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The Afghan Afghani is the official national currency of Afghanistan, utilized for all forms of financial transactions within the nation. It is denoted by the currency code ‘AFN’ and symbol ‘؋’. This fiat currency plays a vital role in the country’s economy, serving as a medium of exchange in trade, commerce, and daily transactions. It is regulated by the country’s central bank, the Da Afghanistan Bank, which is responsible for issuing and controlling the supply of the Afghani.In terms of its role in everyday economic life, the Afghan Afghani is essential. It is the currency used for the payment of…

Index investing pioneer David Booth has a simple message for people navigating volatile financial markets: Stay calm and keep investing.Booth, a billionaire several times over whose Dimensional Fund Advisors manages $1 trillion, expands on that advice in a new book, “Stay Calm: Learn to Embrace Uncertainty in Investing and Life,” scheduled for publication on Sept. 1. Part memoir and part investment guide, the book explains why investors should strive to accept the uncertainty inherent in the market rather than trying to outsmart it. Index investing pioneer David Booth writes about investment and life strategies in his new book, “Stay Calm,” which…

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I.  IntroductionDecades of research in economics and psychology has identified a large number of behavioral regularities—specific patterns of behavior present in the choices of a large fraction of decision-makers—that run counter to the standard model of economic decision-making. This has led to an enormous amount of research aimed at understanding each of these behaviors. However, significantly less work has gone into linking these regularities with each other, either theoretically or empirically. Instead, most regularities have been studied in isolation, with specific models developed for each one. This has led to concerns about model proliferation in behavioral economics.1 As Fudenberg (2006,…

Southeast Asia has become more important to both Washington and Beijing, but its growing role also leaves the region more exposed to policy shifts in both capitals.Key TakeawaysASEAN trade is increasingly organized around two external poles. China is the region’s largest trading partner—roughly one in every five dollars of ASEAN trade—and dominant source of factory inputs, while the United States is its fastest-growing major export market, with exports rising 37.5% between 2022 and 2025. Diversification away from China has not meant separation: much of the region’s manufacturing boom is built on Chinese inputs.ASEAN’s trade deficit with China has become structural.…

Ghana is increasingly being recognised as one of Africa’s most credible examples of how domestic pension savings can be invested in more diverse alternatives and channelled into assets such as private equity, venture capital and SME growth financing. Ghana has spearheaded notable pension industry initiatives focused on shifting domestic capital pools towards the real economy, including GVCA’s 5% Pension and Insurance Industry Compact, launched in April 2025, Impact Investing Ghana’s Pension Industry Collaborative, and the $70m SME Fund of Funds managed by Savannah Impact Advisory, Ci Gaba. The fund is structured to invest in private equity and venture funds, adding…

Innovative Industrial Properties has delivered a sharp decline of investor capital over the past five years, yet recent returns have been more constructive and the stock now screens as cheap on several valuation checks. The result is a stock that has hurt long term holders but currently looks priced more like a recovery or turnaround case. Over the past five years, the share price has fallen 64.6%, which leaves long term investors deeply underwater and raises the bar for any renewed confidence in the stock. The key support for the valuation is the company’s specialized real estate model tied to…

The US-Canada trade war has escalated after trade negotiations between the two countries collapsed last week. The US has imposed 50% tariffs through Section 338 on around 5.5% of Canada’s 2025 exports to the US. The tariffs apply regardless of USMCA compliance. We estimate that the new tariffs will raise the US effective tariff rate on Canadian exports to 6.9% from 5.1%, with tariffs on plastics, electrical machinery, and wood and paper products contributing the most to the increase. What you will learn: Canada has threatened to impose dollar-for-dollar tariffs in retaliation to the new US levies on September 8, though details…

With Fed officials talking up the case for higher rates and investors waiting on Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech, cash and money-market strategies are back in the spotlight. That backdrop can shift how asset managers earn fees, attract new assets, or face pressure on flows. This article walks through three U.S. asset managers from the screener that appear most exposed to these headlines and explains why their stories matter now. The stocks highlighted below are just a starting sample, and the full screen surfaced 6 more U.S. cash and money-market asset managers with equally compelling narratives that are not covered…

I.  IntroductionWorking from home (WFH) has been rising for years, as more occupations use computers and telecommunications, more people have reliable home internet connections, and more families have both parents working full time. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this process by forcing a large fraction of the global workforce to switch to WFH at least temporarily. Even if only a fraction of this shift became permanent, it would have implications for urban design, infrastructure development, and reallocation of investment from inner cities to residential areas. It would also have significant implications for how businesses organize and manage their workforces. However, little…