Whenever the markets become ‘scary’ due to current events, advisors can anticipate calls from anxious clients wondering what to do next. These clients are often in fight-or-flight mode, which can make it difficult to have a rational discussion or a productive conversation about their financial plan. And if an advisor jumps straight to data – … Read more
People walk past a building destroyed during Israeli strikes at the Nuseirat refugee camp, on March 20, 2025. EYAD BABA / AFP US President Donald Trump “fully supports” Israel’s deadly resumption of air and ground operations in Gaza, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday, March 20, blaming Hamas for the violence. “He … Read more
By Eve Hill Civil rights advocates have their work cut out for them as the Trump administration persists with its slash-and-burn policy of reshaping the federal government. So far, advocates’ efforts have been broadly successful. As of March 11, 2025, The New York Times reported that 44 different court rulings filed since the inauguration had … Read more
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in support of Mahmoud Khalil outside the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, where a hearing is underway regarding Khalil’s arrest, in New York, March 12, 2025. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP Mahmoud Khalil was one of the leaders of the pro-Palestinian student demonstrations on the campus of Columbia University after the Hamas terrorist attack of … Read more
No historian could have watched US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last month without recognising a 21st century version of the ritual public execution of a Roman gladiator. Trump gave the world a lesson in realpolitik when he told Zelensky: “You don’t have the cards right now. With us, you start … Read more
