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December 15, 2014 London, England [Editor’s note: Tim Price, London-based wealth manager, is filling in for Simon today.] “[W]e want to use our reserves more constructively by investing in development projects around the world rather than just reflexively buying US Treasuries. In any case, we usually lose money on Treasuries,
December 12, 2014 Santiago, Chile Long ago I sold almost all my possessions and left the Land of the Free. It was a decision of optimism and adventure—I realized that there were much richer and more rewarding opportunities to do business, invest, and spend time abroad. The only asset I
December 12, 2014 Santiago, Chile In the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul during the Ottoman Empire it was a familiar site to see a muhtesib or “market inspector” making his way through the stalls. They were in charge of making sure that everything in the marketplace adhered to state regulations. Accompanied
December 11, 2014 Santiago, Chile Exactly 199 years ago, in 1815, a “temporary” committee was established in the US Senate called the Committee on Finance and Uniform National Currency. It was set up to address economic issues and the debt accrued by the US government after the War of 1812.
In 1913, the US was the largest creditor in the world. One century later and the US is in so much debt that there is only one way out: default. Join me in today’s video podcast as we examine the US government’s own data, and come to a sobering realization.
December 10, 2014 Santiago, Chile As the holiday season approaches you might have mistletoe on your mind for cheery, romantic reasons. What you might not have known however is that the festive flora and its relatives are all actually parasites. Unable to photosynthesize to feed itself, mistletoe latches on to
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