Nobody would confess that he couldn’t see anything, for that would prove him either unfit for his position or a …

Nobody would confess that he couldn’t see anything, for that would prove him either unfit for his position or a …
Last year was a tough one for investors. Practically every major asset class lost money, and those that made money …
Markets continue to gyrate. Stocks are down. Commodities are down. Oil has been down and then violently up again. At …
“Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.” Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek writer and philosopher (1883-1957) …
The term “Anglo Saxons” is often used to lump together the USA and United Kingdom. Indeed there are many similarities …
Most developed economies have such weak fundamentals that they are trying ever more desperate policies to get things going again. …
China has gone stock market crazy. In the past two weeks over 4 million new brokerage accounts have been opened …
We’ve already passed the end of the first quarter of 2015. Now the results are in for which asset classes …
There’s an old saying: “When you’re in a hole, stop digging.” Japan has been digging itself into a debt hole …
The Fugu fish is a puffer fish that’s a highly prized delicacy in Japanese restaurants. It’s also fatal to the …
Drug: a substance taken for its narcotic or stimulant effects Oxford Dictionaries Unfortunately, many of us know a close friend …
The economic crisis in Europe started a full seven years ago, initially triggered by the financial meltdown in the USA, …
Just over a year ago I explained why I was unconvinced about the long term case for investing in Japanese …
It’s generally accepted that the US economy is recovering. And this recovery is supposed to justify the high price of …
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was …
Nearly 500 years ago an English farmer and poet called Thomas Tusser coined (ahem) the phrase “A fool and his …