The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for
another ... is common to all men, and to be found in no other race
of animals – Adam Smith
The International Monetary Fund recently cut its global growth
forecasts, citing concerns about further disruptions in trade
policies. Stock markets are ricocheting in part because of similar
fears of escalating trade wars. Market and political volatility
have made us all feel like we are on a roller coaster from month to
month waiting for something really terrible to happen.
While we have so far averted a disaster like the Great
Depression or a World War, we are all anxiously wondering how bad
could it really get. So do we just exclusively await and rely on
the decisions of political leaders to resolve issues and reset a
path forward in these turbulent times? Are we all still completely
hostage to the wisdom of traditional political leaders to make the
right decisions in the moment to avoid disasters as
