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“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses […]
Cassandra’s Crossing Read More »
“More recently, the West began using technology to flatten the very physical evidence of natural cycles. With artificial light, we believe we defeat the sleep-wake cycle; with climate control, the seasonal cycle; with refrigeration, the agricultural cycle; and with high-tech medicine, the rest-recovery cycle.” ― William Strauss, The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy “Sometime before the year
Recent events reminded me of what my colleague sent to me on 22 March 2020: ‘If humans ate the bat that gave us the Wuhan Virus, what did the bat eat? Perhaps the bat ate a butterfly… The “butterfly effect” is an idea, commonly used in “chaos theory”. It shows that a small change… like a “butterfly
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Joe Biden’s Amnesia… Below are the comments from President Biden while responding to the senseless Jonathan Lemire from the Associated Press. (You can click the link below for reference) “Let’s get this straight. How would it be if the United States were viewed by the rest of the world as interfering with the elections directly
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The Inflation has Landed The media has recognized and confirmed what we have been warning about for some time, that inflation was on the way. Well it is finally here. ‘The accommodative/bailout policies of Greenspan and his protégé Bernanke as figureheads of federal intervention and involvement into financial and monetary affairs and their ability to
What Happens Next Economists describe inflation as “too many dollars chasing too few goods.” When you have too many dollars chasing the same thing, the chase will drive the price up. Things will become more expensive. If you look below, you will notice the stock market chart from the end of World War 2 1945
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We will fight and hedge them every way we can. Our portfolios are built to survive economic Darwinism. Anti-fragile. The Impartial Lens Model Portfolio +45.65% Vs SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) +17.51%: 11 October 2018 – 20 July 2020: We have had 5 double baggers (+100%) in this portfolio. 4 remain open and we
Portfolio Update July-20-2020 Read More »
By keeping our eyes peeled and ear to the ground, we are identifying themes early, whittling down our choices and then pulling the trigger. We even announced our latest ‘Social Unrest’ pick Smith & Wesson (SWBI) at the end of May and it has returned +77.61%. We remain long guns. Teladoc (TDOC) was sourced
Portfolio Update June 2020 Read More »
“It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity.”― Dave Barry STARBUCKS LEADS THE PACK The Pandemic has seen consumer needs change dramatically. Starbucks, one of the largest coffeehouse chains in
Addiction Trumps Corona Read More »