The math ain’t mathing. We learned last month that the U.S. of A. added 353,000 jobs in January compared to December 2023. Sounds good. That …
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The Hottest Thing in Crypto
Get in or lose out. “Old dogs, new tricks” is our theme today. I’ve been thinking about this for a few weeks now. And particularly this past …
The Country With The Most Gold Wins
China vs. America He who dies with the most toys wins. Bumper-sticker wisdom. It’s a lot like those posters at Successories (I think that’s still …
The Dollar Is Doomed—Here’s Why
China and Russia step up their plans. The problem with being early is that no one remembers. You make a bold prediction. Most of the world …
What the Media Won’t Tell You About Taxes Abroad
Busting the myths of “investment migration.” I’ve been writing about investment and global diversification for a long time now. And the “story” …
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Don’t Worry About Black Swans
It’s the white swan that’ll get you. The Black Swan. This is the event that financial markets and society fear… something so rare that nobody …
Take Me Back To 1955
3-bed homes in Florida for $49 per month. Today, we begin with a newspaper ad from 1955. This ad, specifically: This popped up on my Twitter/X …
How To Live In An “Unsafe” Country
Don’t let statistics fool you. Jeff often writes about how safe it is to live in Europe, and especially his current home, Portugal. Today, I want …
Who Stole America
Am I Overreacting? I didn’t just wake up one morning mad at the people who stole my country. It took a number of years for it to play …
Big Yield, Low Risk
Lock-In Solid Yields Before The Fed Cuts Rates There’s more than one way to skin an interest-rate cut. Which doesn’t really make a whole lot of …