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Investment lessons from our ancient ancestors

by Chris Urwin | Jul 12, 2022 | Golden Oldie, The Fund Manager

Originally published March 2022. Today, insurance, social security and modern medicine help us cope when something bad happens. As we manage risk in our day-to-day lives, we can afford to take fewer precautions than our forebears. They faced very different trade-offs....

Five ways that the super-strong US dollar could hurt the world economy

by Alexander Tziamalis and Yuan Wang | Jul 11, 2022 | The Economist, zLead Article, zNewsletter

The US dollar has been on a major surge against major global currencies in the past year, recently hitting levels not seen in 20 years. It has gained 15% against the British pound, 16% against the euro and 23% against the Japanese yen. The dollar is the world’s...

What EU resi investors can learn from the US

by Avinav Nigam | Jul 7, 2022 | Golden Oldie, Residential Investor

Originally published May 2021. Institutional investors in Europe face a housing supply problem – but America has already found the solutions Despite the trauma of the 2008 global financial crisis, real estate has experienced astonishing growth as an asset class. More...

Walt Disney’s radical vision for a new kind of city

by Alex Krieger | Jul 6, 2022 | Golden Oldie, Residential Investor

Originally published October 2021. Since Epcot’s inception, millions of tourists have descended upon the theme park famous for its Spaceship Earth geodesic sphere and its celebration of international cultures. But the version of Epcot visitors encounter at...

How news affects people’s expectations and drives economic change

by Christoph Görtz | Jul 6, 2022 | The Economist, zLead Article, zNewsletter

News of a big pay rise might see you booking the nearest fancy restaurant for a slap-up meal to celebrate, or encourage you to go on a shopping spree even before your raise hits your bank account. Recent research shows that this is also essentially what happens on a...