Soundings

Equities

Drawing from the nautical practice of measuring depth, Soundings explores the underlying forces, risks, and opportunities beneath the market's surface..

AI Meets ESG

July 2026

Corporate governance in the AI era: MSCI's CCC rating on SpaceX's IPO raises questions about voting power, oversight, and shareholder rights.

The Battle for Search Supremacy

July 2026

LLMs are the new search engines. A look at first-mover advantage, moats, and who might not survive the fight.

Growth

June 2026

Growth stocks are wobbling after years of AI-fueled outperformance. Three charts from Apollo show rising tech volatility, a valuation premium for non-earners, and how narrow this year's rally really is.

MANGOS

June 2026

Meta, Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, SpaceX: markets coin a new acronym for AI's dominant players — and wonder if it can last.

Decoupling

June 2026

Markets keep climbing despite war, inflation, and debt. Why the headlines and the tape have stopped moving together.

Canaries

April 2026

A sneaker company rebrands as an AI infrastructure play and its stock soars 600%. What that says about this market.

Integrity

April 2026

Why a credible, well-regulated market is worth more than investors often realize — until it's gone.

Watching the Lights Turn Red

March 2026

Conflict in the Middle East pushes oil and gas higher — a region-by-region look at who's exposed.

Watching the Lights Turn Green

March 2026

Markets shrug off a shocking escalation in the Middle East, closing higher within hours.

What happens after a national mid-life crisis?

September 2025

If the U.S. matures like Europe or Japan, here's what a 50-year portfolio might hold.