by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 21, 2015 | All, Op-Ed
Bankers are chained to their desks, figuratively. Now they are locking themselves in a room, literally. No, it’s not a prison cell, as even Ben Bernanke wanted more bankers thrown in the slammer. But this room is filled with three little pigs — and they...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 13, 2015 | All, Op-Ed
Tim Seymour is a seminal voice on emerging market investing on Wall Street. He is a fixture on CNBC’s Fast Money and the founder of EmergingMoney, which provides daily investment insights for the developing world. He knows whereof he speaks, having lived in an...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 13, 2015 | All, Op-Ed
There is Hillary and Bernie. But at tonight’s Democratic presidential debate, many Americans will be introduced to Martin. The former two-term governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore, Martin O’Malley was an inspiration for the role of mayor in...
by Kabir Sehgal | Aug 13, 2015 | All, Op-Ed
I’m sad to learn about former President Jimmy Carter’s cancer diagnosis. Having grown up in Atlanta, where Carter keeps his office, I am blessed to have gotten to know him over the years — and I wish him and his family the best during this difficult time....
by Kabir Sehgal | Jul 8, 2015 | All, Op-Ed
“Greece can’t afford to default,” explains Wilbur Ross, the billionaire investor who owns a significant stake of Eurobank Ergasias. Despite a 77% decline in the bank’s share price, he remains confident that his investment will eventually pay...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jun 25, 2015 | All, Op-Ed
You’ve heard the bitcoin story. But have you heard the song? Yes, there is a bitcoin song. In his “Ode to Satoshi,” country singer John Barrett hails the founder of the cryptocurrency as someone who “came to save the day.” He purrs about the inevitability of the...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 10, 2015 | All, Books, Op-Ed
I was a long way from Wall Street. In order to learn about the history of money, I went to the middle of nowhere. Walking through a grassy plain, next to rolling hills, under a majestic blue sky. There was a yurt in the distance with goats scattered nearby. I was in...
