Future Volatility As if the past few years have not been tumultuous enough, markets must now brace for what could be intensified volatility in the weeks ahead. No matter which side loses in next month’s U.S. elections, there is likely to be a lot of political angst and outrage. While the warning that Mr. Trump will not freely vacate the White House if he loses is likely wrong, the policy measures he takes in the remaining months of his term could be dramatic. Most departing presidents grant pardons, speed up draft regulations and sometimes leave boobytraps for successors from the opposing party; this fall could be more active than normal. Plus, it appears that politicians are leaving the passage of a second COVID relief package until...
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Illuminating the value of technical research
On behalf of a commodity producer organization, WPI evaluated the outputs from a project that featured a $5 million investment into technical research over multiple years. WPI’s team captured the results of this extensive effort and synthesized them for presentation to the organization’s governing board; among the findings uncovered and presented for the first time was the development of genomic traits proven, via rigorous testing, to provide crop yield advantages of 50 percent or more to U.S. farmers in times of drought. Capturing measurable results from long-term efforts can be challenging. Educating clients on the dynamics of success measurement when quantifiable results are not readily available requires deep client-consultant collaboration and an ability to consider both near- and long-term client aspirations with market/policy dynamics – attributes that WPI brings to every consulting engagement.