You Could Put 5% Into This Asset. I own a lot of gold. I own a lot of Swiss francs. Relative to my entire nest egg, those two assets represent about 45% of the financial assets I own. And, so, people who learn of this fact assume that I am extremely conservative with my investing. [Read More] …
Crypto Is Good for the Dollar—Here’s Why
A Halfway Decent Idea From a Former House Speaker… Paul Ryan for president! OK, that is not actually an endorsement or a political statement. It’s more an expression of euphoria that there’s a politician out there with a halfway decent idea… Ryan, if you haven’t seen, published an OpEd in the Wall Street Journal recently [Read More] …
Biden v. Trump: Who’s Better for Crypto?
Crypto’s Future Is at Stake in This Election. I’ll admit that crypto is a quirky consideration for a presidential election. Indeed, I posted a tweet on Twitter/X a week or so ago noting Biden’s on-again/off-again flirtation with crypto and stating that it would have an impact on the election. A follower disagreed and told me [Read More] …
Gold to Double by 2027?
Here’s How It Happens… Maybe I was too conservative. Many a week back, I wrote that I expected gold prices to hit $2,500 by 2025. Had a certain ring to it. And gold—then in the $2,350 range—clearly had the momentum to push it toward that goal. But gold has just casually sailed to $2,429, setting [Read More] …
Americans Flee America
The Largest Group of Emigrants in the World. I need to be clear up front: Today’s dispatch is not political commentary. But I have to use a news item tied to politics to explain my message… Over the weekend, I was catching up on news stories I’d set aside because the headline grabbed me as [Read More] …
