Global Innovation 2019, Knowledge History & Financial Planning

Global Innovation Index (GII) 2019

Switzerland is the world’s most innovative country followed by Sweden, the United States of America (U.S.), the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (U.K.), according to the GII 2019.

Of Dodos, Cane, and Migrants: Networking Migrant Knowledge between Mauritius and Hawai’i in the 1860s

Between 1864 and 1866, the distant sites of Hawai’i and Mauritius were interlinked in a knowledge network that encompassed migration (contract laborers), horticulture (cane), and natural science (the extinct native bird of Mauritius, the dodo).

How Do You Plan For This?

The chance that you would lose a 81 year-old man and a 49 year-old man in the same year (if both men are picked at random) is 0.03% (3 bps).  A 3 in 10,000 chance.

The Old Rules for Building Wealth Are Obsolete

Young America’s path to financial security is littered with some new landmines.

A Decade of Low Interest Rates Is Changing Everything

Cheap money has transformed the world of borrowers, savers, bankers, money managers, and retirees.