Financial Markets' Behavior: Secular vs. cyclical structures, structural vs. behavioral, market psychology
Stock Markets and Exchanges: Evolutionary structural design and globalization, capitalism, free market
Emerging Regions: Determinants of regional development
Industrial Cycles: Consolidations, emerging trends, shifts in global footprint, restructuring, evolution
Alsek is a research firm that monitors events and behaviors for signals that could indicate shifts in global social-economic cycles and trends used in opportunity assessments, risk strategies, and future projections.
To understand the drivers and influencing factors of changes in evolutionary processes, Alsek Research takes an interdisciplinary approach by researching the foundation theories and methodologies of various fields, such as economics, anthropology and geography. Analysis is backed with current in-depth research to offer projections with foresight. A combination of systems thinking. logic modeling, and causal layer analysis methods are used to capture implications beyond the core, secondary and tertiary factors.
Putting this altogether, alternative environments reveal subtle emerging structures, in which you could be operating, and offers a view of the stability or instability of a long-term projection. Forces are uncovered that could emerge as unforeseen disruptions that can cause the most impact on a business or investment strategy.
Highlights from the ongoing daily scanning, trend watching, and analysis are published in Alsek's newsletter, EDGY ECONOMICS. This publication is meant to build an understanding of the fundamentals of the global economic structure, and highlight the significant changes of sentiment, signals of new development, and to weigh the implications of influential forces. Most of all, Alsek filters out the noise of analysts and the media that skew the facts, present imbalanced reports, and lack coverage of underlying major forces. EDGY ECONOMICS market analysis is published in a timely response based on stock market performance. When the market makes volatile moves or the media emphasizes a particular issue that appears to affect the market or raises significant concerns, a special report update is published to decipher the underlying factors to the volatility.
Behind the Analysis Joan Foltz's combination of more than 20 years experience as a business strategist working for multinational corporations, modeling skills, and advanced degree in futures studies methodologies supports her unique perception on changing business landscapes. Research at Alsek will continue to focus on the future formation of the global community, and the social and economic evolution of an increasingly integrated world -- from the trading room, to the global flow of capital, to methods for identifying tipping points, to human consumption behavior -- the World System will be explored.
Contact Joan Foltz at Alsek Research if you have any questions. Feedback is welcomed.