Category: Economy
What the Mainstream Isn’t Telling You…
In investment, there is a tendency to think that the future is linear, that things won’t change. But, as the saying goes, the only thing constant in life is change. And change is coming.
What Comes from Disrespecting Mr Market
How does Fed policy really connect to the real world of time, money, work, profits, innovation, forbearance, and all the other things that produce real wealth?
Dating and the Digital World: A Match Made in Heaven?
In this era, dating really is a lot like investing. If you’re going to spend money and time on someone, you want to know you’re getting the best on the market!
Stocks Have a Rendezvous with Destiny
Stocks couldn’t decide where to go yesterday. Up? Down? So, they went nowhere. Nowhere is about as good as it gets in this market.
The Most Important Ratio in All of Investing
If Mr Trump is right, Americans no longer want free trade; they want protection from it. And if the Democrats are right, they want protection from free enterprise, too.
The Tide of Fear Is Approaching
The risk of a crash is impossible to calculate precisely or reliably. But for what it is worth, our indicators are flashing red.
The Traditional Office Is Going Extinct — Why More Kiwis Will Work from Home
The nature of work is changing. Two main forces are driving this change: digitalisation and globalisation.
Win-Lose World
Retail sales are headed down. GDP growth. Industrial production. Hours worked. New hires. Manufacturing new orders. Construction spending. All down…
Here’s How Money CAN Buy Happiness
The true value of wealth is often overlooked. You’ve probably heard the saying ‘money can’t buy happiness’. What about ‘money can’t buy time’?
Have We Passed ‘Peak Prosperity’?
There are three important decisions in life: What you do…with whom you do it…and where you do it. What. Who. Where. Keep it simple.
Our Crash Alert Flag Is Still Flying
Naturally, the foreigners are learning not to trust US suppliers…and are looking for essential inputs elsewhere. Win-lose again…with little chance that the US will be a winner.
Trump Missed His Chance to Make America Great Again
Trump, many believe, is the Messiah. He will wipe away every tear. Mourning, crying, and pain will be no more. He will deliver us from evil, they think.
Why We’re Not on the Trump Bandwagon
Put the cronies in charge of business. Let the loyal apparatchiks control prices. Then, print money to cover your deficits. What could go wrong with that programme?!
When Interest Rates Stop Working
A waning Japan. Overvalued tech. Tesla’s decade-long history of losses. All of this is only possible because of irresponsible money creation.