Category: Economy
FAANG: The New ‘Nifty Fifty’
Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google — these are hot stocks that everyone’s talking about. But look past the hype and you’ll see trouble on the horizon.
Life Happens When You’re Away
On the eve of Thanksgiving, we consider what’s most important in life: community, togetherness, and the golden opportunity to focus on each other.
How Big Tech Has Become Big Brother
We all use Facebook and Google for leisure and work. But is it really as harmless as it seems? They have trapped us in a web of surveillance and censorship.
Central Banks Take Aim at Bitcoin
Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, has just issued an ominous challenge to cryptos: banks might soon start issuing their own digital currencies.
Why Are Central Banks Now Buying Gold?
Central bankers usually add gold to their reserves to diversify, and to provide a hedge against inflation. According to Bloomberg, central banks now hold about a fifth of the gold ever mined.
How a Hyper-Flat World Could Transform the Global Economy
The world has flattened even further. It means that we’re at another turning point in the world of international business. And it’s going to have significant impacts on your life and your investments.
Stagflation, Here We Come!
Stagflation is a concept that boggles the mind. It’s about high inflation, yet stagnant wages. What does it mean for the future of America?
Why Brexit Can’t Come Fast Enough for Kiwis
The UK has nominated New Zealand as one of their priority partners when it comes time to negotiate a new deal. In terms of trade, this is all good news.
How Will the Feds Get Out of This?
The US economy and the US government are both living on borrowed time. Blame it on tax cuts, rampant spending and rising inflation.
America’s Fake-Money Success Was an Accident
The American dollar is a success because we have a strong and stable system. But is it really? We go behind the myth, and what we find isn’t pretty.
Are You Better Off Now Than You Were 50 Years Ago?
How many hours of your time do things cost? The facts are astonishing…And they give credence to the millennial whinging about how baby boomers had it easier.
The Poppies Fell for Two Hours…
100 years ago, World War I ended with 37 million people dead. Have we learned the hard lessons since then? Or is history simply doomed to repeat itself?
12 December: D-Day for Landlords
Very rarely do you find a situation where one person orders a service and someone else is bound to pay it. With letting fees, that’s the unfortunate case.
This Will Be Trump’s Real Legacy
The Republican Party used to be about small government and balanced budgets. But now, under Trump, it’s embraced disastrous debt and inflation.
Vertical Integration Goes Horizontal
Don’t you just love the way fancy terms are used these days to cover up the real intent…The ‘fancy term’ that’s been getting plenty of attention at the Banking Royal Commission is…Vertical integration.