Serious investment thinking that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Originally published July 2023. Another instalment in a series of articles detailing how to design a secure, income-producing portfolio. It was in the most unlikely of locales that I first learned how to win with hard assets. The year was 1988, and the place was Galveston, Texas. At that time, I...
Not if it can generate income… Originally published July 2022. Mostly confined to cyberpunk and tech circles prior to 2021, the metaverse has since experienced breakout attention...
How algorithm managers are taking over the office. The 1999 cult classic film Office Space depicts Peter’s dreary life as a cubicle-dwelling software engineer. Every Friday,...
...and how to stop them stealing your chips. On a summer’s day at the beach, the sound of seagulls is part of the ambience. But what about when they’re in the middle of a...
Write anything about housing and you’ll usually be hit with a classic non-gotcha: "What about empty homes?" What about those supposed millions of properties that lie unused?...
Housing has been one of the most essential services consumed by human beings and real estate has been a key store of wealth. Houses are a large proportion of household wealth,...
Property as safe haven in downturn. As I reach the officially designated twilight years of my career, the recent burst of inflation in the UK and the upward shift in bond yields...
A look at the mathematician and his tables. In over 35 years of public speaking, I have made audiences grimace, laugh and, I hope, develop their understanding of the world of...
How they work and the implications. Part 1: the economics Recently, a colleague posted an opinion on social media that he would stick with his gas-powered Mustang, stating...
Originally published September 2020. Do Americans “vote with their wallets?” This near-ubiquitous cliche seems at first to pass the test of common sense. Why wouldn’t people vote...