These days, a certain type of conversation takes place around kitchen tables in places like Kansas City and Karachi, and it nearly always starts the same…
Author: Maria Fisher
Maria Fisher
Maria Fisher is the Senior Editor at Quigley Publishing, where she oversees editorial coverage of markets and finance with a precision and depth that comes from having firsthand experience with the topics she writes about. During the day, Maria works on Wall Street, where she is surrounded by economic data, equity valuations, financial market mechanics, and the institutional thinking behind the biggest investment decisions in the world. She translates that insider knowledge into rigorous, approachable editorial journalism at night and on the weekends, purposefully avoiding the jargon that financial media all too frequently substitutes for clarity.
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