Serious investment thinking that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
For decades, there has been a debate over whether property investments serve as an inflation hedge or they are instead a “perverse” hedge. During the recent low inflation era, this question was moved to the background, as the yield differential between real estate and bonds were the driving factor...
Is fractional-reserve banking inherently unstable? Over at National Review, Edwin Burton, a visiting economics professor at the University of Virginia, argues that...
There is a homelessness crisis in Ireland. More than 11,000 people including 3,500 children were living in emergency homeless accommodation at the end of 2022 – a 300%...
The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a regional US bank that funded start-up companies in the technology and innovation sector, has created a worldwide...
China’s billions of dollars in global investments and infrastructure projects seem to be paying off politically and economically. Just recently, Honduras signalled it...
From early in 2020 until well into 2022, government officials in most countries imposed an array of draconian policies that were said to be necessary to protect the populace...
Welcome to the UK, where affordable housing can often feel like an oxymoron. The average national house price is £294,000, but someone earning the average annual...
With homeownership slipping out of reach for millions and soaring rents, the dearth of genuinely affordable homes is seeing property guardianship on the...
In recent months, there have been a lot of negative news coverage about big tech’s, especially Meta’s, massive investments in augmented reality and the metaverse. I believe that...
Another day, another set of hysterical headlines about energy company profits. This time Centrica plc, the £30bn owner of British Gas, has achieved record yet relatively...