Three-Generations Planning in the Far East… Many a moon back—let’s call it 2011—I was in Changsha, China. I was on a research assignment, digging into a big topic of the day in the West: Chinese ghost cities. Newbuild cities all across China had been labeled “ghost cities” by the Western media because so few people [Read More] …
Kamala’s Crypto U-Turn
The Democrats’ Most Inevitable “Reset.” A week ago, we didn’t know. Today we do. And the message is this: Buy crypto. No two ways about it. Last week, I sent you a dispatch detailing the crypto positions of the leading presidential candidates. With Trump, it’s a largely pro-crypto outlook, in part because he’s bullish on [Read More] …
Conservative Investor in Search of Growth
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] …