In this edition of Evergreen Chartbook, we dive into the Fed’s aggressive tightening campaign that has been both the sharpest and fastest on record. We’ll then take a close look at how these actions have inflicted significant carnage on the financial markets. While there’s no doubt there’s been massive collateral… Read More

For early-stage growth companies, capital is the lifeblood that enables a company to meet its product and commercial milestones. Meeting these milestones are essential for unlocking additional capital and continuing to fuel growth. While this capital can come from various sources, Venture Capital (VC) is the most common source for… Read More

2022 has been a year of significant market turbulence, which has left many feeling cautious about the markets and concerned about the future. While it is impossible to predict where the market will be in the coming weeks and months, there are strategies to optimize your taxes and set you… Read More

By Louis-Vincent Gave Throughout this year, I have argued that the world has entered a new liquidity crisis and an exit would require either a collapse in energy prices (as lower energy prices free up liquidity), and/or a falling US dollar (which allows other central banks to re-inject liquidity), and/or… Read More

Introduction It’s easy to forget how quickly technology has advanced over the last 15-20 years. In 2006, a small Silicon Valley startup named Tesla Motors started producing a luxury EV that could go more than 200 miles on a single charge. That same year, Amazon launched Amazon Web Services (AWS)… Read More

A cardiologist walks into a patient’s room and says, “you’re going to need open heart surgery.” At that moment, most of our minds would begin to race. One might wonder about the survival rate of the surgery. Our thoughts may shift to our loved ones, or we may have questions… Read More

By Tan Kai Xian On Tuesday, as the S&P 500 sold off so abruptly, the Vix index, derived from the implied volatility on S&P 500 options, climbed from 23.87 to 27.27. This illustrates the utility of exposure to Vix futures as a hedge for US equity portfolios. As the S&P… Read More

Source: J.P. Morgan Asset management analysis using data from Bloomberg. Returns are based on the S&P 500 Total Return Index, an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of 500 large capitalization domestic stocks representing all major industries. Indices do not include fees or operating expenses and are not available… Read More

Freezing your credit is a quick and easy way to protect yourself from fraudsters opening credit accounts in your name. In a time when security breaches give access to your social security number and other identifying information, a freeze helps limit access to your credit report. Access to your credit… Read More

VC Dealmaking Remains Strong Despite Public Market Volatility Private and public markets are inextricably linked. This crystalized in the first quarter of 2022 as public market volatility and falling valuations altered the VC landscape. For some, memories of 1999 and 2007 heightened fears that dry powder would evaporate and unleash… Read More