How do I know if Im Stoic? Today’s Noise – To be stoic is not to be emotionless, but to remain unaffected by your emotions

How do I know if Im Stoic? Today’s Noise – To be stoic is not to be emotionless, but to remain unaffected by your emotions

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The British Character. Calm when faced by adversity. Cartoon in Punch 4 July 1934.

This is not a bailout – We allowed the bank to fail – tomato – tomato(e), either way they bailed out depositors and only when they realized their stupidity was going to create a huge domino effect

https://www.fxstreet.com/analysis/this-is-not-a-bailout-we-allowed-the-bank-to-fail-202303131048

Imaginary engraving of the philosopher Herillus of Carthage. From the 1580 book Illustrium philosophorum et sapientum effigies ab eorum numistatibus extractae. By Girolamo Olgiati. Reprinted 1583.

ESG Investing – I believe in holding companies accountable; what I don’t believe is collusion of efforts that amount to really invoking certain groups’ political agendas, Extra Secret Government

https://www.pionline.com/ESGinvesting-Brief2023

Siefert – Les Stoïques, 1870 (page 134 crop)

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman warns more banks will collapse despite fed intervention – agree the gov’t ultimately did the right thing, but think Peter Thiel and to some degree Bill Ackman yelled fire in a crowded theater

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11852729/Billionaire-investor-Bill-Ackman-warns-banks-collapse-despite-fed-intervention.html

Portrait of Hellenic philosopher Diogenes Babylonicus (Diogenes of Babylon / Diogenes the Stoic) Διογένης

Moneybeat_ Employment does not cause inflation – nope, and in this case it was a Fed that wouldn’t take its foot fo the gas even though they knew eventually the turbo, money multiplier, would kick in and boy did it, in their defense deglobalization helped

https://wng.org/podcasts/moneybeat-employment-does-not-cause-inflation-1678644986

Imaginary engraving of the philosopher Sphaerus of Borysthenes. From the 1580 book Illustrium philosophorum et sapientum effigies ab eorum numistatibus extractae. By Girolamo Olgiati. Reprinted 1583.…

SVB Crisis_ Venture Capital Loses Its Relevance – just because a meteor crashes onto the ice and everyone falls  through doesn’t mean you should never go ice skating ever again

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-03-13/svb-crisis-venture-capital-loses-its-relevance

Chrysippus, the third leader of the Stoic school, wrote over 300 books on logic. His works were lost. But an outline of his logical system can be reconstructed from fragments and testimony.

How do I know if Im Stoic? Today’s Noise – To be stoic is not to be emotionless, but to remain unaffected by your emotions

Today’s News Compiled by KEVIN GAHWYLER

Kevin Gahwyler has over 28 years of experience in the hedge fund industry in various investment and C-Suite roles. Moreover, Mr. Gahwyler is currently a Managing Director and Head of Business Development at Meteora Capital, LLC. A SPAC specialist that invests in the entire SPAC ecosphere through both closed-end funds as well as a hedge fund. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Gahwyler was the COO and Director of Business Development of Measure 8 Ventures Management, LLC. In addition, before Measure 8, he was the President/CFO of Navy Capital Management, LLC. In addition Chief Operating Officer/Director of Business Development of Twin Securities, Inc. Kevin was also the founder of KenCole Capital. An investment bank boutique specializing in hedge fund structures and marketing and served in senior marketing roles at both Pequot Capital and Sagamore Hill.

Lastly, Kevin graduated from Fairfield University with a B.S. in Biological Sciences. And lastly, from Thunderbird School of Global Management with a Masters in International Management.

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