Data from London Underground stations points to a V-shaped recovery for commuting and reveals which days we prefer to work from home. A huge debate in property since the pandemic began has surrounded the future balance between time spent in the office vs homeworking. An informative indicator Avison Young has been tracking is exits at London Underground […]
Western sanctions are partly to blame. In the days after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and the west imposed sanctions, the rouble collapsed. The number of roubles to one US dollar quickly fell from about 78 to 138 – a huge move in the world of forex (foreign exchange), and terrifying for those with their […]
Originally published September 2021. The value of a creation is only that which we give it. Millions of people across our planet fervently believe in the righteousness of their beliefs. Different gods, belief systems, what is forbidden, what allowed, what is a sin and what is an aberration – so many differences, yet such a […]
Another instalment in a series of articles detailing how to design a secure, income-producing portfolio When there is a market disruption, whether it’s a major crisis or a garden-variety fluctuation, there is more instability in stock markets today than in years past. There are several reasons for this. One is that market participants with similar […]
I once knew a librarian who at age 34 fell in love with a poet she met in a bar who, though sober, announced that he adored her. For years she’d only dated men who were looking for a sympathetic sister, but this fellow lusted after her and suddenly she was shopping for a bigger […]
Originally published April 2022. The skills needed to identify market opportunities are very different from those required to convince stakeholders of the validity of your view. Strategists need to nurture the ability to bring others with them to maximise their impact on investment outcomes. The best opportunities are contrarian positions where you see matters quite […]
A recent World Meteorological Organization report called heat waves the “deadliest meteorological hazard” from 2015 to 2019, affecting people living on all continents, and setting new national heat records in many regions. Canada’s top weather event in 2021 was British Columbia’s record-breaking heat, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. The temperature in Lytton, B.C., […]
High inflation rates have been making headlines since the beginning of the year. Inflation seems to have caught even investors by surprise. While I’m optimistic that inflation will fall over the next year, this belief is formed with the expectation that the stance of monetary policy should and will remain tight. The effective Federal funds […]
Originally published May 2022. Greenpeace has finally woken up to the fact that bitcoin is wasting vast amounts of electricity and something should be done about it. They are calling for a change to bitcoin’s computer code to stop the waste. A change will be a difficult and long process to achieve. Therefore, many are […]
We should all learn to share the experience with others. OK, I need to preface this article by saying that, in today’s world, I am not old. I am constantly being told that 60 is the new 40 and that ‘old’ now starts in your mid-70s. Yet, even with that optimistic outlook, since turning 60, […]
