TradingAre we witnessing a 1929 stock market setup?
The Case for Bitcoin and Gold: A Coming Credit Implosion? The charts below are as solid a case for bitcoin (BTC) and gold as you are likely to see.
NewsConspiracy theories
There’s a conspiracy theory doing the rounds that US President Donald Trump is deliberately crashing the US economy as part of a 5D chess game to bring down interest rates so he…
CryptoCryptocurrencies are not subject to exchange controls
Cryptocurrencies are not subject to South African exchange control regulations, according to a recent Pretoria High Court case brought by Standard Bank against the SA Reserve Bank…
NewsGet out of debt now
Most of the common advice on debt is well-meaning but often unhelpful. Especially when debt is too overwhelming to even confront.
CryptoIf you could choose a currency for your savings, what would it be?
Actually, the market has already answered that question. Undoubtedly, the US dollar leads the currency race, followed by the euro.
CryptoIs KYC really that safe?
KYC – Know Your Customer – is the customer verification process that lets your bank or crypto exchange know who you are.
NewsReserve Bank forecasting errors
The chart below from Codera shows the Reserve Bank over-estimated headline and core inflation before the COVID-19 pandemic and under-estimated inflation in the period that…
NewsMoney down the drain
We could not help but notice this rather useful summary of completely wasted expenditure on state-owned companies put out by Free SA.
NewsWhy European banks will blow up in the next few years
Four banks blew up in the US in the last two years. Many more banks will blow up in Europe in the next few years.
NewsThe rise and fall of great empires – are we there yet?
Billionaire Ray Dalio made a video summarising his many years of research into world empires, how they rise, grow and eventually fail.
NewsDavid Sacks: SA’s quiet kingmaker, from PayPal to Trump
Source: Wikipedia An interesting factoid for South Africans is that Donald Trump’s new crypto czar, David Sacks, was born in Yeoville, Johannesburg, but at a young age moved with…
NewsTax revolt brewing
There may not be a tax revolt in South Africa, but it’s clear there is growing non-compliance.