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In January of last year I laid out 13 unexpected events or surprise situations that were currently outside of the conventional consensus opinion that I felt had a reasonable chance of occurring (http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20130114/COLUMN05/7...
DATE: Jan 06, 2014
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This is part one of a three-part series on retirement planning and investing for retirement that will be delivered over the next couple of weeks.
“It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.”
- Winston Churchill...
DATE: Dec 09, 2013
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Recently Bermuda’s Department of Statistics (DoS) released its fourth annual Environmental Statistics Compendium which claims Bermuda’s population has increased over the past two years.
In our latest quarterly economic update Anchor Investment Manag...
DATE: Nov 04, 2013
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I recently watched an online video commentary by Brian Wesbury at First Trust on basic economics (links to the videos below). What struck me about these pieces was their elegant simplicity in summarising what many would consider complex economic aspe...
DATE: Aug 19, 2013
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Nathan Kowalski
The Industrial Revolution marked a major transformation in the way the world manufactured and produced goods. Humans largely went from hand-producing individual items to a new manufacturing paradigm involving the use of new tools and machines, harnes...
DATE: Jul 01, 2013
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On Wednesday the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) indicated that their Quantitative Easing Programme (“QE”) (a programme where they buy Treasuries and mortgage backed securities) will be more conditional on economic circumstances in the US and is likel...
DATE: Jun 24, 2013
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Nathan Kowalski
The SAGE Commission in Bermuda has been formed “to identify activities that are central to the core mission of Government; to evaluate and analyse the operations of Government and its corporate bodies and agencies in line with international best prac...
DATE: Apr 30, 2013
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Nathan Kowalski
“Nothing new ever occurs in the business of speculating or investing in securities and commodities.”
— Jesse Livermore’s Trading Rules Written in 1940
Commodities are cyclical. In fact the price of natural resources has fallen in real terms over the...
DATE: Apr 23, 2013
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Nathan Kowalski
The world continues to be flooded with cheap money as central banks engage in monetary easing. This grand financial experiment is likely leading to some aberrations and distortions in fiat currencies, precious metals and some unique alternatives. Thi...
DATE: Apr 15, 2013
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Nathan Kowalski
Regular readers of this column know that I am a big fan of Warren Buffett. As a shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, I am always pleased to get my copy of the annual report. Inside I know I’ll find Buffett’s letter to the shareholders which always cont...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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