Plus, 24/7 Ports Won’t Save This Holiday Shopping Season Welcome to your Sunday digest…my weekly breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world. First up this week, we need to dole out a much-needed shellacking to Jamie Dimon. Dimon, the head honcho at JPMorgan, has frequently expressed his disdain for bitcoin. [Read More] …
You’re Going to Live Longer Than You Imagine…
And That Has Big Financial Implications “Once again, I completely disagree with Jeff…” I always like reader emails to me that start that way. I don’t say that to be snarky. I mean it from a constructive viewpoint. To me, it’s a chance to go deeper into a topic than I typically do in these (relatively) [Read More] …
The Fantasy Vs. the Reality of Living Overseas
What I’ve Learned in 3 Years as an Expat Bureaucracy and prostitution both show up in the earliest written records of ancient Sumerian history. Turns out that prostitutes and bureaucrats are among the oldest professions in the world…and I will let you, dear Reader, make the obvious connection. In the meantime, my wife and I [Read More] …
This Market Pattern Points to Higher Gold and Silver Prices
My daughter must have been about 7 years old when she asked me to increase her allowance by $2—just for that week, she begged—because she needed a couple of bucks more to afford something at the store. She promised, “It’s just this week, Dad. Really.” Ha! That $2 was not just for that week. It became as permanent as a stately, ancient oak—rooted deep in [Read More] …
My Plan to Buy Property That Doesn’t Exist
How to Profit From Video Games…Without Even Playing I’m in the market for some property…of an entirely different sort. The property I want to own doesn’t exist. Well, actually, it does exist. I guess. Just not in the way that you and I would reflexively define “property.” The property I want to own is digital. And, crazy as this [Read More] …