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This morning I had the pleasure of being buried in a mountain of paperwork– the penalty for trying to do basically anything in the financial system these days. It seems that everything, from sending a wire transfer to establishing a new account, comes with endless bureaucratic hoops to jump through
It’s typically pretty hard to find anything exciting to say about drywall. Yes, drywall… as in, the building material that’s used for interior construction. Drywall, also known as wallboard, is manufactured from rehydrated gypsum to produce a calcium sulfate plaster, that’s later mixed with mildew-resistant foaming agent. . . hello?
Hallelujah. After almost a decade since Bitcoin was created, the SEC announced last week the creation of a new, senior position to coordinate the agency’s cryptocurrency and ICO efforts. As usual, the government showed up late to the party. But at least they showed up. The good news is that
Two days ago the respective Boards of Trustees for Medicare and Social Security released their annual reports for 2018. As usual, the numbers are pretty gruesome… and the reports plainly stated what we’ve been talking about for years: the trust funds for both Social Security and Medicare are going to
This morning after my plane landed from Bangkok, I was having breakfast in the business lounge in Sydney and glanced at the local paper, The Australian. The front-page headline told the story of yet another banking scandal: “Cartel case nets six bankers” The article was about how six prominent investment
We’ve all seen the headlines: the middle class in the United States (and much of Europe for that matter) has been in decline for years. CNN May 18, 2018: “Almost half of US families can’t afford basics like rent and food” Marketwatch June 2, 2018: “50 million American households can’t
Trying to trace the origins of the latest political crisis in Italy is like… well… trying to trace the origins of the decline of the Roman Empire. There simply is no good starting point. You can’t talk about the decline of Rome without a lengthy discussion of how destructive Diocletian’s
Today I’m going to share a unique, European-based idea that could set you up for decades to come… and could even benefit your children and grandchildren. But it’s only available until the end of 2018. First, let’s acknowledge that Europe is in a bit of a mess. I won’t dive
[Editor’s note: In today’s Notes from the Field, I want to share an excerpt from our premium intelligence –Sovereign Confidential. We recently spoke with one of the world’s top gold experts. And he shared a specific gold investment that’s trading near historical lows and is one of the best ways
Last June, in one of the most egregious displays of economic insanity, Argentina was able to raise $2.75 billion by selling bonds with a ONE HUNDRED YEAR maturity. Even more miraculously, the bond turned out to be wildly popular with investors. So basically investors willingly forked over billions of dollars
On April 2, 1792, George Washington signed into law what’s commonly referred to as the Mint and Coinage Act. It was one of the first major pieces of legislation in the young country’s history… and it was an important one, because it formally created the United States dollar. Under the
We just finished a really -sensational- conference here in San Juan over the weekend showcasing Puerto Rico… with all of its challenges and opportunities. We’ve talked about this before– Puerto Rico is an attractive place to live and do business thanks to some forward thinking tax incentives which stem from
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