Thought Leadership
Demystifying Alternatives
A Somerset CLARITIES Perspective on When—and How—They Truly Add Value EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In recent decades, alternative investments have moved from...
Sightlines | Somerset Advisory
The Race We’re Actually Running Prologue At dawn, the meadow shimmered. The air was cool and heavy with dew. A...
Searching for the Yellow Bicycle: Where Rational Capital Can Still Go to Work
May 22, 2025When trust thins, people look for shelter.This week we received a quiet but telling move with the Federal...
Part 2: Through the Mirrors
Earlier this week, we talked about what happens when emotionless systems (algorithms, models, even headlines) begin shaping a market built...
What actually holds a system together
“In the long run, freedom is what makes the system worth trusting. And trust is what the world still buys.”There’s...
Part I: The Trouble Didn’t Start Here
April 14, 2025A four-part series on tariffs, markets, and the stories we tell ourselvesIf the headlines feel loud right now,...
What To Expect When Working with a Female Financial Advisor
The financial services industry has historically been male-dominated, but the landscape is changing. Women are steadily increasing their presence as...
Why China’s Digital Currency May Never Become the World’s Reserve (part two of this two part series)
Trusted With FreedomThe last piece ended with a paradox. The structure that allows China to move quickly in launching a...
Efficiency Cuts Both Ways, Up and Down
Markets are efficient. That phrase or, put a different way, “the market gets what the market gets” is used so...