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era
- Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps that Explain Everything About the World
- The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution is Transforming Currencies and Finance
- Key Points from Book: Trillions
- Key Points from Book: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
- Key Points from Book: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Category Archives: Review and Ideas
The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution is Transforming Currencies and Finance
The rise in popularity of cryptocurrencies and fintech companies in both developed and developing world have changed the way money is perceived and being transacted. Eswar S. Prasad, Tolani Senior Professor of International Trade Policy at Cornell University and a … Continue reading
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Key Points from Book: Trillions
TRILLIONS: HOW A BAND OF WALL STREET RENEGADES INVENTED THE INDEX FUND AND CHANGED FINANCE FOREVER by Robin Wigglesworth Only 10 to 20 percent of active funds beat their benchmarks over any rolling ten-year period. In other words, investing is … Continue reading
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Key Points from Book: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Ray Dalio is perhaps the most successful global macro investor in the 21st century, with his fund Bridgewater being among the most watch investment house in the world. In this book, he synthesized factors that brought nations into becoming a … Continue reading
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Tagged book, changing world order, geopolitics, key points, ray dalio, review, rivalry, summary
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Key Points from Book: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
by Marcus Aurelius, translation by Gregory Hays Ancient philosophy certainly had its academic side. Athens and other large cities had publicly financed chairs of philosophy, and professional philosophers taught, argued and wrote, as they do today. But philosophy also had a … Continue reading
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Key Points from Book: THE SPECTRE OF WAR: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNISM AND THE ORIGINS OF WORLD WAR II
Russian invasion of Ukraine and the disparity between the West’s democratic mindset against autocratic regime have led to a surge in interesting discussion related to the conflicts surrounding it. In the book “The Spectre of War”, Jonathan Haslam tells a … Continue reading
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Tagged bolshevik, communism, history, ideology, jonathan haslam, key points, revolution, spectre of war, summary, world war
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