History & Geopolitics
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My firm recently sponsored an… READ MORE ›
A surviving investor is always learning beyond what is obvious from platform presentations and gaining additional insights from past experiences. As almost all the investing world knows, there is a five-hour question and answer session at the annual Berkshire… READ MORE ›
For most of human history, the prevailing belief was that we lived on the single plane of a flat earth. This concept gave order to our belief as to our place in the world and reduced the uncertainty gap… READ MORE ›
We may believe that inflation is a relatively new phenomenon, one from the time of the birth of coins and currencies. But evidence just revealed this week proves that Albert Einstein was correct in suggesting that it was present in… READ MORE ›
Almost every year on the Saturday evening nearest to February 22nd, my wife, Ruth, and I attend the birthday dinner celebration for George Washington, the first and greatest US president.At each George Washington’s Birthday celebration, The Mount Vernon Ladies… READ MORE ›
Introduction
To use a term from tennis, a trap is an unforced error. In our arena of investments a trap is a concept/thought that leads us to significant losses of capital, or worse, opportunities to make sound productive investments.
Last week… READ MORE ›
Unlike drones and more like electrocardiogram plots, investments rarely go in straight lines but rather undulate, frequently reversing directions, which is normal. As has been stated in my past posts, I believe that our current journey will take us… READ MORE ›
The holiday season and the turn of the calendar year can create an opportunity for introspection as to how you invest. While one should be just as introspective about wins, it is too difficult for most to separate brilliance… READ MORE ›
(Editor’s note: This article was originally written on 15 December).
In a somewhat long, scary piece on the re-hypothecation of gold bars, John Hathaway of Tocqueville Asset Management intones, “In the financial markets, a person that is one step… READ MORE ›
At the end of the last section, Pradip mentioned the READ MORE ›