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David Vélez and Nubank: How Digital Banking Unlocked Latin American Capital

By weaponizing digital zero-marginal-cost distribution, David Vélez transformed Latin American banking from an oligopolistic rent-extraction scheme into consumer surplus.
Signals

Tax Planning Strategies: Protecting Wealth Against Tax Changes

Potential changes to federal tax policy could reshape how affluent households approach investments, business ownership and estate planning.
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Miami Real Estate Financing: How Capital Crosses Borders

Miami real estate financing offers a closer look at how investment vehicles and structured debt can connect capital markets across borders.

Midterm Election Results and the Business of Policy

The midterm election results introduce a new set of considerations for businesses, investors and financial institutions.
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the empresario originals

The people, ideas, and ambitions shaping the future of business across the Americas.

Luana Lopes Lara and the Business of Making Uncertainty Tradeable

Luana Lopes Lara’s business achievement is less about prediction than turning uncertainty into regulated financial infrastructure.
Originals

Howard Marks & Oaktree: The Institutionalization of Distressed Debt

Howard Marks demonstrated that default risk is not an absolute barrier, but a structural mispricing waiting to be harvested.
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Michael Milken and the Business of Making Risk Investable

He did more than create a market for high-yield debt. He built a business around understanding where conventional capital was mispricing opportunity.

Investment Migration Programs

Investment migration programs are becoming an important consideration for internationally mobile entrepreneurs, investors, and wealthy families.
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LATAM Perspectives

The people, businesses, markets, and ideas shaping Latin America's economic future.

Brazil and Mexico Insurance Acquisition: How Capital Shifts

The proposed acquisition of Prudential Financial's Brazilian and Mexican insurance businesses by CNP Assurances highlights a strategic shift in institutional ownership.
Capital

Miami Real Estate Financing: How Capital Crosses Borders

Miami real estate financing offers a closer look at how investment vehicles and structured debt can connect capital markets across borders.
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Chile Investment Funds and the Institutionalization of Capital

Chile investment funds reached a new record for assets under management, but the more important signal is where capital is being directed.

Latin America Stock Fund Collapse

A rapid unwind of crowded political trades following President Lula da Silva’s reelection has intensified the regional Latin America stock fund collapse.
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