The $300 Billion Counterfeit Goods Problem, and How It Hurts Brands
When you are walking along the boardwalk on vacation, you know it’s a “buyer beware” type of situation when you buy directly from a street vendor. Those Cuban cigars are…
Everything You Wanted to Know About Inflation but Afraid to Ask
If the supply of caviar were as plentiful as the supply of potatoes, the price of caviar — that is, the exchange ratio between caviar and money or caviar and…
The Week Ahead | 10/28/2019
Happy Monday. Good Luck out there this week. Global Spotlight Glimmers of Hope for U.S.-China Trade. This week brought a bit of cautious optimism to what had seemed an ever-darkening outlook on the…
Stimulus Brings Stagnation: The Case of Japan
Efforts to stimulate growth end up hampering growth. The Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle (ATBC), pioneered by Ludwig von Mises, explains this seeming paradox. Government reduction of interest rates…
$63 Trillion of World Debt
Governments love debt. Or maybe we should say, politicians, love debt. Politicians take on debt and put it on the backs of the population. This is the standard operating procedure.…
The Jeff Bezos Empire in One Giant Chart
Amazon is a monster of a company. It seems to grow at will and conquer different industries and segments within industries. Nothing puts fear in the hearts of a business like…
How the Blockchain is Powering Our Future
While the blockchain is primarily associated with cryptocurrencies and the financial industry, the true potential of blockchain technology is much broader. Innovative startups are already finding ways to leverage blockchain…
The Week Ahead | 10/21/2019
Happy Monday. Good Luck out there this week. Global Spotlight The Brexit Saga Continues. Lawmakers in the United Kingdom’s House of Commons voted Oct. 19 to force Prime Minister Boris…
Predicting the Future of Media and Entertainment
Digital… Everything is going digital. There was a time when people would read. Now people prefer to watch a view or listen to a podcast. This means the media landscape…
How the World’s Most Elite Growth Investors Pick Stocks
Investing can be extremely psychologically demanding. Not only are you up against the world’s best investors, but you’re also up against yourself. It’s easy to get caught making irrational decisions…