Me: The world owes over US $ 247 Trillion. Also me: Whom do we owe it to – The Decepticons? Yeah, that’s an old joke repackaged with new figures, but the figures are real, or an estimated real as no one knows exactly how much debt is floating around.  Accordin...

  1636 was a very good year, and 1637 was a very bad year.   The world experienced Tulipmanie, or infamously remembered as the Dutch Tulip Mania. At the height of the bubble, a single stem Sempres tulip was exchanged for 12 acres of land! But by February 16...

  “Ipsa scientia potestas est” said one great thinker, which translated, meant in knowledge itself is power. In today’s global quest for power, everyone is looking into the sky for the answer. And no, it’s not blue sky thinking, but satellites. While we have the...

  It was neigh on ten years ago, the world was just about half way through the ‘Great Recession’ and I was sending out a newsletter wondering how much lower the Dollar could plunge. The Euro/USD pairing was touching 1.50 at one point. How the times have changed!...

    In this episode of Bulls, Bears, and Bowties, hosts Greg Silberman and David Crook will discuss international currency markets, the strong dollar, and the implications for emerging markets such as Turkey and South Africa.   Watch this episode to le...

  Once upon a time, there was a land of great promise. This promised land rewards hard work and enterprise with gold while penalizes the weak with taxes and cost of living. This promised land is the United State of America. And true to its founding principles, i...

London, a regular on the world’s most expensive city list, is going through the doldrums. All in three parts: New taxation rules that have seen Stamp duty increase while at the same time mortgage interest relief has been rescinded. The notorious Brexit effect – whose...

Recently there has been talk of the emergence of smarter ways to capture beta in African markets, the major ones in question being Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa. Here’s our take on the three largest forces we see disrupting markets in Africa for the better over th...

#GapYear1992 Its 2.4 miles from Hampstead Village to Golder’s Green in London. A 12 minute drive thru narrow, winding roads during non-peak hours. We did it in 6! At 2am in the morning. To the ear splitting music of “Under the Bridge” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers I h...

It’s the wealthiest kingdom in Africa! At the northern end of Lake Turkana. The point where Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, and Kenya meet. This kingdom has remained in isolation for centuries. And is considered the most technologically advanced nation on the planet. ...