This document summarizes talks given at State Street Global Research Retreats in Boston, London, and Asia Pacific. It provides quotes from six speakers: Jeremy Stein discussing macroeconomic risks following periods of elevated credit market sentiment; Robert Rigobon on multinational importers having predictive power on nominal exchange rates; Mark Kritzman introducing a new procedure to improve portfolio risk estimation; Kenneth Froot discussing new behavioral indicators and client anonymity from SSA data flows; Martin Weale stating the productivity shortfall has become international; and Stefan Thomke on designing customer experiences through play and stories.