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September 4, 2014 Santiago, Chile If you’re looking around right now for a new bank account that pays a reasonable rate of return, ANZ bank has a hell of a deal for you: 0%! That’s right. ANZ is offering its depositors absolutely zero interest. Now, a bank paying 0% isn’t
September 3, 2014 Santiago, Chile Poll after poll confirms what I’m sure you’ve already been feeling. People are disenchanted with the existing system. They don’t trust the government, they don’t trust the banks, and they don’t trust the media. You can hear the rumblings of grumblings, and it’s only growing
September 2, 2014 En route to South America As the world’s top central bankers gathered at their annual jamboree recently, the governor of Bank of Canada, Stephen Poloz, undoubtedly received envious comments from his fellow money magicians for Canada’s perceived status as a global financial safe haven. This newly found
September 1, 2014 London, England [Editor’s note: This missive was penned by Tim Price of PFP Wealth Management in the UK, a frequent contributor to Sovereign Man] “Sir, Arnaud Montebourg, the former French economy minister and the sourest note in the Hollande repertoire, dares to complain of “absurd” austerity policies
September 1, 2014 Dallas, Texas Imagine this scene: “Everyone in the country was in shock. People’s net worth had devalued more than 53% overnight.” “The value in savings accounts dropped in half and neither merchants nor consumers knew how to react because they had never been through something like it
August 29, 2014 En route to the United States Pop quiz: What do actor Jet Li, opera singer Maria Callas, writer T.S. Eliot, financier John Templeton, actress Elizabeth Taylor, and Queen Noor of Jordan all have in common? They are all former US citizens who went through the formal process
August 28, 2014 Bangkok, Thailand For many people, where we are born has a tremendous impact on our lives. For example, being born in certain countries might mean that we are obliged to serve in the military, or go fight and die in some foreign war. In others, it might
High quality, low cost, no hassle medical care in Thailand August 27, 2014 Bangkok, Thailand I’m still a little bit stunned by what just happened. 30 minutes and $73 later, I just walked out of what was -technically- a hospital, but was much closer to an upscale business lounge at
August 26, 2014 Shanghai, China A few days ago I had a conversation with the Chief Operating Officer for our agricultural fund in Chile. We were discussing water, and he told me that roughly 60% of California right now is suffering “extreme drought” conditions. 30% of the state is in
August 26, 2014 London, England [Editor’s note: This missive was penned by Tim Price of PFP Wealth Management in the UK, a frequent contributor to Sovereign Man] Few films have managed to convey the feeling of approaching menace more effectively than Jeff Nichols’ 2011 drama, ‘Take Shelter’. Its blue collar
August 25, 2014 Shanghai, China I was sitting on the plane waiting for take off when the captain came on and uttered words you never want to hear in aviation: “Ladies and Gentlemen, I have some bad news.” It turned out that a German construction crew had dug up some
August 23, 2014 En route to Shanghai Only hours ago the US government announced that a Chinese fighter jet had intercepted an American military patrol plane over international waters east of China’s Hainan Island. A Pentagon spokesman called China’s actions “unsafe and unprofessional”, and blasted such unprovoked aggression. There was
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