Niels Kaastrup-Larsen - TopTradersUnpluggedSoft Landings and Stagflation… Are You Prepared?Multiple big banks (and plenty of pundits) anticipate a “soft landing” — meaning that the economy will settle down, so to speak, instead…Aug 12, 2023Aug 12, 2023
Niels Kaastrup-Larsen - TopTradersUnpluggedThe Woodchopper and Fisherman of the Intellectual WorldFinancial media tends to focus on short-term thinking, but what about issues with a much, much broader scope — across time and space?Aug 5, 2023Aug 5, 2023
Niels Kaastrup-Larsen - TopTradersUnpluggedWe Need To Talk About InflationInflation has been the hottest financial topic of the last 12 months, but it’s also a significant long-term concern for government, central…Jul 29, 2023Jul 29, 2023
Niels Kaastrup-Larsen - TopTradersUnpluggedThis ‘Inflationista’ Makes the Case for No Recession — Just YetQuarter after quarter, we’ve heard that a recession is looming. But we’re not seeing the economic indicators of a downturn. What are those…Jul 22, 2023Jul 22, 2023
Niels Kaastrup-Larsen - TopTradersUnplugged‘Space Stocks,’ Black Ops and ‘Blind Spots’In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, investors have become acutely aware of fat tail risk. “Black swan” events like COVID and climate…Jul 15, 2023Jul 15, 2023
Niels Kaastrup-Larsen - TopTradersUnpluggedInterstellar Intelligence…Does it Exist?Throughout history, we humans have searched for a way to know whether we’re alone in the universe. And for millennia, we’ve experienced…Jul 8, 2023Jul 8, 2023
Niels Kaastrup-Larsen - TopTradersUnpluggedMaking Sense of a World in KaosThe interconnection between macroeconomics and geopolitics is stronger today than ever before.Jul 1, 2023Jul 1, 2023
Niels Kaastrup-Larsen - TopTradersUnpluggedUnconventional Insights From Inside a Large Investment BankCan economic models predict the next big crash? Not quite yet. Forecasting crises with algorithms might be a long way off.Jun 24, 2023Jun 24, 2023
Niels Kaastrup-Larsen - TopTradersUnpluggedDoing Good, Earning Well in a $700 Million Family FoundationAsset allocation is a matter of personal preference for individual investors, based on things like risk tolerance and their season of life…Jun 17, 2023Jun 17, 2023
Niels Kaastrup-Larsen - TopTradersUnpluggedWhat Can History Teach Us About Recessions?Is the U.S. on the verge of a recession? Economist David Rosenberg, who has 40 years of experience in the field, says yes.Jun 10, 2023Jun 10, 2023