…Calmly observing the changing world

It’s no secret that the stock market has gone nowhere for a decade and that interest rates are so low that money is essentially free.  Armed with this knowledge, investors are exploring alternative avenues of building wealth – or at least preserving it. All companies are predicated on the fact that they put money to [...]

William F Buckley, Jr. usually casts an unseen and unmentioned shadow upon the American political landscape.  So when he is invoked by name to reinforce an argument, we should perhaps all listen a bit more closely – but certainly skeptically.  In this case, it’s Charles Krauthammer who calls forth the invocation: Unfortunately for Krauthammer, invoking [...]

Wouldn’t It Be Loverly? Usually when there are rumors flying around the internet about commodity intrigue, with deliveries potentially causing a shortage and a subsequent price spike, we are talking about gold or silver.  In this, very unusual case, we are talking about… chocolate. An originally mysterious investor stood for delivery on a massive number [...]