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What To Do About Deficits, Debt

by Alexander William Salter | Jun 11, 2023 | Golden Oldie, The Analyst

Originally published March 2023 Federal budget hawks are in a pickle. Having predicted nine out of the last zero debt crises, those of us worried about the trajectory of US government spending have the inevitable task of convincing the public that this time is...

Buying Banksy

by James Nicholls | Jun 5, 2023 | Alternative assets, Golden Oldie

Challenging the opinion that only the wealthiest can buy Banksy art This article was originally published in August 2019. Banksy’s art hit the headlines in October 2018 when a piece of artwork self-destructed in the midst of an auction. Since then, demand for the...

It’s a funny story: a comic collector tells all

by Nick French | Jun 5, 2023 | Alternative assets, Golden Oldie

Pricing vintage comics isn’t just about scarcity and quality – the characters are the key to value. This article was originally published in November 2019. “Comic books to me are fairy tales for grown-ups.” So said renowned comic publisher Stan Lee in a 2014...

Do you have to be stupid to work in property management?

by Dan Channer | May 30, 2023 | Golden Oldie, The Agent

Originally published in September 2020. The answer is clearly no. I asked the question to get your attention and, perhaps, surface prejudice. It irritates me that property management or PM comes such a distant second to letting in the industry, as measured in glory,...

How it was

by Ed Mead | May 30, 2023 | Golden Oldie, The Agent

Originally published August 2017. About 30 years ago I remember my stepfather, a well-known man of considerable standing, surprising me by telling me I was in a ‘gentleman’s profession’. OK, he was quite old, but amongst the next generation up from me, i.e. the...