by Emergent Team | May 22, 2020 | Economics, Investing
Think of a stock as a “slice” of a company, a piece of ownership of it. What goes into the value of that stock? What do we expect it to deliver to us, as an investor, over time? How do we figure out, as investors, whether to pursue stocks that pay dividends...
by Emergent Team | May 13, 2020 | Economics
As many states across the U.S. are beginning to slowly re-open, one issue that has plagued the mind of small-business owners is that of customers: even if these small stores and restaurants begin to re-open, how many customers will they have? As small-business owners...
by Emergent Team | May 1, 2020 | Economics, Investing
Diving into a pool without a life jacket is not very risky; however, jumping into the cold waters of the Atlantic with no land in sight and no life jacket is a whole different story. The coronavirus pandemic, which has brought many businesses to a standstill across...
by Emergent Team | Apr 30, 2020 | Economics, Entrepreneurship
Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Our CEO of Emergent, Alex Urpi, and our Chief Investment Officer, Xavier Urpi, had the opportunity to speak about business resources and economic implications related to the pandemic shutdown on the I Love Cville show with host Jerry Miller....
by Emergent Team | Apr 29, 2020 | Economics, Geopolitics
Go into a store and pick up any object, and there’s a good chance it will say “Made in China”. U.S. manufacturers have been producing goods in China for about the last 30 years due to cheaper costs. Convincing US businesses to return production to America has been a...
by Emergent Team | Apr 24, 2020 | Economics, Technology
Who owns space? Who owns space? Who owns the moon? Or do we refer to space as the final frontier for pioneers of human experience to be able to realize their dreams of economizing resources and providing for earth’s inhabitants? None of these questions have clear...
by Emergent Team | Apr 15, 2020 | Economics
The Federal Reserve has stepped in and single-handedly salvaged the Globe’s liquidity and the US fixed income market. For the first time ever, they have moved into corporate bonds, ETFs, and high yield bonds in a manner that has never occurred before. Their...
