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September 7, 2012 Cape Town, South Africa One of the unequivocal laws of the universe is that governments tend to screw up everything they try to do. When life gives them lemonade, they make lemon laws. Even if grounded in good intentions, all they know how to do is blow other people’s money
September 6, 2012 Windhoek, Namibia Whenever you eat at a street side cafe in a developing country, it’s always best to order an extra plate of French fries.That way, as people come around asking you for money, you’ll have plenty of finger food to give away. No more wondering whether
September 5, 2012 Windhoek, Namibia When you were a kid, did you ever look at a map of the world and notice that South America and Africa seem to fit together like two giant jigsaw pieces? Geologists tell us that this was actually the case… and there are a lot
September 4, 2012 Windhoek, Namibia Every time I hear one of these western central bankers or politicians talk about how there’s no inflation, it just makes me want to vomit. This is one of the most arrogant, disingenuous, intellectually dishonest statements one can make. And if these guys ever got off their butts
August 31, 2012 Rome, Italy My 2-year old nephew in Australia loves getting postcards. He already associates me with frequent traveling. I’m referred to as “Tim Hong Kong jet plane.” So before leaving Italy today, after a fantastic week in the Umbrian countryside with our Total Access members, I set
August 30, 2012 Zurich, Switzerland A few weeks ago, western governments’ war on productive people took an interesting twist when US immigration authorities detained two teenage children of an asset manager based here in Switzerland. The kids were traveling through the United States by themselves to visit extended family, and they were interrogated
August 29, 2012Rome, ItalyIf you haven’t heard yet, the United States of America just hit $16 trillion in debt yesterday. On a gross, nominal basis, this makes the US, by far, the greatest debtor in the history of the world. It took the United States government over 200 years to accumulate
August 28, 2012 Spoleto, Italy Jacques Wajsfelner of Weston, Massachusetts is a criminal mastermind. Big time. Like Lex Luthor. But rest easy, ladies and gentlemen, for this nefarious villain is about to face some serious jail time thanks to the courageous work of US government agents. You see, Mr. Wajsfelner was finally caught
August 27, 2012 Spoleto, Italy All over the world, no matter how good or bad the economy might be in a certain country, there will always be some cites and regions enjoying above-trend population growth and economic expansion. If you are looking for new economic opportunities, a simple strategy is to choose such
August 24, 2012 Spoleto, Italy If you haven’t heard yet, the committee which is drafting the platform for next week’s US Republican National Convention has announced that they are including a proposal to return to the gold standard. Big news. Ironic… given that it was a Republican president (Richard Nixon) who abolished the
August 23, 2012 Spoleto, Italy On the way from San Marino yesterday, I had to stop for some gas near Rimini, a beautiful beach town on Italy’s Adriatic coast. As an aside, Italian gas prices are among the highest in Europe… and the world… at €1.77 per liter (almost USD $8.50 per gallon).
August 22, 2012 San Marino They call it “The Most Serene Republic of San Marino”. That’s actually the official name. And with good reason… because it’s easily one of the most ideal places on the planet to be. Perched atop limestone cliffs overlooking the Adriatic coastline, San Marino is the oldest surviving sovereign
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