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parts: New taxation rules that have seen Stamp duty increase while at the same time mortgage interest relief has been rescinded.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...

When Toiling in Obscurity Leads to Greatness   The sun is shining, as it’s always done Coffin dust is the fate of everyone Talking ’bout the rich folks The poor create the rich hoax — Rich Folks Hoax, Rodriquez   Blue Oyster Cult Jethro Tu...

7 Unusual Lessons from 20 Years of Investment Failures   Part I In this 3-part series I detail 7 expensive lessons I paid for at the University of Wall Street. I use my investment  due diligence (and knowledge of Family Office Hedge Fund, Family Office Investmen...

2 Reasons Trumpanomics Will Not Deliver   Who knew? Curt Cobain was a prophet. {Many people most likely.} Turns out the above quote is a hoax. But this Tweet by the President-elect  was not:   “I’m saying that the Tea Party, perhaps by another name, will so...

Secrets to Managing the Bulge     My earliest recollection of economic sanctions was in 1984 … during apartheid years. The Anglo-American hegemony imposed economic sanctions on a wealthy South Africa. One effect was to prevent South African Airways from fly...

Who is John Galt?     What is a family wealth investor going to do in this environment?   How cool is this Sci-Fi plot? In the year 2044, the world is gripped by an energy crisis and global warming, causing widespread social problems and economic stagn...

How to Grow and Protect Family Wealth     Nobody told me about the Peanut Shells on the floor! You’d think a place like this would have clean floors? But settle in for a few ‘Slings’ and you will find yourself absorbed into the atmosphere, fantasizing about...

10 Most Popular Private Investment Strategies for 2017     We recently undertook a survey to determine the private investment strategies most likely to attract allocations over the next 12-months. Here are the results and our commentary. — With respec...