On Target 2021.03.27
Truth is, America’s mainstream news media and their allies the social media giants are rarely guilty of distributing fake news… but they are adept at hiding things that don’t suit their political agendas.
On Target 2021.02.27
The first thing most people look at when considering an investment is the annual rate of return they expect to be able to make out of it. Return is the “rent” you enjoy as payment for investing your capital rather than going out and spending it, and also the “reward” for the risk you take.
On Target 2021.01.30
On Target Newsletter 2021.01.30 Martin Spring’s private newsletter on global strategy In this issue:Wealth taxes,Vietnam,Time to exit the bubble?,American politics,Oil shares,Electric cars,Precious metals,The dollar,Looming Threat to Your Personal WealthThe pandemic…
On Target 2021.01.02
Why Chiang Mai? Because it’s periodically rated in international surveys as one of the best places in the world to live. Safe. Friendly. Sophisticated. Inexpensive. Never too cold, but hardly ever too hot.
On Target 2020.12.05
In this issue:: China’s future, Chinese credit markets, Greece, Indonesia, Investment advice, Pandemic winners and losers, World economy, Copper
On Target 2020.11.07
One of the most radical changes I’ve seen in the more than half-a-century I’ve been writing about personal finance is acceptance that understanding investment is much more than a study of facts and figures ...
On Target 2020.10.10
Things are really looking good for investors. Wall Street has been setting new all-time highs, which have been followed by a significant correction – not a negative development but a positive one.
On Target 2020.09.12
I’ve never experienced in my long lifetime a year such as this so disruptive of one’s personal finances. Covid-19 – or more importantly, the extreme measures taken by governments to deal with it – has had a devastating impact on investments, income, employment, personal businesses.
On Target 2020.08.15
The price of gold has surged past $2,000 an ounce and hit a new all-time high. It’s being driven by demand from investors fearful that the avalanche of stimulus by governments and central banks to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, debasing paper currencies, may ignite inflation.
On Target 2020.07.18
You cannot avoid risk entirely, nor should you – it’s the price you pay for the prospect of higher returns. Equities generally deliver higher total returns over the long term than bonds because they’re riskier.