Godspeed to all of those souls who’ve been injured, killed or have lost loved ones this week – by my count the number is over 700 casualties and counting, between the two affected regions. Tonight we’re going to talk about how geopolitical threats affect the stock market. It’s a big topic, but there have not been many profound writings on the subject of late, so here’s my take: Suffice it to say that there is never any more or any less risk of geopolitical threat in the world – there are only changes in perception and the attention paid to the various threats, new and old, that have been with us since the dawn of ... (full story)