The secret meeting at the G20 was designed to do 3 things

One of my persistent critiques about Wall Street research is that analysts don’t get away from their desks enough. They spend all day staring at screens of data, streaming news, websites, blogs, etc., watching the same thing everyone else is watching. This stifles originality and creativity. It also leads to “groupthink,” which is usually associated with everyone missing obvious dangers and walking off a cliff in lock step. Even when Wall Street analysts do venture out, it’s to visit cli...