Dear Reader, You don’t expect investment insights over beer after a round of golf. But I was chatting with a few gents yesterday overlooking the bay at Mornington Golf Course. The topic: The future of the office. One reason for the discussion is that home sales across the Mornington Peninsula are booming. Remote working and […]
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Rise of Decentralised Finance (DeFi) when Existing Financial System Fails
It’s now clear how corrupted our existing financial system is. A new system of financial plumbing is being created. It’s called DeFi — decentralised finance — and it’s all that any honest investor could want: a level playing field…
Stick it to the Man — Fighting the Big Hedge Funds
A number of stocks had large outstanding short positions built up by various hedge funds. A reddit group called ‘Wallstreetbets’ managed to drive the share price of these stocks higher thus causing immense losses for the hedge funds…
How President Biden Will Cure COVID-19, Merely By Taking Office
Are shifty PCR tests the true source of the COVID-19 pandemic’s latest wave? And could it disappear altogether in coming weeks? That’s the big question we tackle today. But the context is important if you want to understand what’s going on… Tribalism is that context. The idea that right and wrong is determined by who […]
When a Meme Turns into a Movement — Robinhood Stops GME Trading
Seemingly out of nowhere, Robinhood and a handful of other trading apps prevented users from buying — and only buying — GME stock. As well as a handful of other companies earmarked by WallStreetBets…
Problems with the Global Elite — When Money is Weaponised
Dear Reader, People often make the mistake of assuming that just because you’re super-rich, you must be super-smart. That’s wrong. There’s actually no correlation. Being rich can result from talent and hard work, but it can also come from sheer luck, inheritance, or the right marriage partner. Likewise, being smart is a blend of heredity, […]
