Posts by Marcellino Nehme
What Returns Should You Expect For Stocks & Bonds Over the Long Haul?
One of the hardest parts about investing is the fact that it’s impossible to predict the future but you have to set some baseline expectations about the future for the purposes of planning. You set some expectations at the outset but then adjust them over time as both reality and circumstances change or come to…
Read More5 Ways to Keep Jealousy From Destroying Love
Relationship-threatening jealousy can happen for a variety of reasons. Insecurity is a major factor. Lifelong attachment issues can be another. For example, those who grew up with an insecure attachment to a primary caregiver that caused them to be highly anxious seek constant reassurance and closeness with a romantic partner, perhaps more closeness than is comfortable for the partner. There are…
Read MoreWhere Food Imports Are Affected in the Ukraine Crisis
A first grain freighter left the Ukrainian port of Odessa on Monday after crucial food exports out of the country had stalled for months due to the Russian war in the country. According to the Food & Fertilizer Export Restrictions Tracker by the International Food Policy Research Institute, 20 countries in the world are currently banning the export of…
Read MoreHow to perform well under pressure
‘Mental toughness’ is the wrong approach. It’s a popular coping style but it can backfire by causing you to see challenges as threats. Develop your ‘mental flexibility’ instead. This way, you’ll be better able to think on your feet and cope with the unexpected. Separate yourself from your thoughts. We all have difficult thoughts, but…
Read MoreDavos 2022 – what just happened? 9 things to know
Davos 2022 was a meeting of many firsts. Our first Annual Meeting in the Alpine spring, the first physical one since the outbreak of COVID-19, the first since the invasion of Ukraine, and the first meeting of global climate leaders since COP26. If you’ve missed anything, here are 9 quick takeaways. 1. The war in…
Read MoreLithium mining: How new production technologies could fuel the global EV revolution
Despite expectations that lithium demand will rise from approximately 500,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) in 2021 to some three million to four million metric tons in 2030, we believe that the lithium industry will be able to provide enough product to supply the burgeoning lithium-ion battery industry. However, satisfying the demand for lithium…
Read MoreRaw Materials Fetch Premium Prices
The effects of the war in Ukraine are felt in many ways – the one that is probably most pervasive in the daily lives of people around the world is rising prices. Russia and Ukraine have a significant influence on the world economy due to their role as suppliers of a number of essential raw materials. These…
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