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November 8, 2012, Santiago, Chile. At some point or another, anyone who is even remotely paying attention to reality will likely reach two critical moments of awakening in their lives. The first is what I call the “Aha! moment”. This is the point at which people realize that there is
November 7, 2012, Santiago, Chile. There are a lot of things one could say about the election results… but very few things that are worth saying. One point that I absolutely must make is this– after December 31st, – Income tax rates are going up – Capital gains rates are
November 6, 2012, Dallas, Texas. It’s really hard to ignore what’s happening today; the election phenomenon is global. Over the last several weeks, I’ve traveled to so many countries, and EVERYWHERE it seems, the US presidential election is big news. Even when I was in Myanmar ten days ago, local
November 5, 2012, Dallas, Texas. Just over 400-years ago today, a group of 13 conspirators was caught trying to assassinate King James I of England and blow up the House of Lords in what became known as the Gunpowder Treason. If you’ve ever seen the movie V for Vendetta, you
November 2, 2012, Los Angeles, California For several decades now, the Hong Kong dollar has been ‘pegged’ to the US dollar at 7.80 plus/minus a very narrow band (7.75 to 7.85). This means that the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has to mirror whatever the US Federal Reserve does. If Bernanke
November 1, 2012, Los Angeles, California. After an almost uninterrupted period of decline over the last few years, US home prices now have some positive momentum. For one, the S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values in 20 cities has seen its highest increase in more than two years. In addition, JP
October 29, 2012, En route to Los Angeles. Greetings from Hong Kong International Airport; just a quick note today as I’m just about to hop a plane bound for California. Before I head out, I wanted to tell you about an interesting trend we’ve been seeing and hearing about from
October 28, 2012, Hong Kong After spending a fantastic weekend in Myanmar, I headed to Hong Kong late Sunday to partake in one of my favorite activities: buying gold on the cheap. As we’ve discussed before, Hong Kong consistently ranks as one of the cheapest places in the world to
October 26, 2012, Yangon, Myanmar. How quickly things can change. It seems like just yesterday that Burma was de facto part of the axis of evil. At the time, the military junta was jailing any and all dissidents. The country was heavily sanctioned. Hell, they even based the plot of
October 25, 2012, Singapore. We’ve discussed at length the importance of owning precious metals. The financial system is so full of insolvent banks and bankrupt governments, and gold is one of the few assets that you can own which is not simultaneously somebody else’s liability. Now, there are no shortage
October 24, 2012, Singapore Legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens famously calls America’s oil imports ‘the greatest transfer of wealth in the history of the world.’ Pickens is referring to the money that is paid each year to oil exporting nations, particularly those in the Persian Gulf which raked in around
October 23, 2012, Singapore I never thought I’d see the day. Two years since the HIRE Act, FATCA, and Dodd-Frank became law and threw global finance into a tailspin, two foreign banks have finally stood up to Uncle Sam. Let’s review briefly. The HIRE Act was originally drafted in the
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