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North America
Why the USA is like Argentina
The USA and Argentina are both big countries – 4th and 8th largest in the world. It’s well known that … 10 45924
Gold and Precious Metals
Why you still need gold
Riots in Brazil (Brasil). Turmoil in Turkey. Portugal’s coalition government is collapsing, causing Portuguese bond yields to shoot up. A … 1 1309
Economic Crisis
May you live in “interesting” times
“May you live in interesting times” is a phrase known as the “Chinese curse”. It sounds friendly enough but is … 0 3146
Economic Crisis
The latest act in the Greek economic tragedy
As the latest act in the Greek economic tragedy, Greece was downgraded to an emerging market this week. This is … 0 1163
Investment Strategy
The world’s biggest tax scam
One of the big problems with fiat money, the kind issued by governments and backed by nothing, is that it … 0 2185
Economic Crisis
Unreal estate bubbles
For some reason people love real estate (property) bubbles. As prices rise everyone deludes themselves into thinking that they are … 1 1277
Economic Crisis
Why investors are acting like dogs
Pavlov’s dog, named after Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), was conditioned to salivate when it heard a bell ring. It … 0 1164
Economic Crisis
Why it’s good news when the rich pay less tax
Okay, this one is about tax. Not the most exciting subject usually. But it’s important to understand that the way … 0 1199
Natural Resources
Is the uranium price about to go nuclear?
How are we going to keep the lights on without pumping more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere? Many people are … 0 1211
Asia
Has Hong Kong peaked? (Part III of III)
On the face of it, Hong Kong stocks look pretty cheap by global standards. But I believe the bubble in … 0 1307
Asia
