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January 8, 2014 Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile The “Ig Nobel Prize” is parody of the Noble Prize that is awarded every year for the most trivial scientific achievement. (‘ig’ is short for ‘ignoble’) For example, the 2007 recipient for the ‘Ig Nobel Peace Prize’ went to the United States Air
January 7, 2014 Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile Later this year, Google will celebrate its 10th anniversary as a publicly-traded company. And the conventional wisdom is that GOOG has been one of the best performing investments of the last decade. If you had invested $85 in the Google IPO back in
January 6, 2014 London, England [Editor’s Note: Tim Price, Director of Investment at PFP Wealth Management and frequent Sovereign Man contributor is filling in for Simon today.] On December 31st, 1964, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 874. On December 31st, 1981, it stood at 875. In Buffett’s words,
January 2, 2014 Santiago, Chile 1) Politicians believe there are no consequences for destroying our liberty… Stimulus and response. That’s the easiest way of summing this up. When politicians steal, and there are no consequences, they’re going to keep stealing. Cyprus proved this point handily. The government froze bank accounts
December 31, 2013 Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile The other night I played my first game of Monopoly in probably 20 years. One of my friends gave me the infamous board game for Christmas, and as I’ve had a lot of guests down here over the last few days, we all
December 30, 2013 Santiago, Chile Recently, we’ve discussed several different economic citizenship programs around the world. And while these programs are not for everyone due to their higher costs, they have all surfaced at the same time, and I would be derelict in my duties to not to inform you
December 27, 2013 Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile In September 1939, six days after the United Kingdom declared war on Germany, Charlie Chaplin began filming one of his most epic films ever… and the first “talkie” for the silent film star. It was a courageous project– the ‘Great Dictator’ directly poked
December 20, 2013 Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile In investing, it’s often said that nothing goes up or down in a straight line. Stocks, bonds, commodities… they all go through periods of growth, correction, collapse, mania, etc. We’re seeing this right now with respect to a substantial decline in the nominal
December 19, 2013 Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile You probably heard the announcement yesterday: the Fed decided to reduce its unprecedented bond-buying program from $85 billion a month to “only” $75 billion. The reaction all around the world from financial analysts and commentators shows that decisions made behind closed doors by
December 18, 2013 Hong Kong [Editor’s Note: Tim Staermose, Sovereign Man’s Chief Investment Strategist, is filling in today while Simon is scouting new agricultural properties.] Earlier this year I ate a $36 hamburger in Sydney. And after the sticker shock wore off, I wrote about the Australian dollar’s massive,
December 17, 2013 Santiago, Chile According to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, just 33% of Americans think their children will have a better life than they did. On the other hand, 62% believe their children will be worse off. They’re likely to be right. The typical American
These days it’s very difficult to find a bank that will open accounts for non-resident foreigners, and even do so remotely. If you cannot show up in person to open an account, it is sometimes still possible to do so through an intermediary who knows exactly who to contact, in
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