We work with a very glitzy investment firm that has a showy event every year to prove that we should trust them.  First, the CEO explains how wonderful the prospects for the future are, and then some important person is a guest speaker to give us an upbeat idea of how the world is running.  It’s always interesting and even I am floored by the breakfasts on the terrace of the Rabin Museum and the hundreds of attendees. 

But today was a bit different.  For the first time, the CEO’s speech was not about how wonderful we’ve been doing, but about holding on and keeping a steady keel, and the guests – two celebrity news commentators – had some amazing jokes, but nothing good to say about our future.  Nothing bad either – I’m sure they were warned – but not a single word of optimism.  Nothing to mitigate the doom and gloom we are all feeling.